A-list pals Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande took home two awards [1] at the MTV VMAs [2] on Sunday night, winning song of the year and best collaboration for their team-up, "Rain on Me," [3] which they also performed together [4] for the pretaped show [5]. Their friendship is as fantastic as their song — check out their social media at any given time, and you're pretty sure to see them sharing in an adorable mutual admiration society! The pair have met before — they both performed at the Grammys' tribute to Stevie Wonder in 2015 — but "Rain on Me" is the first time these two iconic singers have worked together, and, apparently, it was also the start of a beautiful friendship. Keep reading to see some of the sweetest things they've said about each other [6] since becoming our new favorite famous friends!
Lady Gaga Talking About Ariana Grande
- "She was like, 'You're gonna be OK. Call me. Here's my number.' She was so persistent. She would try over and over again to be friends with me... I was too ashamed to hang out with her because I didn't want to project all of this negativity onto something that was healing and so beautiful. And eventually, she called me on my s---. She was like, 'You're hiding.' And I was like, 'I am hiding. I'm totally hiding.' And then this friendship blossomed [7]."
- "Ariana and I really connected [8] through this song. Me and Ariana are truly soul sisters. Girl, this is for us. We've both been through some sh*t together, but we were willing to share that with each other, and Ari, I love you. I feel like when we were both in the studio, we turned our tears, that felt like endless rainfall, into diamonds. I will treasure those diamonds with you forever, honey."
Ariana Grande Talking About Lady Gaga
- "She made me feel so comfortable [9]. And so her as an artist, but also comfortable stepping out of my me stuff. You know, the video is so Gaga and so fun. I had so much fun. I was like, 'I've never dressed like this in my life.' I'm just having the best time... [Gaga has] a beautiful human bleeding heart."