{"id":35860,"date":"2026-08-10T05:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35860"},"modified":"2026-08-10T05:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:15:35","slug":"ariana-grande-reacts-to-petal-debuting-at-no-1-on-billboard-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35860","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Reacts to &#8216;Petal&#8217; Debuting at No. 1 on Billboard 200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ariana-grande\/\">Ariana Grande<\/a>\u2018s <em>Petal <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/ariana-grande-petal-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236312334\/\">launching at No. 1<\/a> on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the singer is taking a moment to share her appreciation to fans who helped make the LP her seventh chart topper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGrande shared the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/news\/\" id=\"auto-tag_news\" data-tag=\"news\">news<\/a> of her latest release\u2019s triumphant debut on Sunday (Aug. 9) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/arianagrande\/3960138504776297920\/\">via an Instagram Story<\/a>, where she reposted <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s headline about the set hitting No. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cthank you from the bottom of my heart,\u201d she wrote, adding a heart emoji to show love for her fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Saturday, Grande posted a series of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db0Y3I-jt8J\/?img_index=1\">photos and short video clips<\/a> documenting the making of the album on her Instagram grid. \u201cpetal forever,\u201d she captioned the behind-the-scenes look.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe star wrapped the North American leg of her Eternal Sunshine Tour Friday night in Chicago. She next heads to London for the final performances on this tour, with 10 concerts at the 02 Arena spanning Aug. 15 to Sept. 1, before taking a breather from the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201ci love you \u2026 i cannot believe that this concludes the north american leg of the eternal sunshine tour,\u201d Grande <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbuVWjXjDPi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wrote in a post<\/a> this weekend marking the occasion. \u201ci am overwhelmed with love and the deepest gratitude. thank you endlessly for the most special, beautiful, joyful and deeply fulfilling few months \u2026 i will cherish every moment of this time with you all &amp; these memories forever. thank you, chicago \u2026 london, i cannot wait to see you soon. i love you all more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPost-show, her brother Frankie also <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbwOZx5yW8R\/\">published a heartfelt message<\/a> honoring his sister\u2019s work \u2014 plus a video of himself and mom enjoying the concert at Chicago\u2019s United Center \u2014 on his Instagram account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cFamily forever. I will have your back until the end of time. I am so proud of you and so happy for you. Last night was a beautiful celebration of your artistry and the magnificent eternal sunshine family you have built and created. It was a magical night. You are magical. You are my everything and I am so so happy I was there to see you shine on this tour one last time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOnce the Eternal Sunshine Tour concludes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/ariana-grande-break-public-scrutiny-1236307902\/\">Grande plans to tak<\/a>e \u201ca step back from visibility,\u201d according to a statement from her rep shared with <em>People<\/em> last weekend. \u201cShe looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances.\u201d The break \u2014 which happens to come amid heightened public scrutiny about the singer\u2019s physical appearance and weight, but was a decision that was \u201cquietly made a long time ago\u201d and not \u201creactive,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/ariana-grande-speaks-out-chicago-concert-1236308627\/\">Grande says<\/a> \u2014 includes bowing out of her previously announced starring role in an upcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim\u2019s\u00a0<em>Sunday in the Park With George<\/em>, which was expected to open next summer in London.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Ariana Grande\u2018s Petal launching at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the singer is taking a moment to share her appreciation to fans who helped make the LP her seventh chart topper. 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