Less than two months before the release of his album Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande is in the studio once again. On Saturday, April 27, the singer took to her Instagram to share some fragments of the recording process of her seventh album, in addition to announcing the release of new music.
“I know everyone is anxious and excited for the next single, but I appreciate your patience, allowing ‘We can’t be friends’ [sencillo principal del disco] keep doing your thing. I promise you it will be worth the wait, I will do my best“he wrote in the description of the clip.
His comments suggest a continued commitment to musical creation, even when he is “working on something,” as he shared to keep his followers excited about what is to come.
Grande’s new album marked her return since the successful Positions 2019, which was nominated for the Grammy Awards and managed to stay at number 1 on the Billboard 200 album list for two weeks. The production has also received support from critics and its followers, and even Spotify announced that, after its publication On March 8, 2024, the project became the most streamed in a single day in 2024.
The lyrics focused on self-reflection, self-love and personal development were shared in a context where his love life has been at the center of media attention during 2023. The reason? Her divorce after two years of marriage to Dalton Gomez, and the speed with which she began a new loving chapter with Ethan Slater (who shares initials with his recent album).
In a past interview with The Zach Sang Show, the 30-year-old artist expressed her frustration over the negative rumors surrounding her new partner. It should be noted that the 31-year-old actor filed for divorce from Lilly Jay during the same period in which Grande was filing hers, being publicly accused by his wife of “family abandonment.”
“I had a hell of a feeling seeing how people misunderstand the people you love, and you, and anything.”, explained the “Thank U, Next” singer. She added that she was afraid that lyrics like “Yes, And?” have the opposite effect, and her listeners end up going against her.
“There are parts that touch on things that are real and others that are part of the concept. But it’s so scary to leave it in the hands of these selective memory people to figure it out. It’s scary. But I digress. It’s too late. The vinyls have been printed,” she detailed.
Her new partner, Ethan Slater, is part of the cast of the next film in which she stars, Wicked. The film project is a big screen adaptation of the successful production of the same name presented on Broadway in 2003. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are part of the main cast as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively.
Inspired by the book Wicked: Memoirs of a Wicked Witchby Gregory Maguire, the story is a reinterpretation of the classic novel The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Here’s a new perspective on what really happened in Oz before Dorothy arrived.
Centering on two main characters, Elphaba, who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, the plot explores their initial relationship as friends at witchcraft college, their origins, and how their lives They take very different paths that lead them to be seen as antagonists. Among its themes, friendship, love, politics and the nature of good and evil are addressed. The world premiere date is scheduled for November 27, 2024.
