Ariana Grande Asks Fans to Stop Sending ‘Hateful Messages’ to ‘People in My Life’ After Dropping Revealing New Album

Mar. 15, 2025

Ariana Grande.Photo:Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyAriana Grandehas a serious request for her fans amid her album release week.On Saturday, a day after dropping her seventh studio album, Grande, 30, asked her followers to stop sending “hateful messages” to “people in my life” in a message posted on her Instagram Story.“Hi, I just wanted to say anyone that is sending hateful messages to the people in my life based on your interpretation of this album is not supporting me and is absolutely doing the polar opposite of what I would ever encourage (and is also entirely misinterpreting the intention behind the music),” she wrote.Ariana Grande’s message to fans, posted on March 9.ariana grande/InstagramNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I ask that you please do not,” she continued. “It is not how to support me. It is the opposite. Although this album captures a lot of painful moments, it also is woven together with a through line of deep, sincere love. If you cannot hear that, please listen more closely. Thank you.“On Friday, the “Yes, And?” singer released her albumEternal Sunshine, which features songs about her divorce from herex-husband Dalton Gomez, which was settled inOctober 2023. Grande began dating her current boyfriend andWickedcostarEthan Slaterbefore her divorce was finalized.Grande has yet to speak publicly about her divorce or her new relationship, butEternal Sunshinecontains lyrics about feeling “hostage” to “tears” in a relationship on the track “Bye.““I’ll play the villain if you need me to,” she sings on “True Story.“And when singing about a new relationship on “The Boy Is Mine” she croons, “Please know this ain’t what I planned for/Probably wouldn’t bet a dime or my life on [it].“Ariana Grande.Zach Sang Show/ YouTubeIn a recent interview withZane Lowe for Apple Music, Grande said recording the album was “really healing” for her.“More than ever before in my life, I’ve been able to be so much more present and enjoy it and savor it this time in a way that I don’t think I was able to before,” she said.

Ariana Grande.Photo:Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Ariana Grandehas a serious request for her fans amid her album release week.On Saturday, a day after dropping her seventh studio album, Grande, 30, asked her followers to stop sending “hateful messages” to “people in my life” in a message posted on her Instagram Story.“Hi, I just wanted to say anyone that is sending hateful messages to the people in my life based on your interpretation of this album is not supporting me and is absolutely doing the polar opposite of what I would ever encourage (and is also entirely misinterpreting the intention behind the music),” she wrote.Ariana Grande’s message to fans, posted on March 9.ariana grande/InstagramNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I ask that you please do not,” she continued. “It is not how to support me. It is the opposite. Although this album captures a lot of painful moments, it also is woven together with a through line of deep, sincere love. If you cannot hear that, please listen more closely. Thank you.“On Friday, the “Yes, And?” singer released her albumEternal Sunshine, which features songs about her divorce from herex-husband Dalton Gomez, which was settled inOctober 2023. Grande began dating her current boyfriend andWickedcostarEthan Slaterbefore her divorce was finalized.Grande has yet to speak publicly about her divorce or her new relationship, butEternal Sunshinecontains lyrics about feeling “hostage” to “tears” in a relationship on the track “Bye.““I’ll play the villain if you need me to,” she sings on “True Story.“And when singing about a new relationship on “The Boy Is Mine” she croons, “Please know this ain’t what I planned for/Probably wouldn’t bet a dime or my life on [it].“Ariana Grande.Zach Sang Show/ YouTubeIn a recent interview withZane Lowe for Apple Music, Grande said recording the album was “really healing” for her.“More than ever before in my life, I’ve been able to be so much more present and enjoy it and savor it this time in a way that I don’t think I was able to before,” she said.

Ariana Grandehas a serious request for her fans amid her album release week.

On Saturday, a day after dropping her seventh studio album, Grande, 30, asked her followers to stop sending “hateful messages” to “people in my life” in a message posted on her Instagram Story.

“Hi, I just wanted to say anyone that is sending hateful messages to the people in my life based on your interpretation of this album is not supporting me and is absolutely doing the polar opposite of what I would ever encourage (and is also entirely misinterpreting the intention behind the music),” she wrote.

Ariana Grande’s message to fans, posted on March 9.ariana grande/Instagram

ariana grande/Instagram

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“I ask that you please do not,” she continued. “It is not how to support me. It is the opposite. Although this album captures a lot of painful moments, it also is woven together with a through line of deep, sincere love. If you cannot hear that, please listen more closely. Thank you.”

On Friday, the “Yes, And?” singer released her albumEternal Sunshine, which features songs about her divorce from herex-husband Dalton Gomez, which was settled inOctober 2023. Grande began dating her current boyfriend andWickedcostarEthan Slaterbefore her divorce was finalized.

Grande has yet to speak publicly about her divorce or her new relationship, butEternal Sunshinecontains lyrics about feeling “hostage” to “tears” in a relationship on the track “Bye.”

“I’ll play the villain if you need me to,” she sings on “True Story.”

And when singing about a new relationship on “The Boy Is Mine” she croons, “Please know this ain’t what I planned for/Probably wouldn’t bet a dime or my life on [it].”

Ariana Grande.Zach Sang Show/ YouTube

Zach Sang Show/ YouTube

In a recent interview withZane Lowe for Apple Music, Grande said recording the album was “really healing” for her.

“More than ever before in my life, I’ve been able to be so much more present and enjoy it and savor it this time in a way that I don’t think I was able to before,” she said.

source: people.com