

"I feel like there are certain standards that pop women are held to that men aren't. "My dream has always been to be - obviously not a rapper, but, like, to put out music in the way that a rapper does," she told Billboard in December. She released "Imagine," in the middle of December, after telling fans on Twitter that she couldn't wait for them to hear it.Īnd while Grande still doesn't have a confirmed release date for her upcoming fifth studio album, Arianators can expect that she will continue to drop songs whenever she feels like it. Then, in the "Thank U, Next" video, Grande once again hinted at songs called "Needy" and "Imagine," with the former title appearing on a shirt that she wore as Regina George.

(Nobody from Grande's camp ever confirmed the track list, but Grande has confirmed that there is a song called "Needy" on her album.) On the Departures board in the train station, fans spotted the titles, "NEEDY," "ANNE," "REMEMBER," and "IMAGINE," which matched up with a leaked Thank U Next tracklist that blew up social media a few days prior. The singer has been teasing new music for months now, with titles of her upcoming tracks first appearing in the "Breathin'" music video back in November. & on the way back to the njomza was like 'b*tch, this gotta be a song lol.' so we wrote it that afternoon." "'Twas a pretty rough day in nyc," Grande told a fan on Twitter about the adventure that inspired her to write an ode to her squad. In November, Grande explained the story that inspired "7 Rings," which will help fans understand the significance of her Instagram caption. "💍💍💍 of 7," the singer captioned the photo, which she also posted in her Instagram story, along with a countdown to the "7 Rings" release date. It sure looked like it could have been taken on the set of a music video. In the snap, Grande - wearing a lacy pink bralette and a pink faux fur coat - posed alongside songwriter Victoria Monet and her longtime best friend, Alexa Luria, both of whom also appeared in the music video for "Thank U, Next." The trio showed off their glamorous, coordinated outfits in front of an ornate mirror, where some production equipment can be seen far in the background. And she did it just a few hours after announcing that the song would be released the following week, on Jan. 11, Ariana Grande teased "7 Rings" with a photo on Instagram that sure looked like a potential music video. Other artists who will hit the stage that weekend include Khalid, Zedd, Bad Bunny, Dillon Francis and Scottish indie pop band Chvrches.Ariana Grande has been slowly releasing new music for months now, but it looks like fans might have one more extra surprise on the way. Donald Glover‘s musical alter ego, will headline on Friday, with Australian indie rock group, Tame Impala taking the Saturday night spot. The annual festival will take place in Indio, CA in April, where Ariana will take the stage twice on the night of the 14th and 21st.

She will make her Coachella solo debut as the festival’s Sunday night headliner. tRTxBujAJ3Īriana’s epic “7 Rings” teaser comes just days after it was announced that she will headline Coachella 2019. “They got us very tipsy, so we bought seven engagement rings, and when I got back to the studio I gave everybody a friendship ring.” In a tweet, Ariana admitted that there were actually nine rings purchased, one for her mother and Nonna, who received theirs after the song was completed. “You know how when you’re waiting at Tiffany’s they give you lots of champagne?” she asked Billboard. We say alcohol, because Ari’s new track, according to her, is about the time when she got drunk at Tiffany’s and bought her and her six BFFs matching engagement rings.Īfter a rough day in New York, Ari’s pals - “ Vic, Courtney, Alexa, Tayla, Njomza and Kaydence - took her to Truman Capote’s favorite jeweler. The all-pink photo of what looks like the front of a pink house, features a porch light and a chair with an apparent bottle of alcohol placed on it. In the snap, the song title is written in black graffiti across a pink door. In a second teaser photo, Ariana posted what appears to be a shot from the set of her forthcoming “7 Rings” music video.
