Ariana Grande delivered a mouthful of insight
while chatting with Beats 1 radio host Zane
Lowe, where she spilled ALL the tea on her
new collab, being labeled a ‘diva’ and
her plea for Rihanna to finally drop a new
album.
What’s up guys, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. here
with Clevver News, and you may wanna get comfy,
grab a snack and post up, because we’ve
got a LOT of Ariana Grande ground to cover.
Not much has been going on these days while
being stuck in isolation, but apparently Ariana
Grande is the gift that keeps on giving, because
she’s given us plenty of new music and even
more to look forward to.
She recently released her highly anticipated
collaboration with Justin Bieber, called “Stuck
With U,” which received massive amounts
of praise for its adorable lyrics, touching
music video and proceeds going straight to
COVID relief efforts.
But Ari revealed during her interview with
Beats 1 that her collab with Justin isn’t
the only collab she’s got up her sleeve,
there might be one with newcomer Doja Cat….
Take a look:
Ari went on to gush about Doja Cat, saying,
“I love her personality.
I love what she brings to the table musically.
She's just such a breath of fresh air.
I think she's brilliant and so talented.
We did this song together towards the end
of last year and I love it so much.
She even recalled the day she sent her song
to Doja Cat, adding, “I remember when I
first wrote it and sent it to her, she was
in the shower and she was like, 'B---h, I
love this.
I'm in the shower.'
And I was like, 'Shower.
You can call me back.'"
She ended up loving it so much that she sent
a video the next morning of herself twerking
so hard her wig flew off and she had her whole
verse locked in.
Ari said, “I was like, ‘Take as many bars
as you want.
Do it.
If you’re inspired to say stuff, let’s
go.’
And so she just goes off on it, and it's so
much fun, and I love it.
It's my favorite so far.”
But as far as releasing any new music, Ari
revealed that dropping a new album just isn’t
on her radar at the time being, saying that
right now is a “great time to create because
you're stuck with your thoughts and left in
your head a little bit.”
So when Zane asked if she’s working on a
new album at the moment, Ari said, “There’s
nothing to tell.
I’m not putting one out.
Talk to you when that’s…
I mean, I’ve been making stuff.
I’ve been making a lot of stuff, but that’s
not where my head is at right now.”
Looks like we may have to wait a little while
longer for a “Thank U, Next” follow up,
BUT one artist whom Ari can’t wait to hear
new music from is Rihanna, and it’s safe
to say the general public couldn’t possibly
relate more.
Like the rest of us, Ari understands the hustle
and why she’s been holding out for so long,
saying, “I get it.
I appreciate it.
And I'm really glad that she's putting in
so much effort.
It means a lot.
I listened to Anti every day.
I think it's time I need it.
You know what I mean?
Sorry.
She's going to hate me for saying that, but
I want it so bad.”
Ari is also in full support of Rihanna’s
other business ventures, including Fenty Beauty
and Savage X Fenty.
She added, “And I'm buying the undies.
I'm buying the makeup.
I'm streaming Anti, I'm streaming Unapologetic.
I'm streaming Loud.
I'm being patient and I'm supporting, but
I just need you to hit send and just post
it and just let us have it.
You know what I mean?
I'm so angry because I hate when people say
this to me, but now that I'm saying it to
her, it's fine.”
It looks like Ari may have to wait a little
longer for R9, as seen by recent comments
Rihanna has made regarding the album…
Just yesterday, she responded to a few eager
fans asking her where the album is, to which
she responded, “I lost it.”
And when another fan told her NOT to drop
the album, she said, “navy this who to blame.
Right here look.”
We stan female artists supporting other female
artists, but along that subject, Ari revealed
that, like many female artists, she’s recently
fallen victim to being called a “diva”
with a negative connotation.
To Ari, being a “diva” means someone has
an opinion and a drive, artistic integrity
and something to say.
She also added that this is the sole reason
why she stopped doing interviews:
She went on to add that, “Because I have
an opinion about something that was an opinion
artistically or if I am directing something,
or if I have something to say regarding a
choice that's being made with my career, it
always was in the past manipulated and turned
into this negative thing, whereas I don't
see that with men.”
This doesn’t come as quite a surprise considering
MANY female vocalists have also spoken out
about sexism in the music industry, including
Taylor Swift, Kesha, Dua Lipa, Lily Allen,
Alicia Keys and many MANY others.
As with each of these badass female vocalists,
we commend Ari for always being so outspoken
and standing up for what she is truly passionate
about!
Be sure to let me know in the comments which
of Ari’s comments stood out to you the most
during her interview with Zane.
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I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., see ya later!
