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Ariana Grande Sets Record with Seventh No. 1 Debut

9/19/2025

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Ariana Grande received the Songwriter of the Year award at the 2025 SESAC L.A. Music Awards on September 17 in Hollywood.
She won Song of the Year for “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” achieving her seventh No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100.
This sets a record for the most No. 1 debuts by a female artist.
Universal Music Group Publishing was named Publisher of the Year.
SESAC also honored songwriters and presented posthumous legacy awards to James Leach and John Sweeney.

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Ariana Grande received the Songwriter of the Year award at the 2025 SESAC L.A. Music Awards on September 17 in Hollywood.
She won Song of the Year for “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” achieving her seventh No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100.
This sets a record for the most No. 1 debuts by a female artist.
Universal Music Group Publishing was named Publisher of the Year.
SESAC also honored songwriters and presented posthumous legacy awards to James Leach and John Sweeney.