Ariana Grande announced her eighth studio album, Petal, via Instagram on April 28. The album is set for release on July 31 and features a black-and-white cover photo of the singer smiling with her brunette hair cascading across her face. Grande described it as 'something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging.'
Grande executive produced and co-wrote Petal with her longtime collaborator Ilya, with whom she has worked since her 2018 album Sweetener. A Spotify countdown page indicates the album will contain 12 tracks. Fans can pre-order digital, vinyl, CD, and cassette versions now. The tracklist and lead single have not yet been revealed, though hints appeared last month, including a flower emoji in her Instagram bio and studio photos. Petal follows Grande's 2024 release Eternal Sunshine, which topped the Billboard 200 and produced two No. 1 Hot 100 singles: 'Yes, And?' and 'We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love).' Its release coincides with the middle of her Eternal Sunshine tour, which begins in early June in Oakland, California, and ends September 1 in London—her first tour since 2019's Sweetener World Tour. Amid her music return, Grande has focused on acting and business. She recently starred as Glinda in Wicked and Wicked: For Good, which together grossed over $1.2 billion and earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations. A trailer for Focker-in-Law, the next Meet the Parents film opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, dropped this month ahead of its Thanksgiving release. In 2027, she will make her West End debut in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George.
