--- title: Ariana Grande's Grammys Dress Swallowed the Internet Whole description: The billowing gray gown that Ariana Grande wore to the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards was a star in its own right. canonical: https://time.com/5772310/ariana-grande-grammys-2020-dress/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-01-27T15:41:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-14T08:52:14.377Z og:title: Ariana Grande's Dreamy Billowing 2020 Grammys Ballgown Swallowed the Internet Whole og:description: That's a whole lotta gown og:url: https://time.com/5772310/ariana-grande-grammys-2020-dress/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd854996f89be1a6e/698a095b457a528506d6373a/Ariana-Grande-Grammys-Dress.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Ariana-Grande-Grammys-Dress og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ariana Grande's Dreamy Billowing 2020 Grammys Ballgown Swallowed the Internet Whole twitter:description: That's a whole lotta gown twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd854996f89be1a6e/698a095b457a528506d6373a/Ariana-Grande-Grammys-Dress.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ariana Grande's Dreamy Billowing 2020 Grammys Ballgown Swallowed the Internet Whole > Sponsored content. 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Stars Walk the 2020 Grammy Awards Red Carpet_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 27, 2020 3:41 PM UTC Stars Walk the 2020 Grammy Awards Red Carpet  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 27, 2020 3:41 PM UTC From the [Sistine Chapel look](https://time.com/5269367/ariana-grande-met-gala-2018/) she rocked at the [2019 Met Gala](https://time.com/5581638/best-dressed-met-gala-2019/) to the giant sun hat she wore on the [cover of _Vogue_](https://time.com/5623068/ariana-grande-vogue-dog/), [Ariana Grande](https://time.com/collection-post/5277962/ariana-grande-next-generation-leaders/) has mastered the art of making a fashion statement. So it should come as no surprise that the dress she chose for the [62nd Annual Grammy Awards](https://time.com/5772016/grammys-2020-recap/) was a star in its own right. Ahead of performing a medley of songs from her 2019 album _Thank U, Next_ at Sunday’s awards show, Grande walked the Staples Center red carpet in a [custom Giambattista Valli](https://www.vogue.com/vogueworld/article/ariana-grande-grammys-red-carpet-giambattista-valli-schiaparelli) dove gray gown complete with a layered tulle skirt and matching satin opera gloves. Can you say Cinderella? The billowing ballgown of course caught the eye of many watching from home, some of whom took to social media to gush over the dreamy ensemble. > [](https://twitter.com/Booth/status/1221578039668068352) > [](https://twitter.com/TheCut/status/1221576267486650368) > [](https://twitter.com/alex%5Fabads/status/1221581214961848321) > [](https://twitter.com/jordanverroi/status/1221581186797113347) > [](https://twitter.com/lavendersdiors/status/1221582831970738176) And Arianators weren’t done for the night. Grande’s fans also loved her reaction to Album of the Year winner Billie Eilish saying that Ariana was the one who deserved the award during her acceptance speech. When the camera panned to Grande in the audience, she was seen waving off Eilish’s words and blowing her a kiss. > [](https://twitter.com/alyssabailey/status/1221654087395168256) > [](https://twitter.com/melslvtz/status/1221657477701201920) > [](https://twitter.com/adorevisuaIs/status/1221772913675849728) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5772310/ariana-grande-grammys-2020-dress/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5772310/ariana-grande-grammys-2020-dress/"},"headline":"Ariana Grande's Dreamy Billowing 2020 Grammys Ballgown Swallowed the Internet Whole","datePublished":"2020-01-27T15:41:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-14T08:52:14.377Z","description":"That's a whole lotta gown","url":"https://time.com/5772310/ariana-grande-grammys-2020-dress/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd854996f89be1a6e/698a095b457a528506d6373a/Ariana-Grande-Grammys-Dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd854996f89be1a6e/698a095b457a528506d6373a/Ariana-Grande-Grammys-Dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ariana-Grande-Grammys-Dress","caption":"Ariana Grande arrives at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on January 26, 2020.","creditText":"Steve Granitz/WireImage—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5772310/ariana-grande-grammys-2020-dress/","name":"Ariana Grande's Dreamy Billowing 2020 Grammys Ballgown Swallowed the Internet Whole"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Stars Walk the 2020 Grammy Awards Red Carpet","description":"Stars Walk the 2020 Grammy Awards Red Carpet","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/3JaQweYT/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2020-01-27T00:56:06.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3JaQweYT.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5772310/ariana-grande-grammys-2020-dress/","duration":"PT1M20S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5772310/ariana-grande-grammys-2020-dress/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```