Ariana Grande is giving credit where credit is due.
On Sunday (August 29), Kanye West dropped his long-anticipated 10th studio album, Donda. The star-studded 27-track album is packed with high-profile features – including JAY-Z, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Lil Baby, Kid Cudi, Pusha T and more.
Fans have also been speculating that Ari is one of them. Many thought the female vocals in the album’s title track, which also features Tony Williams, was Ari making a surprise appearance on Ye’s album.
Ari is setting the record straight.
The 28-year-old Sweetener artist went on Instagram Story to debunk the rumor and give a shoutout to the track’s actual vocalist.
“You sound beautiful @thestalone,” Ariana wrote on her Instagram Story, sharing Stalone’s post about recording the vocals for the track.
NME has also released the credits for the album, which lists Stalone and Tony Williams as features on “Donda.”
As for Ari, she’s got her own thing going on – she’s gearing up for her coaching debut on The Voice’s Season 21.
Just last week, fellow coach Kelly Clarkson was dishing on what it working with Ari on set was like – and may have revealed one of Ari’s hidden talents: she’s low-key a comedienne.
“She’s so funny, like very witty,” Kelly shared during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimy Fallon. “She’s hysterical.”
And, apparently, she fits right in with all her fellow coaches – Kelly, Blake Shelton, and John Legend.
“Everybody vibes so well,” Kelly says.
There’s also a lot of buzz about a new brand line called R.E.M. Beauty, which fans think could be Ari’s new venture in the beauty space.
The brand’s new Instagram account popped up on the platform last week, and while the popstar herself hasn’t announced anything on it, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Ari’s mom, Joanne Grande, is one of its followers. One of Ari’s pals, Doug Middlebrook, also shared a selfie with the brand’s giant ads in the background – and tagged Ariana in his post.
As for the brand’s name, Ari has a track titled “R.E.M.” from her Sweetener album. And using the song’s name for a beauty brand may not entirely be a stretch – she previously released a perfume with the same name.
