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Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ariana Grande releases 'Eternal Sunshine Deluxe.' Why some fans believe she's singing about finding love with Ethan Slater, friendship with Cynthia Erivo.
Less than 24 hours after the release of Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead on March 28, the pop star's fans are flocking to social media to decode the newly released tracks. Dedicated members of Grande's fandom have dissected the lyrics of the six new songs, which were released alongside an accompanying short film co-directed by the Wicked star. Grande's known for being tight-lipped when it comes to sharing certain details of her personal life. But in finding parallels to past songs and references to locations and conversations, her fans are hard at work piecing together the inspirations behind each track. How it's being interpreted: On X, one fan drew a connection between the lyric to two previously released songs from Grande. 'Ghostin,' from her 2019 album Thank U, Next, features the lyric 'I'm a girl with a whole lot of baggage,' which is believed to be a reference to Grande mourning the death of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller while navigating her then engagement to Pete Davidson. In the 2020 track 'POV' from the album Positions, Grande sings, 'All my baggage fadin' safely.' The lyric may refer to Grande entering a new era as she continues falling in love with then-boyfriend Dalton Gomez. With the lyric 'And me, I'm still unpacking,' the fan suggests Grande is 'admitting that she still has trauma and insecurities' from her past — and that healing isn't linear. How it's being interpreted: In referencing 'different dimensions' and a 'black and white scene,' the song is perhaps a nod to The Twilight Zone, one of Grande's favorite television shows. Grande even hosted a Twilight Zone-themed Halloween party in 2019, for which she dressed up as a character from the 'Eye of the Beholder' episode. One fan believes the track speaks to how Grande 'didn't feel like herself at all and [was] putting on a facade during her marriage to [Gomez].' How it's being interpreted: Grande fans, including X user Mac, believe the track shines a light on her friendship with Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo. The lyric 'Can you hold the space I require?' is believed to be a playful nod to the viral 'holding space' comment made by Out reporter Tracey E. Gilchrist while interviewing the Wicked pair. ''Warm' is about Cynthiana and no one can convince me that it isn't,' wrote Mac. 'But it also shows how much she's healed and how far she has come. She can let someone hold her, warm her, love her. She can accept the love and is able to love back.' Another fan wrote that this is the only new song that 'doesn't mention a boy,' bolstering theories it's about her friendship with Erivo. "I remember ... turning to my mom and saying, 'That is the best female voice I've ever heard in my life. What is happening? Like, I need to meet her and tell her that and one day sing with her.' And now here we are and we've just taken such great care of each other," Grande told Yahoo Entertainment of first hearing Erivo sing at the 2020 Oscars. "Since the moment that we met in a very real way, in a no BS way, honest and very communicative and kind and loving friendship." How it's being interpreted: Fans on X were quick to assume the lyric references one of Grande's past songs, 'Love Language' from her album Positions, on which she sings, 'You the medication when I'm feelin' anxious.' In referencing 'medicine' and 'code blue' on 'Past Life,' fans think Grande is calling back to the Positions track and flipping the once romantic lyric on its head. A code blue is a term commonly used in hospitals to describe a patient in critical condition. 'I think, growing up, you want what you don't have. My parents got divorced for all the right reasons. They weren't supposed to be together. And you kind of crave, when you grow up, the happily ever after. … You ignore all these issues and you kind of cling onto that fairytale. You kind of self-abandon, and I think my mom is a fierce example of not doing that,' Grande said on the Zach Sang Show in 2024. How it's being interpreted: Grande began dating her boyfriend, Wicked co-star Ethan Slater, while filming the Jon M. Chu-directed movie in London. Grande was accused of having an affair with Slater, who was still married at the time. The track is believed to reference the beginnings of their love story and how she sacrificed her reputation for the sake of their relationship. Grande also resided in the Hampstead neighborhood in London while shooting the Oscar-winning film. 'I loved living here,' Grande told the BBC in January. 'I was in Hampstead when I was here, and I loved my walks in the Heath. I loved meandering around and visiting different shops and places and pubs, and I didn't know what a Sunday roast was, but I know that that's a thing now.' Another fan suggested that the track is also about 'the media's POV' on Grande. How it's being interpreted: In another reference to her track 'POV,' Grande reconceptualizes what it means to be seen from her partner's perspective. In the 2020 song, Grande says she'd 'love to see me from your point of view,' presumably speaking to Gomez. On 'Hampstead,' she admits wanting to be 'seen and alive' instead of 'dying by your point of view.' The subsequent 'I do's' could also refer to Grande and Gomez's failed marriage. The pair got engaged in December 2020, shortly after she released Positions. They married in May 2021 and finalized their divorce in March 2024.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ariana Grande releases 'Eternal Sunshine Deluxe.' Why some fans believe she's singing about finding love with Ethan Slater, friendship with Cynthia Erivo.
