To think Ariana Grande is the best female vocalist there is atm?

[Summerhaven]

.....along with Mariah Carey, Beyonce and a few others obviously!

Every time I hear her sing live my mind is blown! I’ve just seen the live version of ‘Save your tears’ that she did with The Weekend last week... I LOVE The Weekend, have done for years but when she comes on, he may as well not even be there (IMO) talk about stealing the show... m.youtube.com/watch?v=s37x2VSZrLw

I also love her live lounge of God Is A Woman m.youtube.com/watch?v=UTtABhxErvw

I don’t know, maybe I need to get out more but I struggle to get that excited about other female artists atm because I just find their voices so weak and meh compared to hers

I think it’s a shame you don’t really get to hear her full talent in a lot of her songs.

AIBU?

Gaga and Jessie J are brilliant

Someone once said Jess Glynn sounds like. Chipmunk and I have unfortunately never been able to shake that. Shame because I liked her before.

@TulisaIsBrill I think she's got a great voice...dunno about fame seeking because I don't know her and shes not often in the news

Jess Glynne is a horrible person to be around.

I was going to say Nicole Scherzinger, or Beth Hart

@Grumpasaurus yes! I thought she was so annoying on the x factor, I didn't really know the pussycat dolls etc but her voice is incredible

@Lakeshore6 why?

I used to love pink, until I dawned me that she ways cool chick.who laughed and talked a badly of other female singers. She was a bully to during Jessica Simpson and Briteny erra.. she was always bad mouthing all the girls with whom she things are not in line with her looks or what she deemed approval to her..

Also @Grumpasaurus yes to Beth Hart. I used to work with Joe Bonamassa and she is awesome

I love Ariana Grande's voice but unfortunately I'm not a fan of her music. There are a handful of songs I like.

Oh yeah @debbrianna that video was really stupid and mean! But if we're just talking vocals i do think she's great. I think I'm stuck in the 2000's album lol. Misery with Steve Tyler is amazing vocally (although he's obviously questionable as well!)

@Grumpasaurus

I was going to say Nicole Scherzinger, or Beth Hart

Nicole Scherzinger - yikes!

Good I used to work in retail which played one of songs multiple times in my shift - her voice was like a hammer to my head! So painful

@debbrianna

I used to love pink, until I dawned me that she ways cool chick.who laughed and talked a badly of other female singers. She was a bully to during Jessica Simpson and Briteny erra.. she was always bad mouthing all the girls with whom she things are not in line with her looks or what she deemed approval to her..

Agree

I don’t like Pinks music or voice! She comes across entitled and aggressive

Another here for Jennifer Hudson, also Sinead O Connor (but she's a very different type of singer obviously). Also indina Menzel

@Guavafish why do you think she's entitled and aggressive?
The thread is about vocal ability not personality's i think. In the same vain, Mariah, Whitney, Aretha, they can all do the notes, I'm thinking of tone etc. I just prefer hers.
You can arguably say some male singers are the best ever, doesn't mean you like the videos or whatever else they've done

@Kulio

As for female vocalists, karen carpenter is my fave. Pink is amazing but I have to say Perrie Edwards is up there with Celine Dion. She is phenomenal.

Perrie Edwards has one hell of a voice, her range is off the scale!!

@TulisaIsBrill Surely Lisa Maffia is the greatest? Tulisa is certainly a timeless artiste but Maffia has that certain je ne sais quoi that only comes from da streetz. In any case, both of these talented chanteuses piss all over Grande's offerings.

@Lakeshore6

Jess Glynne is a horrible person to be around.

In what capacity in the music industry are you in?

@ViciousJackdaw no, you are wrong. Obviously never seen Lady Sovereign. As for boy bands, no one will ever match blazing' squad.

Sia has much stronger vocals and a more powerful voice imho. But I'm still an AG fan as well!

Meh skin from skunk anansie wants a word

I think she's a very good singer. Her voice stands out among others, it seems to ring like a bell.

Kelly Clarkson
Gwen Stefani

And I’m surprised to have not seen Dolly Parton mentioned yet (I know it started out as current artists but once Karen Carpenter was brought up, all eras are go!)

@IAmDaveTheSerialShagger

*Lakeshore6
Jess Glynne is a horrible person to be around.

In what capacity in the music industry are you in?*

The poster didn’t say they were in the music industry. Maybe they went to school with Jess Glynne, met her on a night out, lived in the same street as her Nan, served her in a clothes shop or restaurant etc.

I do really like Ariana but I just think Miley Cyrus & Demi Lovato have better voices.