Ariana Grande is back from somewhere over the rainbow. On Dec. 7, 2023, she posted some photos of her in the recording studio, which of course got the internet buzzing with rumors that she was working on an album.
“FINALLY,” commented fellow singer Selena Gomez.
“Oh this bout to eat,” SZA wrote.
Then, on December 17, Grande teased the album once again, posting a video with no audio of her singing in the studio.
All of the rumors turned out to be true when, on Jan. 7, 2024, Grande announced her single “Yes, And?” The song dropped a few days later on January 12 and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Grande also released a music video for “Yes, And?” that same day. She was inspired by singer Paula Abdul and her 1988 music video for “Cold Hearted.”
One week later, Grande officially announced her upcoming seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine. This is her first album since Positions in 2020, so fans have been anxiously awaiting new music from the Wicked star.
With just one month until the album’s release, ahead is everything you need to know about Eternal Sunshine.
When does Eternal Sunshine come out?
On January 17, Grande officially announced the title and release date of her newest album: Eternal Sunshine comes out on March 8, 2024.
“I think this one may be your favorite. It is mine,” Grande posted to her Instagram Story on February 1.
Has the Eternal Sunshine album cover come out yet?
When announcing the album’s release date, Grande also unveiled its cover, which is the same one she used for “Yes, And?” It features a blurry close-up of Grande with red lipstick on.
However, Grande also revealed that there would be seven different cover variations.
“Album cover 5 of 7 tomorrow ♡,” she posted on her Instagram Story on January 26.
How many songs are on Eternal Sunshine?
There will be 13 songs on Grande’s seventh studio album. According to her website, track 1 is titled “Intro (End of the World),” track 5 is “Eternal Sunshine,” and track 9 is “Yes, And?”
What can we expect from Eternal Sunshine?
On February 1, Grande posted an Instagram Reel from when she first played some of the songs from the album for her family and team.
“I wanted to share with you this, it’s kinda a concept album because it’s all different heightened pieces of the same story, of the same experience,” she said in the video.
“Some are really vulnerable. Some of them are, like, playing the part that people kind of expect me to be sometimes and having fun with that,” she continued. “And the rest of it is also just kinda really vulnerable.”
Will Grande be going on tour?
According to some genius TikTok sleuths, the coding on Grande’s website was updated to eventually include a “tour dates” section, so we can hopefully expect to see her perform Eternal Sunshine live soon.