Less than 24 hours after the release of Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead on March 28, the pop star's fans are flocking to social media to decode the newly released tracks. Dedicated members of Grande's fandom have dissected the lyrics of the six new songs, which were released alongside an accompanying short film co-directed by the Wicked star. Grande's known for being tight-lipped when it comes to sharing certain details of her personal life. But in finding parallels to past songs and references to locations and conversations, her fans are hard at work piecing together the inspirations behind each track. How it's being interpreted: On X, one fan drew a connection between the lyric to two previously released songs from Grande. 'Ghostin,' from her 2019 album Thank U, Next, features the lyric 'I'm a girl with a whole lot of baggage,' which is believed to be a reference to Grande mourning the death of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller while navigating her then engagement to Pete Davidson. In the 2020 track 'POV' from the album Positions, Grande sings, 'All my baggage fadin' safely.' The lyric may refer to Grande entering a new era as she continues falling in love with then-boyfriend Dalton Gomez. With the lyric 'And me, I'm still unpacking,' the fan suggests Grande is 'admitting that she still has trauma and insecurities' from her past — and that healing isn't linear. How it's being interpreted: In referencing 'different dimensions' and a 'black and white scene,' the song is perhaps a nod to The Twilight Zone, one of Grande's favorite television shows. Grande even hosted a Twilight Zone-themed Halloween party in 2019, for which she dressed up as a character from the 'Eye of the Beholder' episode. One fan believes the track speaks to how Grande 'didn't feel like herself at all and [was] putting on a facade during her marriage to [Gomez].' How it's being interpreted: Grande fans, including X user Mac, believe the track shines a light on her friendship with Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo. The lyric 'Can you hold the space I require?' is believed to be a playful nod to the viral 'holding space' comment made by Out reporter Tracey E. Gilchrist while interviewing the Wicked pair. ''Warm' is about Cynthiana and no one can convince me that it isn't,' wrote Mac. 'But it also shows how much she's healed and how far she has come. She can let someone hold her, warm her, love her. She can accept the love and is able to love back.' Another fan wrote that this is the only new song that 'doesn't mention a boy,' bolstering theories it's about her friendship with Erivo. "I remember ... turning to my mom and saying, 'That is the best female voice I've ever heard in my life. What is happening? Like, I need to meet her and tell her that and one day sing with her.' And now here we are and we've just taken such great care of each other," Grande told Yahoo Entertainment of first hearing Erivo sing at the 2020 Oscars. "Since the moment that we met in a very real way, in a no BS way, honest and very communicative and kind and loving friendship." How it's being interpreted: Fans on X were quick to assume the lyric references one of Grande's past songs, 'Love Language' from her album Positions, on which she sings, 'You the medication when I'm feelin' anxious.' In referencing 'medicine' and 'code blue' on 'Past Life,' fans think Grande is calling back to the Positions track and flipping the once romantic lyric on its head. A code blue is a term commonly used in hospitals to describe a patient in critical condition. 'I think, growing up, you want what you don't have. My parents got divorced for all the right reasons. They weren't supposed to be together. And you kind of crave, when you grow up, the happily ever after. … You ignore all these issues and you kind of cling onto that fairytale. You kind of self-abandon, and I think my mom is a fierce example of not doing that,' Grande said on the Zach Sang Show in 2024. How it's being interpreted: Grande began dating her boyfriend, Wicked co-star Ethan Slater, while filming the Jon M. Chu-directed movie in London. Grande was accused of having an affair with Slater, who was still married at the time. The track is believed to reference the beginnings of their love story and how she sacrificed her reputation for the sake of their relationship. Grande also resided in the Hampstead neighborhood in London while shooting the Oscar-winning film. 'I loved living here,' Grande told the BBC in January. 'I was in Hampstead when I was here, and I loved my walks in the Heath. I loved meandering around and visiting different shops and places and pubs, and I didn't know what a Sunday roast was, but I know that that's a thing now.' Another fan suggested that the track is also about 'the media's POV' on Grande. How it's being interpreted: In another reference to her track 'POV,' Grande reconceptualizes what it means to be seen from her partner's perspective. In the 2020 song, Grande says she'd 'love to see me from your point of view,' presumably speaking to Gomez. On 'Hampstead,' she admits wanting to be 'seen and alive' instead of 'dying by your point of view.' The subsequent 'I do's' could also refer to Grande and Gomez's failed marriage. The pair got engaged in December 2020, shortly after she released Positions. They married in May 2021 and finalized their divorce in March 2024.
