Ariana Grande's 3 Most DARING Statements Made With New Music!
Hey!
What’s up y’all?!
I’m Emile Ennis Jr. back here with Clevver News, and even though 2020 has been a pretty
challenging year to say the least, Ariana Grande blessed us with new music and videos
to keep us going when we needed it the most.
Now you know that I live for Ariana Grande, like almost everyone else does at Clevver.
There’s that one assistant that’s a hater, but I digress.
Anyway, Ariana Grande does not take a break when it comes to dropping music for her fans.
I’m sure you all remember when Ari dropped her Sweetener album in August of 2018 with
songs like, No Tears Left To Cry, God Is A Woman, Breathin, R.E.M., Sweetener, & more.
There’s just so many great songs on that album.
But she wasn’t done, because in February of 2019, just a little over 5 months later,
she released Thank U, Next, which came at the perfect time because personally, I was
in a really tough spot in my life.
With hits like, 7 Rings, Imagine, Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored, & of course
Thank U, Next, Ari delivered another stunning masterpiece.
And the videos were next level.
I was so obsessed I actually created my own version of 7 rings with my BFFs Drew and Jackie.
But fast forward to 2020.
We are dealing with a worldwide pandemic, almost everything is shut down, there’s
no concerts or festivals to attend unless virtually, and what does Ari do?
She delivers again with her album Positions!
So let’s break down the music video moments in the past couple of months that made our
jaw drop or made us say YASSSS Ari!
Before we get to her latest music, let's go back to May 2020 when we all slowly began
to realize that we are going to be in quarantine for a lot longer than expected.
You may know the song Rain On Me with Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.
Who am I kidding, of course you know it.
It’s nearly impossible to not start dancing when this song is on, and with over 249 million
views, we’re going to say that people love the video as well.
But there is another video that had fans talking because we were able to see a glimpse of Ari’s
relationship with her Boyfriend Dalton Gomez.
Lady Gaga and Ariana were doing a weather channel spoof and at one point you see Ari’s
boyfriend Dalton assisting and literally making it rain.
Of course this wasn’t the first time he made his debut.
Dalton was rumored to be dating Ariana for a while, but it was confirmed when he made
an appearance towards the end of the “Stuck With U” music video with Justin Bieber.
Ari was keeping the relationship extremely private for a while, but this was the confirmation
that fans were waiting for.
So the fact that she included him in two videos was a bold statement to the world, letting
everyone know that Dalton is the real deal.
Now this came as a bit of shock to fans though because a few weeks prior to the release of
this video, Ari shared a statement to her Instagram story, defending Florence Pugh who
received backlash for posting about her relationship with Zach Braff due to their 21-year age difference.
Ari wrote, “Sharing special, personal life things that make you happy on the internet
can be so traumatic.
I know I’ve taken a step back from doing so to protect my loved ones and myself but
I just wanted to share this and let you know how perfectly you expressed this and how appreciated
you are for doing so.”
Anyway, we are happy with whatever Ari shares with us.
But another bold statement from Ari came from the Positions music video.
In the video Ari is the President of The United States!
And considering we’ve never had a female President, we love the statement that Ari
was making.
And the timing couldn’t have been more perfect as she dropped this song and video a couple
of weeks before the highly anticipated United States election.
Ari definitely took some style notes from Jackie Kennedy for her first look in the video,
but Ari served us many looks throughout this video showing that regardless of what she’s
wearing, she can still do her job.
Something else that we noticed almost immediately was how diverse her cabinet was.
It’s a diverse cabinet filled with women and people of color which is the complete
opposite of the current administration.
I mean her mom is even in it.
But also, even her secret service escorts are women and we were so here for this.
And just in case all the messages weren’t clear enough in the video, Ari took to Instagram
and dropped this clip from the video saying, “me on my way to remind u all to vote early
and also on my way to switch them positions for u”
Fans were just as obsessed with the video and statements as we were.
Like this user who said.
“you ate and left no crumbs behind.”
Or this fan who said, “POSITIONS isnt just a song, its a cultural reset, its the oxygen
you breathe, it’s a lifestyle, a reason to breathe, an escape from this cruel world,
its art, the first gift you open on christmas, a hug from a loved one, everything you’ve
ever wanted.”
I couldn’t have said it better myself!
But let’s go ahead and switch to one of Ari’s latest videos that had people talking
for many reasons.
In fact I can think of 69.
Ok, corny joke, but I’m clearly talking about her video for 34+35.
The title and lyrics were a statement alone, but in addition to serving us so many iconic
looks while creating literally herself, there was one statement making moment that set the
internet on fire.
If you have already seen the video, you know I’m not talking about THAT SPLIT.
Because of the sexual nature of the song, and the movements accompanied with the split,
fans lost all chill.
This was Ari letting us know that she is a full grown woman who is not afraid to explore
her sexuality.
And even though some fans saw this as Ari breaking free from more PG-13 lyrics and content.
One fan chimed in saying, “Ya'll acting like you havent heard Side To Side and Dangerous
Woman”
However, let’s get back to what people had to say about that split.
One fan said, “the world needs to open back up.
i’m tryna see that 34+35 split live on tour”
This person chimed in saying, “What I love about Ariana’s new 34+35 video is that she
looks so comfortable!
The sexy sexy doesn’t feel forced.
I said “well damn” when she hit that split chile.”
And I really related to this fan saying, “not me stretching so I can hopefully in a year
do the split move in the 34+35 music video”
Same.
I really need to work on my stretching.
Anyway, if we haven’t said it enough already, we appreciate Ariana Grande so much for continuing
to give us more when she really doesn’t have to.
She deserves a nice long rest & we will be right here eager and ready when SHE’S ready
to release something new and make some more statements.
But for more on Ariana Grande, click right over here for another Clevver video.
And let’s us know why you love Ari down in the comment section below.
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., you can find me on Instagram @emileennisjr and I’ll see
you soon right back here on Clevver News.
Bye y’all!