Ariana Grande announces eighth album confirming name and release date
It's coming this summer!
It was only last month that fans were left super excited by a big tease from Ariana Grande, that her eighth studio album could be on the way soon. And now she's confirmed the news fans have been waiting for.
Ariana has described the album as: "Something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging". Find out more about it below.
What is the album called?
The name of the album has now been announced as 'petal'. Ari announced the news on social media with a black and white photo of herself, writing: 'petal 7.31'.
When will it be released?
The release date has now been confirmed as Friday 31st July 2026.
What songs are on the tracklist?
Ari has not released any new music recently, so there's no indication yet of what songs the album might feature. Fans will be hoping the singer will premiere some of her new music during her tour later this year.
Clues Ariana Grande's eighth album is on the way
Ahead of the announcement, revealing the album's name and release date, Ari shared a number of clues for her fans. Take a look through them below.
Brighter Days Hotline
As part of the release of 'Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead', Ariana launched the Brighter Days Hotline. Originally playing a message about the deluxe edition of the album, the message has been changed several times over the past year, with the most recent to celebrate one year since the release of the deluxe album and short film.
On 28th March 2026, the message on the hotline was changed to one which said: "Hello, and thank you for calling the Brighter Days Ahead Hotline, we just wanted to say thank you all so much to all of our loyal customers for making this last year together, something we'll never want to forget. Our staff here at Brighter Days are so looking forward to continuing our mission of bringing happiness and healing to as many as we can this summer in person. We're counting down the 8s - Oops! I mean the days! We'll see you this summer and remember there are always Brighter Days ahead!"
Fans believe this intentional slip of the tongue, saying "8s - Oops! I mean the days", is an indication the eighth album will be coming soon.
Also on the anniversary of the release of 'Brighter Days Ahead', Ariana shared a video which was 1 minute 8 seconds long. Many fans saw this as another indication the album was coming soon. This is because her next album will be her eighth.
Instagram photo dump
When teasing her seventh album Ariana would post things on dates beginning with a seven, she appears to be doing the same thing with dates ending in an eight this time around.
She posted a photo dump on 18th March at exactly 8pm, causing a stir amongst fans. Not long after, record producer Max Martin reportedly reposted Ari's post confirming it was at the studio where the singer recorded some songs for her 'Sweetener' album.
Instagram profile
She changed her Instagram profile on 28th February to say 'see you this summer ꕤ｡'.
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