As music's biggest names gathered for the 2025 Grammy Awards, one A-List nominee was conspicuously absent: Ariana Grande. Despite being nominated for best pop duo/group performance for 'The Boy Is Mine' with Brandy and Monica,

Although Ariana Grande is in the running for three Grammy awards—including Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Dance Pop Recording—she decided to skip the red carpet this evening.

Grande notably opted not to attend the 2019 awards show — the same year that she won her first Grammy — after producers reportedly refused to allow her to sing “7 Rings.” However, she returned in 2020 to perform a medley of her hits, including “7 Rings,” “Imagine” and “Thank U, Next.” This marked her most recent Grammys appearance.

Ariana Grande opted not to attend the 2025 Grammys this awards season. Grande, 31, was nominated for best pop duo/group performance “The Boy Is Mine” with Brandy and Monica, best pop vocal album for Eternal Sunshine,

Ariana Grande, who earned three Grammy nominations this year for her seventh album Eternal Sunshine, skipped the Grammys for the fifth time.

Fans react to Ariana Grande's surprising snub at the 2025 Grammys despite her chart-topping album Eternal Sunshine.

Ariana Grande didn't make her highly anticipated return to the 2025 Grammy Awards after five years away. The pop star, 31, didn't attend the Sunday, February 2, ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.