“Eternal Sunshine” indeed. Ariana Grande has revealed a deluxe issue of her chart-topping album is on its way — but the waiting game will be a long one.
The Grammy winner appeared on an episode of the “Shut Up Evan” podcast on Tuesday and teased a deluxe set of songs that are “definitely” in the works. Though Grande did not confirm a release date for this edition, she did tell host Evan Ross Katz that it wouldn’t be arriving anytime soon.
“I want to let [the album] live in this current state a little while longer,” she said, adding she wants to “take my time to execute my vision for this deluxe and make sure that it’s worth the wait and as special as I think it can be.”
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On the brighter side, Grande teased what fans can eventually expect from this surprise bundle.
“I definitely thought this album was perfect as it was, and I still kind of feel that way,” she said. “With time, I’ve been inspired to write more songs and inclined to do this deluxe. I’m really tempted to put a creative button on this storytelling, and I have a lot of ideas. It’s an idea that’s become something I can’t not do.”
She continued by teasing one song in particular, referring to it as “the final song,” and said it was “one of my favourite songs I’ve ever written.”
The pause on the deluxe issue’s release will be due to to her being busy promoting the upcoming “Wicked” films, in which she stars alongside Cynthia Erivo. “I’ll let it be a surprise, but I wouldn’t say any time super soon,” she added. “I’m also trying to navigate the timing of the ‘Wicked’ of it all, because I really want to give my entire self to that when it’s time to shift gears. I’m working on it constantly, and I’ll have more information on timing soon.”
Grande also previously teased a tour on the “Zach Sang Show,” something fans have been itching for, especially after seeing clips of her performance at the Met Gala earlier this year.
“I still want it too,” she said to Katz about a tour. “It would be a really lovely idea to be able to trickle in some shows in between the two Wicked films… It would be a mini little sampling of shows, I think. It’s something that my team and I are working on coming up with options for.”
The first installment of “Wicked” is scheduled for Nov. 22 with the sequel to follow on Nov. 26, 2025.Grande stars as Glinda in a cast that also includes Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University headmaster Madame Morrible, Ethan Slater as Boq and Bowen Yang as Pfannee.
