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Ariana Grande has a message for anybody who thinks she’s now not a singer. The musical artist launched her final three albums — “Sweetener,” “Thank U, Next,” and “Positions” — all inside a 12 months of one another however has taken a longer-than-usual break from releasing new music because the 2020 launch of “Positions.” Now, she’s shutting down criticism that she’s uncared for her artistry one of the best ways she is aware of how: by displaying off her incomparable vocals.
On Jan. 20, Grande posted a video of herself singing a Judy Garland-inspired rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” on TikTok. “Wanted to sing you somewhat one thing however do not need to sing something that’s not ‘Ozian’ in the meanwhile,” she captioned it. “Keeping to my little bubble for now … achieved with a number of love.”
However, the textual content Grande wrote over the video was a bit spicier. In response to a textual content bubble with fan criticism that asks, “Why aren’t you a singer anymore?” Grande wrote, “Is actually on set filming two musical motion pictures all day day-after-day.” The “Positions” singer was, the truth is, on the set of the upcoming movie adaptation of the musical “Wicked,” through which she performs the coveted lead position of Glinda the Good Witch. In her TikTok, she’s seen bundled up in a pink blanket to cowl up her Glinda hairdo.
@arianagrandewished to sing you somewhat one thing however don’t need to sing something that’s not “Ozian” in the meanwhile 🙂 holding to my little bubble for now … achieved with a number of love.
As Grande stated, her break will be defined by the actual fact she’s been filming “Wicked,” however the singer additionally married her husband, Dalton Gomez, in early 2021. Can anybody blame her for taking a little bit of a break from releasing albums nonstop?
In the meantime, followers can revisit the six albums she’s already launched on streaming platforms and her current cowl of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” above. Thanks, Grande!