Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine tour has been sending the internet into meltdown for all of the wrong reasons. But finally, the tide might be turning back in Ari’s favor as a fan-edited video of her new album’s lead single, “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” goes viral, showing Ari on top form as she brings the song to the stage.
Amassing more than 1.7 million views in little over a month, Music Man readers can watch Ariana’s live take on “Hate That I Made You Love Me” unfold in the video below…
With no backing singers, stage props, or distracting set designs snatching attention, all focus is drawn to Ariana’s ethereal R&B vocals as she sings completely solo, serving her truth through her lyrics.
She sings a breakup anthem for the ages as she severs all links to her controversial relationship with Wicked co-star Ethan Slater, distancing herself from her exes, the drama, and the haters as she contemplates her fame turning both men and the masses into “bees stuck in honey.”
After years of controversial headlines threatening to topple the star’s career, Ariana hits back at the public who scrutinized her as she sings, “Why you so hate to see women endure? Is it really my fault you all gave me your hearts of your own accord?”
As fans realize, “These [new] songs are so great and way deeper than her previous work,” countless Grande listeners are rallying around the singer to spread their love for this masterclass performance, commenting, “Her unique voice and vibe makes this song 10x bomb,” and “Everyday I listen to this masterpiece and it never drains me.”
Another viewer pinpointed exactly what makes this song such a hit when they wrote, “It’s a spectacular melody. I’m obsessed with that song; the emotion, the melancholy, the nostalgia it evokes, and her siren-like voice. It’s mesmerizing.”
Ariana broke headlines again this week when she announced her withdrawal from a number of planned commitments, including her 2027 West End debut role in the stage show “Sunday in the Park with George” and dropping out of the thirteenth season of American Horror Story.
Her planned hiatus will begin after a ten-show stretch at London’s O2 Arena concludes Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine tour, with her final date landing on September 1st. Her representative told People, “She 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, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny.”
Curious to hear what Ariana herself has to say about all this? Check out her recent mid-concert speech in our second video above.
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