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Ariana Grande Says ‘Wicked’ Nearly Ended Her Album-Making, Then Reignited It

She plans a small 2026 tour, having recorded Eternal Sunshine during filming.

Overview

  • Ariana Grande told the Shut Up Evan podcast she secretly expected to stop making albums when she left for London to film Wicked.
  • Portraying Glinda reshaped her relationship to creating and helped her reconnect with confidence she felt she had lost.
  • She recorded Eternal Sunshine while shooting the film and navigated January reshoots by finishing the album before or after that window.
  • People reports Eternal Sunshine earned a 2025 Grammy nomination for best pop vocal album.
  • Grande says a limited 2026 run is planned for the album and that another large-scale tour likely will not happen for a long time.