Ariana Grande appears to be working on her eighth studio album, and according to sources, the project will arrive sooner than fans think. TMZ<\/em><\/a> reported on April 8 that \u201cAriana has finished a new album and plans to release it around summertime.\u201d The outlet noted that the pop star is \u201csuper excited\u201d for the upcoming release\u2014and there are pictures to prove it.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything we know about Grande\u2019s upcoming album.<\/p>\n While the pop star has not confirmed that album eight is in the works, she did share photos of herself in the studio on April 8, 2026.<\/p>\n TMZ<\/em> added in its report that Grande \u201cposted pics of herself in the studio to tease the new project.\u201d<\/p>\n According to TMZ<\/em>, Grande\u2019s eighth studio album is expected to arrive this summer. Grande has not shared a release date or title for the project yet.<\/p>\n In a recently recorded message on her official \u201cBrighter Days\u201d hotline (934-33-ERASE)<\/a>, Grande said, \u201cWe just wanted to say thank you all so much to all of our loyal customers for making this last year together something we\u2019ll never want to forget.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOur staff here at Brighter Days are so looking forward to continuing our mission of bringing happiness and healing to as many as we can this summer in person,\u201d she continued in her message, referencing her upcoming Eternal Sunshine Tour that starts in June<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re counting down the 8s\u2014oops! I mean, the days.\u201d Fans interpreted Grande\u2019s misuse of the number eight as an intentional reference to her yet-to-be-titled eighth album.<\/p>\n Following the release of Eternal Sunshine <\/em>in 2024, Grande spoke frequently about wanting to take a break from releasing music to pursue acting more seriously.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to say something so scary, it\u2019s going to scare the absolute shit out of my fans and everyone. I love them, and they will deal, and we will be here forever. I\u2019m always going to make music. I\u2019m always going to go on stage. I\u2019m always going to do pop stuff, I pinky promise, but I don\u2019t think doing it at the rate that I\u2019ve been doing for the past 10 years is where I see the next 10 years,\u201d Grande said during her November 2024 appearance on the Las Culturistas<\/em> podcast<\/a>. \u201cI think I love acting; I love musical theater. Reconnecting with this part of myself\u2026I love comedy, and it heals me to do that\u2014finding roles to use these parts of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n By November 2025, Grande framed her Eternal Sunshine Tour as her \u201clast hurrah\u201d with music. \u201cI do know that I\u2019m very excited to do this small tour, but I think it might not happen again for a long, long, long, long time,\u201d she said during her appearance on Amy Poehler\u2019s Good Hang <\/em>podcast<\/a>. \u201cSo I\u2019m going to give it my all. I think that\u2019s why I\u2019m doing it, because I\u2019m like, \u2018One last hurrah. For now.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n In January 2026, the Wicked<\/em> star questioned her fans for thinking she had the energy to record another music project before her Eternal Sunshine Tour. \u201cI love [my fans] so much, but sometimes I want to ask, \u2018Do you think there\u2019s another version of me out there who had time to write an album?\u2019\u201d she told Variety<\/em><\/a>.<\/em> She outright denied that new music would arrive before the first half of the year, adding, \u201cNo\u2014definitely not. Nothing is coming before May.\u201d<\/p>\n After Grande\u2019s comments for Variety<\/em> made the rounds, she course-corrected on Instagram.<\/p>\n \u201cWelp I never said \u2018but soon enough\u2019 or mentioned any months ! lol my goooooodness,\u201d she wrote in the comments section of an Instagram post. \u201cAll I said was \u2018no\u2019 and \u2018do they think there\u2019s a clone of me out there somewhere\u2019! there must\u2019ve been a zoom glitch or something.\u201d She added, \u201cMa\u2019am I would need an extra brain and four more arms.\u201d<\/p>\n That same month, the \u201cWe Can\u2019t Be Friends\u201d singer told Vogue Japan<\/em><\/a> that a break is in her future.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that it would probably be healthy to [take a break],\u201d Grande told the outlet. \u201cI’m not used to taking breaks. But I do know that I grew so much from taking space from music while I was filming Wicked\u2026<\/em> But yeah, these past few years have been pretty nonstop. And by few, I mean 15.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cBalance is the goal for the next 15 years. I don’t think they will look like the previous 15 years. I think there will be more balance.\u201d<\/p>\n This post will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\nIs Grande recording her next album?<\/h2>\n
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