Ariana Grande defends voice change after viral interview clip

Ariana Grande defends herself against critics who have complained that she changed the sound of her voice in interviews during the promotional campaign for her new single “The 400”. EvilIn a new interview with Evan Ross Katz for his Shut up, Evan In her podcast, the singer referred to the “muscle memory” of her voice and denounced double standards.

“I just spent a lot of time playing a character every day and training my voice for different things,” she said of her role as Glinda in the upcoming musicals-turned-movies. “The voice is in the body, it’s an instrument, and muscle memory is a real thing. That’s a normal thing for people whose job it is to transform.”

A few weeks ago, Grande faced criticism from online users after a clip went viral of her changing the tone of her voice during an interview with Penn Badgley. At the time, she responded to a comment on TikTok by writing that she had been “speaking like that for two years” and attributed the change to “habit” and prioritizing her “vocal health.”

Grande was also criticized on social media for her “shapeshift.” They accused her of using Blaccent in the past and of tanning too much. Now she is embracing her paler features and choosing a different voice with her new Evil Role.

In the Katz interview, Grande said that male actors are often praised for their ability to manipulate their voices for their roles, and that they are rarely scrutinized for such things as women are.

“Sure, people make jokes about anyone who goes through something like that, but they always look back and say, ‘Oh, wow, how dedicated he was to his craft. What an incredible transformation! He’s a brilliant actor!'” she said on the podcast. Austin Butler was praised for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in the biopic, but also criticized for not being able to turn off his accent.

“God forbid I sneeze like Glinda,” she said. “I had a job to do… People change and habits develop. It’s strange to be under such a microscope.”

The first installment of Evil is set to hit theaters on November 22. The official trailer for the musical, which stars Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, was released in mid-May. The film also stars Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Bowen Yang and Peter Dinklage, among others.