While hard at work filming her new movie 'Wicked', the 'thank you, next' singer manages to hit recording booth to lay down her vocals for a remix of The Weeknd's single.
- Feb 22, 2023
AceShowbiz - Ariana Grande is back with a remix of The Weeknd's hit "Die for You". The pop superstar - who has not dropped an album since 2020's "Positions" - has joined forces with her friend and collaborator on a new version of his 2016 track from the album "Starboy".
On Tuesday, February 21, the "7 Rings" hitmaker posted a viral clip of her editing her verse in the vocal booth. "You know what I'm thinkin', see it in your eyes / You hate that you want me, hate it when you cry," she sings. The Grammy winner teased in the caption, "Wrote and recorded a verse for my friend after a 14 hour day on set. This certain exception had to be made…."
Ariana is currently working long hours filming the two-part movie adaptation of smash hit Broadway musical "Wicked", in which she plays Glinda.
The 29-year-old star and 33-year-old The Weeknd - whose real name is Abel Tesfaye - first teamed up on 2014's "Love Me Harder" from Ariana's album "My Everything". And in 2020, they duetted on "Off the Table" on her LP "Positions" while Ariana wowed on a remix of "Save Your Tears" from his record "After Hours".
The "Dangerous Woman" singer recently reassured fans she is still very much a singer and reminded them of her vocal prowess on a rendition of "Over the Rainbow" from 1939 classic "Wicked". After being asked by a TikTok user why she is no longer a singer, she replied, "Literally on set filming two musical movies all day every day."
In the video, the "thank u next" hitmaker - who initially covered the torch song made famous by Judy Garland as a charity single in May 2017 at her One Love Manchester benefit concert after 22 of her fans were killed in a terrorist attack following her concert in the North of England - was wrapped in a pink hooded blanket in an attempt to conceal her Glinda costume and hairdo.
She captioned the post, "wanted to sing you a little something but don't want to sing anything that is not 'Ozian' at the moment) keeping to my little bubble for now … done with lots of love (sic)."