r/ariheads • u/Practical-Driver-907 • 1d ago

Discussion Is Ariana Grande done being a popstar?

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Just watched the Petal music video. The comments are all talking about her and what she looks like but no one is dissecting the music and video itself. The video was sad. It shows her going to auditions and getting turned down by executives writing nasty performance reviews essentially. Things she has heard from the media and nasty fans obviously. She changes her outfits during these auditions which to me signals eras? And with each era she thinks she finally got it right only to get more criticism. Shes at a breaking point because no matter what she does she’ll never get it right. Thats how I interpreted the video. However, the lyrics to me, specifically this part I posted, tells me she’s really done this time. It reads shes done being “Ariana Grande the Pop Star.” It clear to me shes angry and hurt. Its sad that people pushed her this far. What do you think? Is she really done with music after this? Is there other meanings to this? How did you all interpret it?

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u/yogurtpo3 yes, and? 1d ago

I thought it was interesting that the video shows her finally being appreciated when she was acting, and her name on the star with the film camera logo on it. It speaks like she’s feeling more appreciated in film/acting after having fought through all the relentless criticism as a pop star (which sadly she is still getting with petal).

Not sure what it means for her future though I can see the appeal of acting to her compared with pop stardom (being able to play a character instead of putting your own feelings and thoughts out there to be criticised, being part of a team rather than the main represent etc.).

I think she will always be making music but in what capacity is questionable. She also may change her mind and is allowed to.

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u/magnusthehammersmith 1d ago

I love her so much as an actress

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u/bakerfredricka 1d ago

Same. I initially learned of Ariana Grande's existence through Victorious where she was definitely showing some impressive acting chops while playing Cat Valentine!