Ariana Grande’s next project petal isn’t just a regular old breakup album.
A little over a week after announcing her 8th studio album, the pop star took to her Instagram on Thursday, May 7 to offer the first real look at what fans can expect from her new music.
“Petal [is] basically about something that’s full of life, growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging,” Grande says in the video, which shows her speaking to her team.
The Grammy winner, who is currently dating actor Ethan Slater, then shared that Petal was a breakup album — but not in the traditional sense.
“It’s kind of about breaking away from all kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s monsters in my own head, outside voices, things that don’t serve me anymore,” she explained, adding that she “can talk about one thing, share one thing, and people can use it however they want and apply it to their own lives.”
But above all, Grande is no longer holding back. “It’s also a little wild. It definitely comes from a place where maybe I’ve been too shy or polite to access it before. And it kind of feels like ‘shit,'” she admitted.
Petal (stylized in lowercase) is set to be released on July 31, marking his first musical project since 2023. eternal sun.
