Ariana Grande to become honorary citizen of Manchester

Manchester officials say they are making U.S. pop singer Ariana Grande an honorary citizen of the city because of her response to the deadly concert attack in May.

City council leader Richard Leese proposed the move, describing the 23-year-old singer as "a young American woman for whom it would have been understandable if she never wanted to see this place again."

He said instead, Grande "brought comfort to thousands and raised millions" for an emergency fund when she returned toheadline the One Love Manchester benefit concert, just 13 days after the attack.

A recording of the concert was released as a charity album, with proceedsgoing towards the U.K. Red Cross We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.

The singer also visited fans injured inthe attackata Manchester hospital.

Other council officials in the northwest English city voted Wednesday to back the proposal.

Bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 people on May 22 when he detonated a bomb at the Manchester Arena at the end of a concert by Grande.