Ariana Grande is a few hours away from the release of her seventh studio album, Eternal sunshine, and they tease her that 13 songs reveal a very important answer to a burning question.
Grande, 30, sat down with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 and the two dissected the album, her inspiration behind it and talked about how she spent her time recording it Wicked was “healing” for her relationship with music.
Among the topics the pair discussed was the overarching story a story tells, because it “begins with a question and ends with an answer,” as Lowe put it.
“The question is: ‘How will I know if I’m in the right relationship, if I’ve found the right person?’ ” Lowe said, before pointing out that the latest track, “Ordinary Things” — which Grande previously teased includes her grandmother, Nonna — answers that pressing question.
Zane Lowe and Ariana Grande for Apple Music 1.
Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1
Grande said she “didn’t realize” how neatly the song tied her initial questioning until she found a “voice note” of her Nonna talking to a friend.
“I knew that ‘ordinary things’ was the end of the album. I said, ‘This is the last song, but I’m wondering how can I put that button on it and make it land emotionally the way I feel it can, and how can I answer the question?’”
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After listening to her Nonna’s 30-minute talk, a clip of “a real kick in the middle” caught her attention. “And I said, ‘Oh my God, that’s the answer.’ ”
As Lowe described it, while the opening track, “intro (end of the world)” sees Grande questioning whether she’s with “the right person,” the album “ends with the timeless advice that anyone with a modicum of wisdom will give you, which is ‘No forget about the little things’.”
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Ariana Grande.
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During her candid conversation with Lowe, “yeah, and?” The singer also shared three of her favorite songs Eternal sunshine — at least as of now: “we can’t be friends (wait for your love),” “imperfect for you” and the title track, “eternal sunshine.”
Overall, Grande said she made the record, which is her first since then Positions 2020, “I loved every minute of making this album – the videos, the rehearsals, putting together the demos, taking the photos, every single part.”
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Although she had a “very interesting relationship to music” before the recording. Wickedshe said the break was “really healing.”
“More than ever before in my life, I was able to be much more present and enjoy him and enjoy him this time in a way that I don’t think I could before.”
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Zane Lowe and Ariana Grande for Apple Music 1.
Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1
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Elsewhere in the conversation, Grande also touched on a topic she’s previously given mixed signals about, which is whether or not she’ll be touring with her new album.
“I miss performing. I really want to,” she admitted, before saying she was “excited to redefine my relationship with touring.”
“If there is a chance that in between Wickedwith or immediately after Wickeds, of course I will do my best to do so.”
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