Ariana Grande Claps Back at Critics on ‘Yes, And?’

Ariana Grande returns to the pop fray with “Yes, And?,” her first solo music in more than three years, following a hiatus in which the singer was cast in the role of Glinda in the film version of the Broadway musical Wicked, due in November. The new single comes on the heels of Grande’s guest spot on last year’s chart-topping remix for the Weeknd’s “Die for You.”

Co-written and co-produced by Grande and hitmakers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh, “Yes, And?” is an expletive-laden uptempo house track that urges listeners to find their light and brush off negativity. Grande more overtly claps back at her critics during a spoken bridge: “Don’t comment on my body, do not reply/Your business is yours and mine is mine/Why do you care so much whose dick I ride?”

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“Yes, And?” is the first taste of Grande’s forthcoming album Eternal Sunshine, the follow-up to 2020’s Positions. The album’s title was inspired by Michel Gondry’s 2004 film, which follows a couple who undergo an experimental procedure to remove memories of each other after a breakup.

Directed by Christian Breslauer, the music video for “Yes, And?,” in which Grande performs the song for critics, pays homage to David Fincher’s iconic clip for Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted,” which itself was a nod to “Take Off with Us” from All That Jazz.

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Watch “Yes, And?” below:

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