Ariana Grande defends ‘voice change’ in viral interview video

Ariana Grande has defended herself after footage of her changing her speaking voice went viral.

The moment occurred when the “Positions” singer appeared on a recent episode of Penn Badgley’s podcast. Podcrushedwhere she talked about her music career and her upcoming role in the new music film, Evil.

During the discussion, there was a moment that caught fans’ attention: Grande was seen laughing and speaking in a lower pitch than fans are used to, before immediately switching to a higher, softer tone.

Since it was shared last week (June 12), the clip has gone viral, garnering over 5.4 million views on TikTok. Many fans also wondered why the singer immediately changed her speaking voice. “This voice change is killing me,” one viewer commented, while another added that “normal Ariana came out for a second.”

Now Grande herself has spoken out about the change, explaining that she has always done this to protect her voice.

In a comment on one of the videos of the interview shared on TikTok, she said that moving to the higher register has become a “habit” over the past two years and is done intentionally for good “vocal health.”

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“I spoke in a slightly higher position than usual because I have been doing a lot of interviews and trying to keep my voice healthy,” she wrote.
“I intentionally change my vocal range (high/low) often depending on how much I sing. I’ve always done it that way, BYE.”

This is not the first time the singer has spoken about adjusting her voice depending on the projects she is working on. Earlier this year, for example, Grande talked about how she worked with an acting coach and a voice coach to prepare for the Evil Role in which she plays Glinda.

“I had to deconstruct everything about myself to prove to them that I could take on this other person,” she said during an appearance in The Zach Sang Show (above The Independent) “I had to completely erase pop star Ari, the person they know so well, because it’s even harder to believe someone as someone else when you’re so branded as one thing yourself.”

The Evil The film is scheduled to be released in UK cinemas on November 27. It is split into two parts, with the second part rumored to be released in November 2025.

Grande’s recent comments on her voice also come after the premiere of the video for her new song “The Boy Is Mine,” in which Youis Penn Badgley. In a reversal of his role in the hit Netflix thriller, in which he plays a stalker, Badgley ends up being the one being stalked in the new pictures.

The song is taken from Grande’s recent seventh studio LP, Eternal Sunshine. A four-star review of the album states: NME shared, “It’s the most ambitious project yet from a preternaturally talented singer who just keeps getting better. Whatever you take away from it, Eternal Sunshine is definitely not an album you want to erase from your memory.”