Ariana Grande urges entertainment companies to include mental health services and therapy in contracts

Ariana Grande has urged that entertainment companies include mental health services in artist contracts – see what she had to say below.Appearing on the February 10 episode of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, the singer-actor seemingly voiced support for Chappell Roan‘s recent plea at the 2025 Grammys that record labels take better care of their artists.Grande got her start in acting as a teen on the Nickelodeon series Victorious and its spin-off Sam & Cat before turning her attention to music.

Most recently, she’s co-lead the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Wicked and will be starring in its 2025 sequel Wicked: For Good.Speaking to Maron on his podcast, Grande spoke about her start as a young actor and how she would’ve benefited from proper mental health services after dealing with negativity on a global scale.She said: “It’s so important that these record labels, these studios, these TV studios, these big production companies make it a part of the contract when you sign on to do something that’s going to change your life in that way, on that scale.

You need a therapist to be seeing several times a week.”Grande went on to share that she thinks it should be on companies to take care of artists as they know the lives of someone can change with fame, especially as companies and labels promote and push them to get bigger.“When these people are cast in these life-changing roles, or when they get that record deal, when they get that moment, that should be non-negotiable in the contract,” Grande continued. “Because to be an artist, you are a vulnerable person with your heart on your sleeve.”Reflecting on her first taste of mass critique, Grande told Maron that “there was no limit” to the hate she received between her.