Grande recorded the duet " Almost Is Never Enough " with Nathan Sykes of The Wanted , which was released as promotional single in August 2013 . She also joined Justin Bieber on his Believe Tour for three shows and kicked off her own headlining mini-tour , The Listening Sessions . The following month , '' Billboard '' magazine ranked Grande at number four on their list of " Music 's Hottest Minors 2013 " , an annual ranking of the most popular musicians under the age of 21 . At the 2013 American Music Awards , she won the award for New Artist of the Year . She released a four-song Christmas EP , '' Christmas Kisses '' in December 2013 . Grande received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award from the Music Business Association , recognizing her achievements throughout 2013 . By January 2014 , Grande had begun recording her second studio album , with singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder and record producers Benny Blanco and Max Martin . The same month , she earned the Favorite Breakout Artist award at the People 's Choice Awards 2014 . In March 2014 , Grande sang at the White House concert , " Women of Soul : In Performance at the White House " . The following month , President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama invited Grande again to perform at the White House for the Easter Egg Roll event
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