Ariana Grande isn’t holding space for this particular rumor.
The singer responded to claims that she isn’t planning to make music anymore, simply because she’s more focused on acting at the moment.
“Very silly of you all to assume that just because I have my hands full with many things that I plan to abandon singing & music … !!!” Grande wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday, alongside a video of her performing at the Met Gala in 2024.
“It is and has always been my lifeline,” she said, adding that “there will need to be room made for all of it.”
“It may not look exactly like it did before but I much prefer how it looks in my head. I am having fun. I feel grateful and excited and inspired,” the “Wicked” star added.
“Finding a balance, between many projects and endeavors i love, and doing it my own way… so I’m working on a plan to sing for you all next year. Even if it’s just for a little. I love you.”
Grande has balanced singing and acting throughout her career.
The now-32-year-old, first appeared on Broadway as a teenager, and later shot to fame in her role on the Nickelodeon show “Victorious.”
The Grammy winner recently returned to her first love ― musical theater ― with her role as Glinda in the smash hit “Wicked.”
While doing press for the movie, Grande spoke about wanting to make a bit of a career shift away from the pace of the music industry ― but not music itself.
“I’m going to say something so scary,” Grande said during an appearance last year on the “Las Culturistas” podcast with hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. “It’s going to scare the absolute shit out of my fans and everyone. I love them, and they will deal, and we will be here forever.”
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“I’m always going to make music,” the singer explained. “I’m always going to go on stage. I’m always going to do pop stuff, I pinky promise. But I don’t think doing it at the rate that I’ve been doing it for the past 10 years is where I see the next 10 years.”
“I love musical theater, reconnecting with this part of myself who started in musical theater and who loves comedy,” the “Hairspray” actor shared, adding that it “heals” her to do that.
