Ariana Grande Talks Wicked, Eternal Sunshine, and New Music Video on The Tonight Show
On the last episode of The Tonight Show, Ariana Grande joined Jimmy Fallon to discuss eternal sunshine, Wicked, and the new “the boy is mine” music video.
On June 7, Fallon had many exciting guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, including Ron Howard, Richard Gadd, and Jessica Gunning. However, the interview on Wicked and eternal sunshine, along with a stunning musical performance of her most recent single, “the boy is mine,” made Grande the undisputed main event of the episode.
ARIANA GRANDE AT JIMMY FALLON NEXT THURSDAY AND PERFORMING THE BOY IS MINE LIVE THIS IS NOT A DRILL I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL pic.twitter.com/APabvpEB7X
— brat.mp3 (@dieforyous) May 30, 2024
As the “7 Rings” singer has stated before, portraying Glinda in Wicked has been a lifelong dream for her since she was a child. To emphasize her accomplishments, Fallon pulled up an old tweet from Grande, in which the singer describes Glinda as her “#DreamRole.” On fan reactions to the recently released Wicked trailer, the singer exclaimed, “It’s just so surreal to see, of course, the response. This is something that Cynthia [Erivo] and I lived every single day.”
“It was ours for so long…and to share it with people and to feel the love that we’ve received in response has been really overwhelming,” Grande continued.
The pop star also described the process of creating her seventh studio album, eternal sunshine, during the 2023 WGA strike. “I booked a week in the studio and I asked the brilliant Max Martin if he wanted to come be with me,” Grande told Fallon. “By the end of the week, we had five songs that are on this album, and [Martin] was like, ‘Just keep going, and I’ll come back in a month,’ and it just came out that way.”
ARIANA GRANDE FOR JIMMY FALLON. SHE LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL STOP pic.twitter.com/C5UZ1Ln3Ik
— madelyn (@tattooed_arii) June 7, 2024
Leading up to the release of the new “the boy is mine” music video, Grande gave a breathtaking performance of the hit single live. She also discussed the music video with Fallon, announcing that actor Penn Badgley will take the leading role. “The video stars Penn Badgley, who I’ve been a fan of my entire life,” the singer revealed. “It was just so amazing to work with him…it was so fun.”
i’m obsessed with end part of this performance. I need Ariana Grande to upload a The Boy Is Mine (Live From The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon) version to Spotify/Apple Music. I need this in my playlists pic.twitter.com/jFnHRJvrox
— aubrey – TTPD era (@aubreyvision) June 7, 2024
Readers can watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC. Fans can stream eternal sunshine on all platforms and watch the “the boy is mine” music video below.
