Had Beyoncé not passed up on this hit song, Ariana’s career could look entirely different.

Ariana Grande is a world-renowned music artist and has had many chart-topping hits, such as “God Is A Woman,” “Focus,” and “Problem.” Ariana has also collaborated with many other well-known artists.

However, like all music artists, Ariana had to start somewhere and have at least one breakout hit that would help her stay on the charts for years to come. One of these songs comes from her first album Yours Truly, with the song itself called “Baby I.”

Despite “Baby I” now being firmly cemented as Ariana’s song, it was almost an entirely different story. This was because Beyoncé was initially offered the song, and had she accepted it, Ariana’s career could have looked entirely different.

“Baby I” Was Meant For Beyoncé

What some people might not realize about the music industry is that songwriters will pitch their songs to artists and the artist can either decide to take the song on themselves or they will pass it on and the song might be pitched to another artist until someone decides to take it up.

This is what happened with Ariana’s song “Baby I.” The song had been created by music producer and songwriter Babyface, and Ariana’s song was originally meant for Beyoncé.

According to Babyface, he had a meeting with Queen Bey herself and while he has said that he doesn’t fully remember how far along in the process they got before she decided to pass the song on, he did say that he remembers playing the song to her.

He said he doesn’t remember if they went as far as actually demoing the song or not, but clearly, Beyoncé decided that the song wasn’t quite right for her so passed it on.

While the song is quite a firm favorite with fans, it didn’t quite cut the mark charts-wise as “Baby I” just missed out on that top 20 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

Babyface didn’t say exactly what drew Ariana to the song, however, he did mention that he had told her that he had written it with Beyoncé in mind but that she had rejected it.

It could have been the fact that it had potentially been a Beyoncé song alone which was why she decided to accept it.

Ariana Grande First Rose To Fame On ‘Victorious’

While most people will know Ariana for her singing skills, what some people might not realize is that she first started out in acting.

She initially rose to fame in the Nickelodeon TV show Victorious and later went on to star in its spin-off show Sam & Cat.

In the show, Ariana played the role of Cat Valentine, a role that Ariana was forced to dye her hair red for and ended up completely ruining as she was dyeing it quite regularly.

This was why she developed her signature ponytail, as Ariana herself has said that keeping her hair down would show just how damaged it was.

Whilst she had a main role on Victorious, she was bumped up to a title character when appearing in its spin-off series Sam & Cat, alongside former iCarly star Jeanette McCurdy. Since then, she has had other acting roles, and Ariana is set to star in the film version of Wicked.