Ariana Grande has officially announced her eighth studio album “Petal”, a project executive produced and co-authored alongside frequent collaborator Ilya.
Scheduled for a July 31 release under Republic Records, Grande describes the album as a vibrant collection representing resilience and "growing through the cracks" of difficult, cold circumstances.
Co-producer Ilya Salmanzadeh, a Swedish-Persian talent and protégé of Max Martin, returns to helm this project following his extensive contributions to Grande’s 2024 hit “Eternal Sunshine”.
Renowned for his work with industry titans like Taylor Swift and Sam Smith, Ilya’s involvement signals a continuation of the polished, high-energy pop sound that has defined Grande’s recent chart-topping era.
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The album has been long awaited, as Grande has been teasing it with photos of herself in the studio and announced a summer tour coming in June. The announcement comes on the heels of her three years of work around the film “Wicked” and its sequel, alongside the success of “Eternal Sunshine” and its subsequent 2025 deluxe release.
Though her upcoming world tour was originally conceptualised around “Eternal Sunshine”, the new album will likely serve as a central focus of the set list. Grande had earlier hinted that this tour could be her last "for a long time.”
“The last 10 or 15 years will look very different to the ones that are coming up,” Grande said in an interview last year on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast. “I don’t want to say anything definitive. I do know that I’m very excited to do this small tour, but I think it might not happen again for a long, long, long, long, long time. I’m going to give it my all and it’s going to be beautiful. I think that’s why I’m doing it because I’m like, ‘One last hurrah!’”
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