This year may have been Taylor Swift's, but let's call it now - 2024 is shaping up to be Ariana Grande's year. Not only will the singer star in the big screen adaptation of the musical Wicked as Glinda, but now it looks like she'll also be releasing a brand new album, which fans are already calling AG7.
The singer released her last album , Positions, in 2020.
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Although Grande hasn't spoken out directly, her latest Instagram post all but confirms that a new album is on the way.
The first image in the carousel shows a series of Polaroids scattered on the floor. The second image looks like an album cover - it features a blurry shot of her lips.
Next to it, the singer wrote "see you next year" on a piece of paper in red lipstick (from her own brand, REM, of course). The carousel also includes several snapshots from inside the recording studio.
The post also included two videos - one showing her mother Joan dancing to mellow music. Another photo shows Grande lying on a couch, covered in a blanket, laughing hysterically.
"Are you tired? Have you been working hard? Is this almost the last day of this album?" Grande is asked in the clip.
"I'm tired, but happy and grateful," she replied. "I also felt like I weighed 3,000 tons. Like, the idea of moving was impossible."
The post comes after weeks of hints from the singer. Earlier this month, she shared a series of photos from inside a recording studio, and last week, she was spotted on the set of what many speculated was a new music video.
fans are losing it
Not surprisingly, Grande's friends and fans were ecstatic. Her brother Frankie commented: "It's official. 2024 is my favorite year ever." Joan wrote: "I love you so much...I'm screaming."
Other celebrities like Rachel Zegler, Evan Ross Katz, John Legend and Vera Wang also weighed in in the comments section Their excitement.
One fan put into words what we were all feeling: "We were screaming so loud (like in the universe)," they wrote.
Busy 2024
It looks like Grande will not only be releasing an album next year, but will also appear in the big screen movie adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked. Earlier this year, she got a tattoo on her hand to commemorate the character.
Starring alongside her in Wicked is her boyfriend Ethan Slater, who plays Burke. Their relationship began this year, shortly after her divorce from Dalton Gomez.
