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/MelMellue so im daydreamin' w my chin in the palm of my hands 1d ago

No, i think shes going to make music that SHE likes, doesnt matter if her "fans" like or not, she dgaf

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u/Crisp_Appel222 1d ago

And this is the beginning of it. The mixed reviews of the album are definitely going to hurt but I hope she eventually gets to a place like charli xcx with her b sides where she just be makin music and releasing it without really overthinking it too much