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ARIANA GRANDE MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING & GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATED ARTIST ANNOUNCES THE TOUR

– North American Headlining Tour Kicks Off on Feb. 2, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ and Includes Over 30 Shows in Cities Across the U.S. and Canada –

– Tickets On Sale Sept. 24 at LiveNation.com –

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 19, 2016) – Multi-platinum selling and Grammy Award-nominated artist, , today revealed details behind her biggest tour yet - THE . Produced and promoted exclusively by Live Nation, THE DANGEROUS WOMAN TOUR will kick off Feb. 2, 2017 at the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, Ariz. and includes 36 dates in cities throughout North America, including stops in , , , , Washington, DC, , , and more.

"Ariana Grande is an incredible performing artist and American Express is excited to partner with her on the DANGEROUS WOMAN TOUR. We are excited to bring our Card Members, who are her fans, an opportunity to purchase tickets before the general on-sale date,” said Walter Frye, Vice President of Global Entertainment and Premier Events at American Express. "Our Card Members have a strong passion for music and Ariana's tour is sure to deliver an exceptional music experience."

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, September 20 at 10am local through Friday, September 23 at 10pm local. Tickets go on sale Saturday, September 24 at www.livenation.com.

Within less than a year, ARIANA GRANDE captured No. 1 on the Billboard 200 twice—first with her debut “Yours Truly” and also with its 2014 follow-up, “My Everything.”

“Yours Truly” yielded the game-changing pop smash “The Way” featuring , which went triple- platinum, landed in the Top 10 of the , and seized No. 1 on the iTunes Overall Top Songs chart. Meanwhile, the platinum-selling My Everything garnered a GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Pop Vocal ” and spawned the six times-platinum hit “Problem.” Upon the single's release, Ariana became “the youngest woman to debut with over 400K sold first-week,” while the song ranked as the 5th “highest digital song debut for a female artist” and 9th highest ever. Moreover, it debuted at No. 1 in 85 countries, topping the iTunes Overall Top Songs and Pop Songs charts for four weeks.

During release week, “My Everything” was No. 1 on Spotify as Ariana personally rose to No. 1 on Billboard's Artists 100 chart. She also became the first woman in history and the first artist since Michael Jackson to simultaneously have three songs—“Problem,” “Break Free” featuring , and “Bang Bang” with and —in the Top 6 of the Digital Songs Chart. “Bang Bang” went platinum and was GRAMMY-nominated for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.” By the end of the year, she landed four songs in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100; the most of any artist in 2014. Ariana has enjoyed five Hot 100 Top 10 smashes.

In 2013, Ariana was named “Best New Artist” at the . Other accolades followed, with Ariana winning “Favorite Breakout Artist” at the People’s Choice Awards 2014, the “Young Influencer Award” at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the “ Chart Topper Award,” “Choice Female Artist” and “Choice Single” “Problem” at the 2014 , and more. At the 2014 MTV VMAS, “Problem” was named “Best Pop Video” as well. In November, Ariana took home the award for “Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock” at the 2015 American Music Awards.

2016 sees Ariana release her mega-anticipated third full-length album, “Dangerous Woman,” driven by the title track, which captured No. 1 on both iTunes Overall Top Songs Chart and Top Pop Songs Chart minutes after release. “Dangerous Woman” also debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, earning her the distinction of becoming the first artist to debut on the chart with the lead single from her first three .

ARIANA GRANDE - THE DANGEROUS WOMAN TOUR Tickets on sale Sept. 24 at www.livenation.com. All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

Thursday, February 2, 2017 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena Saturday, February 4, 2017 , NV MGM Grand Garden Arena Tuesday, February 7, 2017 Omaha, NE Century Link Center Thursday, February 9, 2017 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Nashville, TN Friday, February 17, 2017 Uncasville, CT Sunday, February 19, 2017 , NH SNHU Arena Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Buffalo, NY Key Bank Center Thursday, February 23, 2017 New York, NY Sunday, February 26, 2017 , OH Quicken Loans Arena Monday, February 27, 2017 Washington, DC Verizon Center Wednesday, March 1, 2017 , PA Wells Fargo Center Friday, March 3, 2017 , MA TD Garden Sunday, March 5, 2017 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Monday, March 6, 2017 , QC Thursday, March 9, 2017 Columbus, OH Saturday, March 11, 2017 , IN Sunday, March 12, 2017 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Chicago, IL Thursday, March 16, 2017 St. Paul, MN Saturday, March 18, 2017 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Tuesday, March 21, 2017 , UT Vivint Smart Home Arena Thursday, March 23, 2017 , WA Key Arena Friday, March 24, 2017 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Sunday, March 26, 2017 Sacramento, CA Monday, March 27, 2017 San Jose, CA SAP Center Thursday, March 30, 2017 Anaheim, CA Friday, March 31, 2017 Los Angeles, CA The Forum Monday, April 3, 2017 , CO Pepsi Center Thursday, April 6, 2017 , TX AT&T Center Saturday, April 8, 2017 , TX Sunday, April 9, 2017 Dallas, TX Tuesday, April 11, 2017 , LA Wednesday, April 12, 2017 , GA Philips Arena Friday, April 14, 2017 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena Saturday, April 15, 2017 Orlando, FL

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For Ariana Grande, contact: Joseph Carozza / Republic Records [email protected]

Bryan Kehn / Republic Records [email protected]

For Live Nation, contact, Victor Trevino [email protected]