The Independent
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Pete Davidson reveals where he stands with ex-fiancée Ariana Grande
Pete Davidson has shared how he feels about his ex-fiancée, Ariana Grande. The 31-year-old comedian spoke candidly about his ex, who he was engaged to for four months in 2018, during an interview with Page Six, published on Friday. He noted that while he doesn't see Grande often, he's quite proud of her. 'When we see each other, which is few and far between, because we're not in the same circles, it's all love,' he said about the 'Positions' singer, who's nominated for the Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar award at for her role as Glinda in Wicked. The star-studded awards ceremony will be taking place on March 2. 'I hope she wins the Oscar, I hope she takes the gold,' the Saturday Night Live alum added. 'I've had some pretty adult relationships with some pretty amazing women, and when it's ended it's been cool.' The 'Thank U, Next' singer was engaged to the comedian in June 2018 after just two months of dating. The pair called off their engagement in October that year. One year later, Grande opened up about her whirlwind romance, noting that meeting Davidson was 'an amazing distraction' in the wake of her breakup with Mac Miller, who died from an overdose in September 2018. 'It was frivolous and fun and insane and highly unrealistic,' she told Vogue in July 2019, adding: 'I loved him, and I didn't know him. I'm like an infant when it comes to real life and this old soul, been-around-the-block-a-million-times artist. I still don't trust myself with the life stuff.' Davidson has been romantically linked to a range of famous faces, as he most recently ended his romance with Outer Banks star Madelyn Cline last year. He's previously dated Kim Kardashian, Kaia Gerber, Chase Sui Wonders, Phoebe Dynevor, and Kate Beckinsale. During his time in the spotlight, fans have gushed over his relationship with some big A-listers, with his love life becoming the butt of many jokes on SNL. However, he doesn't like how his relationships are the topic of conversation. 'It was pretty humiliating and upsetting, honestly. Everyone is dating everyone and it's Hollywood. Look at Paul Mescal, Timmy [Chalamet], Barry Keough,' he told Page Six. 'But because I'm ugly, they wrote about me. I was harassed for like five years and it made my life a living hell.' 'It's embarrassing because you want people to write about your work. I was one of the youngest ever cast members on SNL and all that got pushed to the side because of who I was dating,' he added. The Bupkis star also addressed how his love life has inspired ' big dick energy' internet slang, used to describe a man without a lot of confidence, without being cocky. However, Davidson was never a fan of that term. 'I'm a very sensitive person and it's humiliating to see a picture of yourself eating a sandwich in a pink T-shirt with the headline 'This is what BDE is,'' he said.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ariana Grande Recalls 'Dealing with PTSD' Plus 'Grief,' 'Depression and Anxiety' in 'Sweetener' and 'Thank U, Next 'Eras
The process of making Sweetener and Thank U, Next was an emotionally taxing time for Ariana Grande. In a new interview on the Feb. 3 episode of the Hollywood Reporter podcast Awards Chatter, the Grammy-winning singer and Oscar-nominated actress opened up about experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, grief, depression and anxiety while making the back-to-back albums. Sweetener was released in August 2018 and marked Grande's first project following the 2017 bombing at the Manchester stop of her Dangerous Woman Tour that killed 22 people and injured hundreds of others. Less than one month after the album came out, the Wicked star's ex-boyfriend Mac Miller died of an accidental drug overdose. Related: Ariana Grande Makes Generous Christmas Donation to Children at Manchester Hospitals 7 Years After Tragedy Grande then made the bulk of Thank U, Next in about two weeks and released the album in February 2019, something she "needed" to do at the time. "I was doing so much therapy, and I was dealing with PTSD and all different kinds of grief and depression and anxiety. And, I was, of course, treating it very seriously, but having music be a part of that remedy was absolutely contributing to saving my life," she said on the podcast. "They were dark times, and the music brought so much levity and so did the experience. But it poured out with urgency, and it was made with urgency, and it was a means of survival," she added. While the "God Is a Woman" musician said her record label "understood" the need to make more music, the company was "hesitant" to move on from Sweetener "so quickly because at the time that wasn't really something that people did." "Unless it was rap music or hip-hop, it wasn't really a commonly done thing," explained Grande. "And I just said, 'I don't really care about the formula. I don't really want to play by the rules at this moment because this is what I need from my soul.'" She continued, "It felt really healing and freeing. It was just such a beautiful moment of connection." Related: Ariana Grande Says She's 'Missing a Few Years' from Initial Stint of Pop Stardom: 'I'm Super Serious' Maintaining a deep connection with fans has "been one of the most beautiful pieces of the puzzle" throughout Grande's career, she told Awards Chatter. "Like, meeting waiters at a restaurant who will tell me that they felt like they had a big sister in me because they didn't have a sister growing up, and they're gay, and they have felt like I was their sister, and they could come out because I was there and made a silly song," she said. "It's just really beautiful, and I carry that with me," added Grande. Read the original article on People
South China Morning Post
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
‘Healing and freeing'. How making music helped save Ariana Grande's life
Published: 1:45pm, 6 Feb 2025 Ariana Grande is opening up on the darkest time of her life, and how making music led her through it. On the latest episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast, the Oscar-nominated Wicked star said releasing two albums in less than six months was instrumental in helping her deal with grief , depression , anxiety and PTSD. In February 2019, she followed that up with her chart-topper Thank U, Next , mere months after the overdose death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and the end of her engagement to SNL funnyman Pete Davidson . Messages and tributes in Manchester in solidarity with those killed and injured in the 2017 terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. Photo: AFP Mac Miller and Grande at an Oscars party in 2018 in Los Angeles, California, not long before the rapper's death. Photo: GC Images 'I think I needed to be doing that,' she said of throwing herself into that music. 'I was doing so much therapy, and I was dealing with PTSD and all different kinds of grief and depression, and anxiety.
