ON THE COVER,
YEAR-END EDITION

If 2018 goes down as the Year of the Woman, Republic's Ariana Grande will be hard to top as its face. It was her unshakeable belief in art, beauty and humanity that enabled this gifted 25-year-old to respond to unimaginable tragedy with the life-affirming Sweetener, Ariana's most uplifting album yet in what promises to be an enduring career—assuming she can endure the sour taste of this year-end cover appearance.