{"id":2501584,"date":"2026-07-14T14:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2501584"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:04:46","slug":"ariana-grande-fuels-ricky-alvarez-dating-rumors-with-another-wild-lyric-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ariana-grande-fuels-ricky-alvarez-dating-rumors-with-another-wild-lyric-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande fuels Ricky Alvarez dating rumors with another wild lyric change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ariana Grande\u00a0dropped another major hint that she and ex Ricky Alvarez are rekindling their romance.<\/p>\n<p>During the singer\u2019s Monday performance, she changed the lyrics in her hit song \u201cThank U, Next,\u201d which name-drops several of her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/ariana-grande-dating-relationship-history\/\">former boyfriends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the original lyrics to the 2018 song, the Grammy winner laments, \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky \/ Now I listen and laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ariana Grande\u00a0dropped a major hint that she and ex Ricky Alvarez (pictured in February 2016) might have rekindled their romance during her Monday night conert <span class=\"credit\">John Shearer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In her song \u201cThank U, Next,\u201d Grande (pictured in June) changed the lyrics to, \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky \/ We always find our way back.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Ariana Grande\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, during her latest performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Grande sang, \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky\/ We always find our way back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DawRKgCsvgp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clip from the \u201cEternal Sunshine\u201d tour stop<\/a> shared by a fan via social media, the audience immediately erupted with screams over the not-so-subtle lyric change.<\/p>\n<p>Grande\u2019s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cVictorious\u201d alum\u2019s cheeky hint comes on the heels of her making headlines for multiple outings with Alvarez \u2014 nearly a decade after their breakup.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The pop star\u2019s not-so-subtle lyric change comes a week after she and Alvarez hung out over the Fourth of July weekend, as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The exes (pictured in June 2015) were also spotted eating out together in Texas last month, though a source claimed it was \u201cnothing romantic.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Page Six <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/06\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grandes-streak-of-outings-with-ex-ricky-alvarez-continues-on-fourth-of-july\/\">obtained photos of the duo<\/a>, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/ariana-grande-dating-relationship-history\/\">dated between 2015 and 2016<\/a>, on a shopping run together over the Fourth of July weekend.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the former couple were photographed leaving a Whole Foods in Boca Raton, Florida, with grocery bags.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy winner and her former backup dancer also\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/26\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grande-spotted-hanging-out-with-ex-ricky-alvarez\/\">hung out<\/a>\u00a0in June, the same month news broke of the songwriter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/08\/celebrity-news\/ariana-grande-and-ethan-slater-split-after-3-years-of-dating\/\">splitting from boyfriend Ethan Slater<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>But during her Austin concert, the Grammy winner changed lyrics again to gush over how her former backup dancer (seen above in April 2016) has \u201cstill got [her] back.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At the time, Alvarez\u2019s reaction was caught on camera, as he proudly shook a friend\u2019s hand. (The exes pictured above in June 2015). <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Photos circulated of the two out to eat in Texas, though a source insisted to TMZ at the time that there \u201cis nothing romantic between Ariana and Ricky this time around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But during her Austin concert right around that time, Grande did another \u201cThank U, Next\u201d lyric tweak, gushing that he has \u201cstill got [her] back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez\u2019s reaction was caught on camera, with him proudly shaking a friend\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Grande sparked dating rumors with Alvarez the same month news broke of her split from boyfriend Ethan Slater (pictured in 2025). <span class=\"credit\">Presley Ann Photo\/Shutterstock for SAG<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Although Page Six confirmed the \u201cWicked\u201d co-stars\u2019 breakup in June, we hear they parted ways \u201cseveral months\u201d before news broke. <span class=\"credit\">michelleyeoh_official<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The exes have seemingly remained friendly over the years and were\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/01\/02\/ariana-grande-hangs-with-ex-boyfriend-ricky-alvarez\/\">spotted together<\/a>\u00a0in January 2019.<\/p>\n<p>After their short-lived romance, the singer\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2016\/08\/29\/ariana-grande-and-mac-miller-go-public-with-romance\/\">moved on with Mac Miller<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/06\/11\/ariana-grande-and-pete-davidson-are-engaged-after-a-few-weeks-of-dating\/\">ex-fianc\u00e9 Pete Davidson<\/a>, Dalton Gomez \u2014 whom she was\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/05\/17\/ariana-grande-secretly-married-fiance-dalton-gomez\/\">married to from 2021 to 2024<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 and Slater.<\/p>\n<p>On June 8, Page Six confirmed that Grande and her \u201cWicked\u201d co-star quietly split after three years of dating. An insider told us the former pair\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/09\/celebrity-news\/all-the-clues-ariana-grande-ethan-slater-were-headed-for-breakup\/\">broke up \u201cseveral months\u201d before news broke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande\u00a0dropped another major hint that she and ex Ricky Alvarez are rekindling their romance. During the singer\u2019s Monday performance, she changed the lyrics in her hit song \u201cThank U, Next,\u201d which name-drops several of her former boyfriends. In the original lyrics to the 2018 song, the Grammy winner laments, \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2501585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24076,24188,35566,40151,24003,22749,21800],"class_list":["post-2501584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-ariana-grande","tag-celebrity-couples","tag-celebrity-dating","tag-celebrity-exes","tag-celebrity-news","tag-concert","tag-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ariana-Grande-fuels-Ricky-Alvarez-dating-rumors-with-another-wild.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501586,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501584\/revisions\/2501586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}