{"id":2074146,"date":"2026-08-02T21:39:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2074146"},"modified":"2026-08-02T21:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:39:36","slug":"ariana-grande-taking-a-break-after-tour-amid-ongoing-public-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2074146","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Taking a Break After Tour Amid Ongoing Public Scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tAriana Grande is set to take a break from the public once her Eternal Sunshine Tour wraps on Sept. 1. The pop star\u2019s time off includes her pulling out of leading the revival of Stephen Sondheim\u2019s Sunday in the Park With George<\/em>, which was expected to open next summer in London\u2019s West End.<\/p>\n

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People<\/em> first reported the news \u2014 which comes just after Grande released her highly-anticipated new studio album Petal<\/em> \u2014 on Sunday (Aug. 2), publishing a statement attributed to a representative for Grande. Billboard <\/em>has reached out to Grande\u2019s team for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAriana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour,\u201d the statement said. \u201cShe looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny. This tour has been a beautiful experience for her. She loves her fans and has loved every minute of this tour so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGrande is also bowing out of her previously announced appearance in the West End revival of Sunday in the Park With George<\/em>. She was set to star in the London production opposite Wicked<\/em> co-star Jonathan Bailey.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe\u2019s currently on the last month of her Eternal Sunshine Tour, which next heads to Chicago for three concert dates (Aug. 3, 5 and 6) before a show-closing, 10-date run in London that spans Aug. 15 to Sept. 1.<\/p>\n

Petal<\/em> the album just arrived on Friday (July 31), and its title track was released as the LP\u2019s second single. <\/p>\n

\n\tA music video debuted alongside the track that echoes real-life critiques Grande\u2019s received from the public; recent public commentary has been centered on her physical appearance and weight. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn the visual, which plays as a short film, the performer cuts down critics \u2014 with a chainsaw \u2014 after being told she\u2019s \u201cnot good enough\u201d and has \u201cno sex appeal.\u201d Audition notes saying that she \u201cshould get some work done\u201d turn to \u201ctoo much work done.\u201d \u201cThe way you used to be, I miss that,\u201d one naysayer says.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHate That I Made You Love Me,\u201d the album\u2019s first single, debuted at No. 1 on the\u00a0Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n

\n\tPost-tour, fans can see her in movie theaters in Focker-in-Law<\/em>, opening Nov. 25. The comedy is the latest in the Meet the Parents<\/em> series, starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.<\/p>\n

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2255448169-e1781221098211.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Ariana Grande is set to take a break from the public once her Eternal Sunshine Tour wraps on Sept. 1. The pop star\u2019s time off includes her pulling out of leading the revival of Stephen Sondheim\u2019s Sunday in the Park With George, which was expected to open next summer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2074146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2074146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2074146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2074146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2074146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}