Ariana Grande Wins Best Popbr Vocal Album for 'Sweetener'br at 2019 Grammys Ariana Grande's 'Sweetener' won bestbr pop vocal album at the 2019 award show, br marking the pop star's first Grammys win. Grande was also nominated for best pop solo performance for her single "God is a Woman",br but lost to Lady Gaga's "Joanne." 'Sweetener' broke Spotify's recordbr for biggest opening day by a female artist, br with over 15 million album streams on the br day of its release, August 17, 2018. Ariana Grande, via 'The Tonight Show' She wasn't there to acceptbr the award herself due to a dispute with br Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich. Grande took to Twitter andbr reached out to fans, thankingbr them for their support.