Ariana Grande’s album Petal

阿丽亚娜·格兰德的专辑《Petals》

Pop Culture Happy Hour

2026-08-05

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Ariana Grande has been omnipresent the last few years. Discussions of her relationships and her weight have made Grande an internet fixture in recent years. She’s coming off a long run promoting and starring in the two Wicked films, and her hit song “Hate That I Made You Love Me” has been everywhere this summer. She’s also announced she’s taking a step back from public life after her current tour. So with the release of her new album, Petal, what do we make of Grande’s latest batch of songs, and do they successfully capture this moment in her life? Looking for more buzzy pop music conversations? Check out: Olivia Rodrigo seems pretty sad, but does she still generate bangers? On 'Arirang,' BTS nods to K-pop's past, present and future Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour:Letterboxd / FacebookOur weekly newsletterSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Ariana Grande has been omnipresent the last few years.

  • She's currently on tour, her personal life is constantly dissected on the internet, she's coming

  • off a long run promoting and starring in the two Wicked movies, one of which earned her an Oscar nomination,

  • and her song Hate That I Made You Love Me has been everywhere this summer.

  • It was an instant hit and debuted at number one on the Billboard

  • Hot 100. And she's just released her new album, Pedal.

  • I'm Stephen Thompson.

  • Joining me today on NPR's Pop Culture

  • Happy Hour to talk about the new album is NPR music reporter Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento.

  • Hey, Isabella.

  • Hi, Stephen.

  • Also with us, NPR music editor Sheldon Pierce.

  • Welcome back, Sheldon.

  • Great to be back.

  • It's great to have you both.

  • Petal is Ariana Grande's eighth album.

  • It's the follow-up to her hit record Eternal Sunshine from two years ago.