Ariana Grande has reportedly began work on a brand new album.
The ‘Thank U, Next’ hitmaker has been within the studio with producer Max Martin engaged on her follow-up to 2020’s ‘Positions’.
The pop star has been specializing in filming the two-part ‘Wicked’ movie in London, however amid the SAG-AFTRA strike when filming was paused, she managed to slot in a while for music.
An insider informed The New York Post’s Page Six column: “Her priority has been Glinda [her character in ‘Wicked’] for the past two years, and still is, as they haven’t finished the film.”
She nonetheless has no concept when the brand new music can be launched.
The supply stated: “She doesn’t know when she’ll want to release” it “as she wants to be respectful of the timeline for ‘Wicked,’ and originally didn’t want to do any music at all until after the films were released.”
However, the insider added: “She works quickly and drops [in] instinctively whenever she feels ready… so who knows?”
At the weekend, Ariana was asked if she had a title for her next studio outing, to which she replied: “Let me make it first!”
Earlier this year, the 30-year-old singer responded after a batch of unheard material leaked online and admitted it’s “not possible to maintain issues” from her passionate fanbase.
In a R.E.M. Beauty video, she stated: “You guys have heard each unhealthy track and b******* demo that I’ve ever made. Hilarious.
“It’s impossible to keep things from you. You gotta take some swings and misses.”
Later in the video, the ‘7 Rings’ hitmaker was asked if there were “any secrets and techniques quickly to come back”.
She replied: “Hmm… no secrets. I’m all out of secrets. You’ve stolen all my unreleased music, it’s horrible [laughs].”
Back in February, Ariana made her return to music on The Weeknd’s ‘Die For You’ remix as she teamed up with her friend and collaborator on the new version of his 2016 track from the album ‘Starboy’.
The ‘Dangerous Woman’ singer previously reassured fans she is still very much a singer and reminded them of her vocal prowess on a rendition of ‘Over the Rainbow’ from 1939 classic ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
After being asked by a TikTok user why she is no longer a singer, she replied: “Literally on set filming two musical films all day day-after-day.”
Ariana cut up from her husband Dalton Gomez in January after two years of marriage and he or she has since been courting Broadway star Ethan Slater, 31, who she has been working with on ‘Wicked’.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
