Ariana Grande has revealed that she has no plans to abandon her music career after announcing she was working on another film project.
After starring alongside Cynthia Erivo in Wicked, the ‘Positions’ singer confirmed she’d been cast in the film adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
But posting on socials, Ariana reassured fans that more acting roles don’t mean an end to her music career, insisting there’s room for both.
Singing and music “is and has always been my lifeline,” she said. “There will need to be room made for all of it.”
The US singer released her latest album, Eternal Sunshine, in 2024, but fans haven’t had the opportunity to see her perform it live yet.
She hasn’t toured since her Sweetener World Tour in 2019, but she also teased that she may have plans to be back on the road soon. “I’m working on a plan to sing for you all next year,” she posted. “Even if it’s just for a little.”
Ariana also has a make-up business and says balancing her other projects means her music career “may not look exactly like it did before, but I much prefer how it looks in my head”.
“I feel grateful and excited and inspired. Finding a balance between many projects and endeavours I love and doing it my own way.”
Ariana Grande
Super fan Michael Rodrigues De Jesus said he “internally screamed really loudly” when he saw the post and the hint of a tour.
But he thinks if Ariana does go on the road, it would be “a mini tour” and “a lot of fans might be upset”.
“I’ve seen different discourses online where people are really upset that she’s doing movies,” the 23-year-old from Luton said.
Michael also thinks the fandom is split, with some disappointed that music isn’t the star’s sole focus. “I did feel a bit of that same sentiment,” he stated.
“Like, are we ever going to get another tour? Has she found a home in acting that she wants to stay in forever? What’s my personality going to be if not an Ariana music lover?”
Michael Rodrigues De Jesus
But overall, Michael revealed he “doesn’t think anyone’s missed out”.
“As a fan, it’s exciting to see an artist you like doing a lot of things. You get to experience their talent in a lot more ways.”
Michael Rodrigues De Jesus
Ariana Grande Announces First Tour in 7 Years
Ariana Grande is to go on her first tour in seven years next summer, with five dates in London, the only shows so far scheduled outside North America.
The pop star’s The Eternal Sunshine Tour is named after her latest album, which came out in March 2024.
Since then, she has focused on acting, earning an Oscar nomination for her role as Glinda in Wicked, with the sequel Wicked: For Good due for release this November.
The tour will begin in Oakland, California, on 6 June 2026 and will conclude with five nights at London’s O2 arena on 15, 16, 19, 20, and 23 August.
Pre-sale for the UK tickets will begin on 16 September, followed by the general sale on 18 September.
The tour will see her play her first full live shows since 2019’s Sweetener World Tour.
She has been devoting much of her time to Hollywood in recent years, with a role in the fourth Meet the Parents film also in the pipeline, but in July, she assured fans she was “working on a plan to sing for you all next year”.
“Very silly of you all to assume that just because I have my hands full with many things that I plan to abandon singing & music…!!! It may not look exactly like it did before, but I much prefer how it looks in my head. I am having fun. I feel grateful and excited and inspired.”
Ariana Grande
The tour will stop for four nights in Los Angeles and another four in Brooklyn, with other dates in Austin, Sunrise (near Fort Lauderdale), Atlanta, Boston, Montreal, and Chicago.
It is currently not scheduled to visit any other UK or European cities.
In 2017, the Manchester leg of her ‘Dangerous Woman Tour’ was targeted by a suicide bomber, killing 22 people.
She has returned to the city since, for a benefit concert two weeks later, and a headline slot at Manchester Pride in 2019.
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