Ariana Grande says she’s not abandoning music for film projects

Ariana Grande says 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 on Wednesday 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 doesn’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 says. “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 also teased 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.”

Super fan Michael Rodrigues De Jesus says 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 says.

Michael also thinks the fandom is split with some disappointed music isn’t the star’s sole focus.

“I did feel a bit of that same sentiment,” he says.

“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?”

But overall, Michael says 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.”