Singer and actress Ariana Grande, 21, has everything going for her to become America's next pop culture princess. Her YouTube covers from her pre-superstar days have millions of views. She spent years in front of the cameras on beloved Nickelodeon shows, resulting in a fiercely loyal fanbase of young girls and tweens. This summer, her pop career exploded with hit ("Problem") after hit ("Break Free") after hit ("Bang Bang"), the latter of which united her with Nicki Minaj, signaling acceptance within the A-list music crowd.

As it happens when any celebrity starts to experience massive fame, the detractors start sharpening their knives. So it's not too surprising that in the last month, Grande has had a flood of negative headlines in the press, with stories all that claim virtually the same thing: She's already very high-maintenance and exhibiting diva-esque behavior. (Requiring to only be photographed from the left side of her face; refusing to answer certain questions; acting rude to fans, etc.)

At first glance, this isn't a damaging claim: Which pop star isn't demanding? Doesn't that come with the territory? On some level, sure. But Grande is in a particularly precarious position. Because despite the fact that she's had a lot of success recently (her latest album "My Everything" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts in August) she's still a very, very new name. And as we've learned repeatedly through the trials and tribulations of many stars, our culture has a strange fascination with seeing the "fall" of a newcomer as much as the "rise." (See: Spears, Britney.) If too many wrong moves are made in the very beginning, the Grande takeover could be over before it even really begins - and the narrative of her reputation will be out of her control.

So what can she do to battle this potential image problem? First and foremost, fix the most damaging claims that involve the lifeblood that makes or breaks a new performer, particularly one aimed at a younger crowd: The fans. Last month, a blog post went viral when a father detailed how his daughters were crushed during an ill-fated meeting with Grande, after they won an art contest to "hang out" with her at the MTV Video Music Awards (after laboring over art projects to prove how much they idolized her). The pop star barely acknowledged the winners, he said, only snapping at them to delete candid photos of her.