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\n \t\t\t\t\tAriana Grande\u2019s Latest \u2018Thank U, Next\u2019 Lyric Tweak During Brooklyn Show Has Fans Wondering About Her Ex Ricky\u00a0Alvarez\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n
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\n\tOne photo shows Ricky with his arm around the pop star in matching white T-shirts and denim, but their heads are cropped out of the picture. However, the star did tag the dancer in the snap.<\/p>\n
\n\tAnother photo had social media in a frenzy, featuring Alvarez and Ari taking a blurry mirror selfie, which was flipped upside down. Again, the singer-actress tagged the dancer.<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe Arianators took the subtle pictures as the Grammy-winning singer confirming her rumored relationship and going \u201cInstagram official.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\tBillboard<\/em> has reached out to Grande\u2019s reps for comment.<\/p>\n\n\tRegardless of their relationship status, Alvarez and Ari appear to be spending time together, as fans snapped photos of the duo at JFK Airport in NYC earlier this week after the singer-actress wrapped up the North American leg of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.<\/p>\n
\n\tGrande hinted at possibly circling back with Alvarez when she tweaked the lyrics of her 2018 Billboard Hot 100-topping anthem \u201cThank U, Next\u201d to suggest they were a thing once again during July 13\u2019s Brooklyn stop on the Eternal Sunshine Tour. <\/p>\n
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\n\tShe ended up changing the lyrics from \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky\/ Now I listen and laugh,\u201d to \u201cWrote some songs about Ricky\/ We always find our way back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\tThe 33-year-old pop star and Alvarez dated for about a year, from 2015 to 2016, when they met on Grande\u2019s Honeymoon Tour, during which he served as a backup dancer.<\/p>\n
\n\tAri returns to the stage across the pond on Aug. 15, and she\u2019s slated to headline five shows at London\u2019s O2 Arena. Grande delivered her highly anticipated petal<\/em> album on July 31, which soared to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 295,000 total album-equivalent units earned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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