Ariana Grande has officially announced her eighth studio album, Petal, is set for release on July 31 through Republic Records.
The project is executive produced and co-written by Grande alongside Ilya Salmanzadeh, and will be available across multiple formats, including vinyl, CD, cassette, and a direct-to-consumer exclusive edition.
Describing the album’s spirit, Grande called it “Something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging.” The announcement, shared on Instagram alongside a striking image of the singer without her signature ponytail, signals a clear artistic shift and the start of a new chapter.
Petal has been highly anticipated, with Grande teasing studio sessions for months. Its arrival also aligns with her upcoming summer tour—her first in seven years—which kicks off June 6 in Oakland. While originally tied to Eternal Sunshine, the new album is expected to play a major role in the shows. Grande has hinted the tour may be a rare event moving forward, saying, “The last 10 or 15 years will look very different to the ones that are coming up… I’m very excited to do this small tour, but I think it might not happen again for a long, long, long, long, long time… ‘One last hurrah!’”
The new release follows a hugely successful stretch for Grande. Her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and became the longest-running chart-topper of her career. It also delivered back-to-back No. 1 debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Yes, And?” and “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love).”
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