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Ariana Grande is saying “sure, and?” to life. After months of statements indicating that she was taking a hiatus from music to deal with performing, Grande seems to be teasing a brand new album forward of her Everlasting Sunshine tour this summer time. On Wednesday, Grande posted a carousel of her within the stu. Cans? On. Board? Mixing. Instruments? Professional. TMZ is claiming to have sources promising AG8 this summer time. Billboard, however, cites a brand new outgoing message on the Brighter Days hotline: “Our employees right here at Brighter Days are so wanting ahead to persevering with our mission of bringing happiness and therapeutic to as many as we are able to this summer time in particular person,” she says. “We’re counting down the 8s — oops! I imply, the times.”
These teases run counter to the messaging Grande has been placing out since final yr about not doing one other album anytime quickly. On Good Cling, Grande advised Amy Poehler the Everlasting Sunshine tour could be the final she did for a “lengthy, lengthy, lengthy, very long time.” However it’s potential her “final hurrah” is only for touring, not releasing music. “I spent a lot time solely doing pop music, however I grew up as a lady who liked musical theater and comedy,” she advised Poehler. “I believe the factor that will likely be finest for my soul and likewise my artwork, and for what I’m giving myself to, is that if I’m chasing issues that type of really feel simply very proper within the second, even when it’s spontaneous.” AG8 could possibly be a spontaneous factor? In January of this yr, she advised Selection that she’d had no time to document an album. “Nothing is coming earlier than Could. I like them a lot,” she mentioned of the Arianators, “however generally I wish to ask, ‘Do you suppose there’s one other model of me on the market who had time to jot down an album?’ Not but — however quickly sufficient.”
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