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Ariana Grandeis back to blonde!
On Thursday, the singer, 25, showed off her lighter locks in a close-upInstagram videoas her new chart-topping single“Thank U, Next”played in the background.
While it wasn’t clear if the singer was wearing a wig, Grande is no stranger to the platinum life.
This is not the first time the singer, who usually sports a brown hue, has gone blonde. She previously rocked the hair color in June when sheposed for the July cover ofVogue UKwith little to no makeup and without her signature high ponytail.
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Grande also went lighter in April during thesecond weekend of Coachella— where she took to the main stage to perform her single, “No Tears Left to Cry” — and in March when she attendedMadonna’sprivate Oscars afterpartywith then-boyfriend rapperMac Miller,as well as during a March For Our Lives rally performance weeks later.
In addition, her latest albumSweetener— which was released in August — features a platinum blonde Grande on the album cover.
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This week, months after she dropped that album, she released a new song called “Thank U, Next.” In it, Grandereviews her past romanceswith dancerRicky Alvarez, rapperBig Sean, comedianPete Davidsonand Miller, whodied on Sept. 7at age 26.
“Thought I’d end up with Sean / But he wasn’t a match / Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh / Even almost got married / And for Pete, I’m so thankful / Wish I could say ‘Thank you’ to Malcolm / ‘Cause he was an angel,” she sings in the tune.
The song comes after herOctober split from her former fiancéDavidson. Davidson alsodebuted a new hair colorafter their breakup, going from bleach blonde to sky blue.
Now almost a month later, Grande appears to be doing “so amazing.”
She’s made a clean break from Davidson — asource tells PEOPLE that their pair “have no contact now”— and on Tuesday wasnamed Billboard’s Woman of the Year. She will be honored at the outlet’s annual Women in Music gala in New York City on Dec. 6.
A day later, the singer released a contemplative music video for her song “Breathin” fromSweetenerand gave fans a look inside her battle with anxiety while also showing off some new tattoos behind her ear.
“Ariana is doing well,” her brotherFrankie GrandetoldEntertainment Tonightin October. “She’s working really hard,getting prepped for tour… and another album. Like, it’s too much! Lots of stuff is going on.”
source: people.com
