Ariana Grande talks about her viral “voice change”

In the comments section, the whistler spoke out, dismissing theories about why her vocal pitch had changed so drastically and attributing it to habit.

“(It’s) a habit (of speaking like this for two years) and also a matter of vocal health,” she wrote in a comment.

She continued, “I intentionally change my vocal range (high/low) often depending on how much I’m singing. I’ve always done it that way, BYE.”

Her fans supported Grande’s statement by noting that she has been moving to a higher pitch since 2013 to keep her vocal cords healthy and well-tuned for performances.

The Nickelodeon star has had to work on her voice recently – she plays the good witch Glinda alongside Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba in the two-part film adaptation of Evil.

Evil is scheduled to be released on November 27, 2024. The sequel, Evil Part Twois scheduled to be released on November 27, 2025.

Ariana Grande’s recent voice change video is not the first time people have been confused about her accent and image.

Grande had previously come under criticism for her alleged “Blaccent” – the imitation of Black English by non-black people.

She has also long been associated with “blackfishing” – a term coined by Toronto cultural critic Wanna Thompson to describe a non-black person who tans or uses cosmetics to appear black or racially ambiguous.

Grande has been portrayed as a celebrity who repeatedly over-tans, making her skin appear darker than it is. Similar allegations have been made about former Little Mix singer Jess Nelson.

The allegations against “Blaccent” date back to 2016, when she was accused of cultural appropriation.

In an interview with Billboard, she said while looking at photos of herself as a child: “I say, bitch, that’s my cookie, that’s my juice, okay. Keep going. Thank you next, that’s what this baby photo says.”

Some claimed that Grande was deliberately trying to sound like a black woman with her choice of words.

However, others have refuted such claims, pointing out that some of the most widely shared images used to accuse Ariana Grande of blackfishing were allegedly doctored.