When Ariana Grande emerged as the main pop girl to watch in the early 2010s, she already had two women whose careers she admired in her corner: Madonna and Beyoncé.

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While appearing on a new episode of the Shut Up Evan podcast posted Friday (Oct. 24), Grande revealed how the two icons welcomed her with open arms after her music career first started taking off post Victorious. “I’m very lucky that my idols have been very kind to me,” she began.

“I remember Madonna immediately was very kind,” the Wicked star continued. “I think she was one o

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