Ariana Grande on ‘Saturday Night Live.'.Photo:Saturday Night Live/Youtube
Saturday Night Live/Youtube
Ariana Grandelit up theSaturday Night Livesound stage with two songs from her latest project,Eternal Sunshine.
The singer, 30, returned toSNLfor the third time as musical guest to perform “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” and “Imperfect for You” from her seventh studio album, released on Friday.
HostJosh Brolinintroduced Grande for the first song, while her mother, Joan Grande, introduced her for the second.
During her first performance, Grande sang her track while sitting on a set mimicking a home, wearing a black dress with a brown coat.
In January — shortly after releasing lead single“Yes, And?”— Grande unveiled the cover and title of her next record.Eternal Sunshine,a reference to the 2004 film starringJim CarreyandKate Winslet.
The LP features 13 tracks and a collaboration withher grandmother, whom she refers to affectionately as “Nonna."
Grande recently admitted on theZach Sang Showthat she had no intention of working on new musicuntil at least 2025.
“I actually was really opposed to coming out with music until post-Wicked, either both parts or just one part. I wasn’t sure how I would feel,” she said during the interview.
But after the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes shut down the movie musical’s production, the star found herself back in the studio with hitmakerMax Martin.
When the music “started pouring out” and the “Dangerous Woman” singer kept returning to work on more material, she figured, “Maybe it should come out if it’s coming out of me this way.”
One of Ariana Grande’s seven album covers for ‘Eternal Sunshine’.Republic Records
Republic Records
Later in November, the first part ofWickedpremieres in theaters, with Grande as Glinda andCynthia Erivoas Elphaba.Of her role as the Good Witch, Grande said to Sang, “I have never wanted something as badly as I did this.”
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She added that she had“been hunting”downWicked’s producer Marc Platt for nearly a decade. “Since I was 20, I was like, ‘Hey, I don’t know when this is happening, but when it’s happening, may I please at least just audition?’ That’s all I wanted, was an audition. I’ve never wanted anything more,” she recalled.
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source: people.com
