After receiving three nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Album with eternal sunshine, Best Dance Pop Recording for yes, and?, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the boy is mine, Ariana Grande kicks off her 2025 music year. eternal sunshine deluxe, following a second version released in October 2024 that included live recordings of some tracks, as well as acoustic and remixed versions, will add nine new tracks to the original 13-song tracklist, including six completely unreleased songs. This will further enrich Ariana Grande’s seventh studio project. eternal sunshine quickly gained great success, earning a gold certification in Italy for the entire project, as well as for the singles yes, and? and we can't be friends (wait for your love).
Following eternal sunshine, Ariana released My Everything (Tenth Anniversary Edition) in 2024. The album comes four years after its predecessor, positions (2020), which was certified gold in Italy and included hit singles like positions and 34+35, both also certified gold in the country. In the summer of 2023, the artist briefly returned to the music scene with a reissue of her debut album to celebrate its tenth anniversary, Yours Truly (Tenth Anniversary Edition).
Ariana Grande continues to thrive as an actress with her leading role in Wicked, alongside Cynthia Erivo. The film received four nominations at the 2025 Golden Globes, winning Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. At the 2025 Academy Awards, Wicked received 10 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, and Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande, ultimately winning two Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. While waiting for the second and final installment of the saga, set to hit theaters on November 21, 2025, Wicked: The Soundtrack has achieved massive success, debuting at #1 on the Official UK Compilation Chart for 12 consecutive weeks and surpassing one billion global streams. It also marked the highest debut in history (#2) on the Billboard 200 for a film adaptation of a stage production.
