Just before she the bright pink world of Wicked last year, Ariana Grande briefly returned to pop to launch Eternal Sunshine. It was her official divorce album, an emotional statement on the seemingly turbulent end to her two-year marriage. With the long rollout of Wicked and subsequent awards season that …
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A year after her powerful Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande still can’t let go of the lingering romantic dreams and bitter nightmares she was exploring in those songs. In her self-described “really vulnerable concept album,” she set out to make her answer to the Beatles’ Rubber Soul, in a hazy psychedelic …
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What would the release of Ariana Grande‘s Eternal Sunshine Deluxe be without Peaches? Her beloved character returns to star in the new short film Brighter Days Ahead. Like the videos for the singles “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” and the Penn Badgley-starring “The Boy Is Mine,” the …
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, we get a bright highlight from the deluxe edition of Ariana Grande‘s Eternal Sunshine, indie troubadour Lucy Dacus taps Hozier for an achingly sweet break-up number; …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Wicked became an instant hit at the box office, with the movie musical debuting with a record-breaking $114 million on opening weekend. That number helped Wicked open as …
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As Ariana Grande launched into the Wicked promotional cycle last year, her fans worried that Glinda would keep the musician away from her pop star duties. She released her seventh studio album Eternal Sunshine one year ago, but made no explicit plans for touring and kept promotions to a minimum. …
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Just days after the one year anniversary of her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande has announced Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days ahead will drop on March 28. She took to Instagram to share the news, posting the cover art — a limp Grande levitating into a dark sky …
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No one mourns the Wicked awards season campaign. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Academy Awards on Sunday evening with a medley highlighting musical selections from their performances as Glinda and Elphaba. The two actresses paid tribute to the Oz cinematic universe, performing songs fromboth The Wizard of …
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Wicked‘s Paul Tazewell made Oscars history on Sunday night when he took home the award for Best Costume Design, becoming the first Black man to win in the category. Tazewell, who designed Glinda’s bubblegum pink gowns and Elphaba’s crow-colored garb, received a standing ovation as he took to the stage, …
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This was truly the brutalest Oscars, which is not a spelling error. Let’s put it this way: Earlier on Sunday, Harry Styles ran the Tokyo marathon and took less time than this Oscar ceremony did. But to look on the bright side of the 97th Academy Awards, Adrien Brody made …
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