Ariana Grande welcomes new era with empowering track, ‘yes, and?’

Ariana Grande is back and she wants you to be your best self!

In “yes, and?” her first solo release since 2020, the popstar sings about being your own best friend and tells critics to let her be and mind their business. She sings in the bridge, “Don't comment on my body, do not reply. Your business is yours and mine is mine. Why do you care so much whose **** I ride?”

The danceable track also has a beat inspired by another iconic pop queen, Madonna’s “Vogue.”

“yes, and?” is Ariana’s first song from her upcoming seventh album, dubbed by fans as AG7. Its music video premieres on Friday at 11 p.m., Philippine time.

Ariana first hinted at working on new music with photos and videos of her in action in the studio last December.

Ariana has been taking a break from music because she is starring in the film adaptation of the musical “Wicked,” playing Glinda, The Good Witch.

Her most recent album “Positions” was released in 2020. She briefly returned to music when she was featured in The Weeknd’s “Die For You” remix, which dropped last February. Ariana also released the 10th-anniversary edition of her debut album “Yours Truly” in August.

Ariana is the hitmaker behind numerous pop songs like “pov,” “thank u, next” “Dangerous Woman,” and “One Last Time,” among many others.

— Nika Roque/LA, GMA Integrated News