Ariana Grande is shifting away from her life as a pop star… type of.
In an interview on the Las Culturistas podcast with Matt Rogers and her Depraved co-star Bowen Yang, Grande revealed the place she sees herself in her profession shifting ahead.
Although she nonetheless desires to make music, it will not be on the similar frequency as a result of she desires to proceed appearing.
“I am gonna say one thing so scary – it is gonna scare absolutely the s–t out of my followers and everybody, however I really like them, and they will deal, and we’ll be right here without end,” she started.
“I’m at all times going to do ‘pop stuff,’ pinky promise, however I don’t assume doing it on the fee I’ve been doing it for the previous 10 years is the place I see myself for the following 10. I really like appearing, I really like musical theater,” she revealed.
“[Musical theater] is my coronary heart,” she added.
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Grande bought her begin in present enterprise within the 2008 musical 13: The Musical earlier than starring on Nickelodeon’s Victorious.
“Reconnecting with this a part of myself who began in musical theater, and who loves comedy, and it heals me to do this — discovering roles to make use of these components of myself and put them in little houses and characters and bits and voices and songs,” Grande went on.
“No matter is sensible, or no matter roles we see match, or the place I might actually do an excellent job or honor the fabric, I might actually like to. I believe it’s quite a bit higher for me. I’m getting emotional,” she stated.
The star dropped her most up-to-date album, everlasting sunshine, in March 2024 to rave critiques from followers and critics.
Earlier than that, she took a four-year break whereas making ready for and filming Depraved, however she alluded to the truth that a less-than-enthusiastic response to her 2020 album Positions might have contributed to her step again from the music business.
“I bought a little bit ‘this isn’t what we wish vibes’ […] I do not forget that put me in a cage of judging each single piece, I scrapped so many issues that I used to be going to place out,” she shared.
“And now folks adore it prefer it’s one of the best factor I’ll ever make! What’s that? How is that truthful? However I really like them for it,” she added.
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