Ariana Grande Just Rejected Our New Music Dreams (But With Love)

If you were hoping for a fresh Ariana Grande album to soundtrack your drive to the Eternal Sunshine Tour this summer, you might want to take a deep breath.

In a new interview with Variety, the 32-year-old pop icon got brutally honest about her current workload. When asked if any new music would drop before she hits the road in June, Ari didn’t sugarcoat it. “No — definitely not. Nothing is coming before May,” she told the outlet. “I love [my fans] so much, but sometimes I want to ask, ‘Do you think there’s another version of me out there who had time to write an album?’ Not yet — but soon enough.”

Of course, it wouldn’t be a 2026 news cycle without a little internet drama. Shortly after the interview went live, Ariana took to Instagram to clarify a few things. In true Ari fashion—witty and very relatable—she hinted that a “Zoom glitch” might have played a role in the Variety quotes. Responding to a fan account, she joked that she never specifically mentioned the month of May or the phrase “soon enough.” Her actual vibe? “Ma’am, I would need an extra brain and four more arms,” she wrote. She also teased, “Do they think there’s a clone of me out there somewhere!”