Is Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a> planning on saying \u201cThank U, Next\u201d to her pop music career? The singer revealed some surprising plans for her future after starring in the movie adaptation of the smash musical Wicked<\/em>.\n<\/p>\n While she\u2019s not going to stop putting out catchy pop tunes altogether, the \u201c7 Rings\u201d artist plans to scale back on the type of music that made her a superstar.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m gonna say something so scary \u2013 it\u2019s gonna scare the absolute s\u2013t out of my fans and everyone, but I love them, and they\u2019ll deal, and we\u2019ll be here forever,\u201d Ariana explained during a November 6, 2024, appearance on the \u201cLas Culturistas<\/a>\u201d podcast with Matt Rogers<\/strong> and her Wicked<\/em> costar Bowen Yang<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m always going to do \u2018pop stuff,\u2019 pinky promise. But I don\u2019t think doing it at the rate I\u2019ve been doing it for the past 10 years is where I see myself for the next 10,\u201d she shared, revealing her heart lies somewhere else now.<\/p>\n \u201cI love acting, I love musical theater,\u201d Ari gushed. \u201cReconnecting with this part of myself who started in musical theater, and who loves comedy, and it heals me to do that \u2014 finding roles to use these parts of myself and put them in little homes and characters and bits and voices and songs.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhatever makes sense, or whatever roles we see fit, or where I could really do a good job or honor the material, I would really love to. I think it\u2019s a lot better for me. I\u2019m getting emotional,\u201d she said on the podcast about her next career steps.<\/p>\n Growing up, the Florida native got her start with a role in the Fort Lauderdale Children\u2019s Theater production of the musical Annie<\/em>, snagging the title role. She also performed in the theater\u2019s productions of Beauty and the Beast<\/em> and The Wizard of Oz<\/em>.<\/p>\n Before becoming a teen star on Nickelodeon<\/a>, Ari played a cheerleader in the Broadway musical 13<\/em> in 2008.<\/p>\n Fans waited nearly four years for Ariana to release 2024\u2019s Eternal Sunshine<\/em>, her follow-up to 2020\u2019s smash Positions<\/em>.<\/p>\n The Grammy winner hit it big with the first two singles from the album \u2013 \u201cYes, And?<\/a>\u201d and \u201cWe Can\u2019t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)\u201d \u2013 debuting atop the Billboard<\/em> Hot 100 singles chart.<\/p>\n However, the album was a step in a different direction for Ariana, who called Eternal Sunshine<\/em> a \u201cconcept\u201d album where she wanted it to be listened to while played in its entirety \u201cin one piece.\u201d<\/p>\n The album was Ariana\u2019s first music effort since the Don\u2019t Look Up<\/em> star\u2019s divorce<\/a> from Dalton Gomez<\/strong>, as well as her romance with<\/a> Wicked<\/em> costar Ethan Slater<\/strong>. She revealed the album involved \u201cThe most emotional writing process, for sure,\u201d during a February 27, 2024, appearance on The Zach Sang Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cIt says everything and nothing at the same time. It\u2019s very vague and very specific \u2014 all at once.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nIs Ariana Grande Quitting Pop Music?<\/h2>\n
Ariana Grande Has Fallen Back in Love With Musical Theater<\/h2>\n
Ariana Grande Has a Background in Musical Theater<\/h2>\n
When Did Ariana Grande Release Her Last Album?<\/h2>\n
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