- Our next honoree began
by charming us as an actress
on a pair of hit shows
and then went on
to blow us away
by unleashing
her incredible voice.
- ♪ I got a bad boy,
I must admit it ♪
- You guys, Ariana Grande
is on Radio Disney!
Yeah!
- Whoo!
- Her music is just blowing up
on Radio Disney,
so congratulations.
- "Problem" a huge hit.
You got another one
on your hands.
- I just had
a really musical childhood.
My grandpa would sing
at the end of every dinner,
so music has always been
a huge part of my life,
and I knew when I was
a very young girl
that I wanted to do it
and--and probably could
if I worked hard at it.
The first time I heard my song
on Radio Disney,
it was awesome,
and it still is awesome.
I'll never get used to that.
♪ I got a bad boy,
I must admit it ♪
- Since her debut,
her three singles have landed
in the top five
on Radio Disney.
- The number one song
on Radio Disney's
top 30 countdown for 11--
- I know that.
It's incredible.
- What I really love
about Ariana is,
she's fearless.
- Everything she does,
she's amazing at,
and she's such a queen.
- It's--it's exactly what
I want to listen to.
It's always super pumped
and fun.
- [laughs]
My go-to red carpet pose?
[upbeat music]
I'm not good at this at all,
so I have one.
It's kind of, like,
over the shoulder.
You know?
[laughs]
- Make some noise
for Ariana Grande!
[cheers and applause]
- [laughs] Uh-huh.
♪ 
♪ Hey, baby,
even though I hate you ♪
♪ I wanna love you 
- ♪ I want you 
- ♪ And even though
I can't forgive you ♪
♪ I really want to 
- ♪ I want you 
- This was the performance
with the circular things
that I was climbing down,
and I was really
just trying hard
not to, like, misstep
and fall flat on my face.
♪ Head in the clouds 
♪ Got no weight
on my shoulder ♪
♪ Should be wiser 
♪ Realize that I've got 
I had never launched a song
with a performance.
I didn't even have time
to wonder if anyone liked it
or not.
I was just like,
"Here I'm going.
"We're going on TV,
and it's live, and it's now,
and here it is."
♪ I know you're never
gonna wake up ♪
♪ I gotta give up 
- ♪ But it's you 
- ♪ I know I shouldn't
ever call back ♪
♪ Or let you come back 
- ♪ But it's you 
- ♪ Every time you touch me 
♪ And say you love me 
♪ I get a little bit
breathless ♪
♪ I shouldn't want it 
♪ Baby 
- ♪ But it's you 
- ♪ Head in the clouds 
♪ Got no weight
on my shoulder ♪
♪ Should be wiser 
♪ Realize that I've got 
- I remember watching
that Ariana Grande performance
at the RDMAs
and thinking that she was
this supremely talented
vocalist.
- So funny;
I actually have
all my RDMAs
in my home studio.
Everyone's like, "Why are there
so many Mickey Mouses?"
I was like...
[clicks tongue]
- For all of her unbelievable
accomplishments...
- Ariana Grande!
- I--first of all,
I want to thank my fans
for always supporting me
no matter what.
I want to thank Radio Disney
for always having me
on the show.
♪ One less,
one less problem ♪
Oh, my God, another one?
I've wanted to do music
for a very long time,
so to finally be able to do it
is a dream come true.
Mwah!
I love Disney!
♪ Problem, yeah 
[cheers and applause]
Thank you so much!
