Ariana Grande opted to skip tonight's Grammys—and announced her decision personally on her Instagram.
“Some Positions memories to celebrate Grammy day :)” she wrote in a carousel of images ahead of
the Las Vegas ceremony's red carpet. “Reflecting on an incredible process with so many creatives that I love and respect so deeply. I love this album so. It’s an honor to be recognized today alongside so many brilliant musicians and human beings that I love. to have each other, to have the gifts that we have, to share and feel heard.. is not something to take for granted, we’ve already won. :) Have a beautiful time, I am celebrating all of you there today!” Grande didn't specify where she was.
Despite her absence, Grande has two Grammy nominations in competitive pop categories tonight: She's up for Best Pop Solo Performance for “Positions” and Best Pop Album for Positions. Grande also skipped the 2021 ceremony despite having two nominations, perhaps in part because of all the COVID-19 protocols around attending at the time.
Grande has kept a low profile lately. She is set to begin shooting Wicked, where she'll play Glenda, in June 2022 in the U.K.
The superstar's public focus for now has been the launch of her beauty line, R.E.M Beauty. She just released the line's “second chapter” of products, including under-eye balm, face mist, and lash serum.
Grande spoke to ELLE about the release and its merging of wellness and beauty came from her own mental health journey. “I thank God every day for my therapist and for meditation,” she said. “Therapy is probably the most important commitment or thing you can build time and space for. I know that it’s like cliché, but I feel so thankful that I have the access to therapy and that I built space for it in my life. I love it. It’s been a big part of my life for a long time.”
She teased she also has been using future products already. “I just used a bunch of products that I can’t show yet, so I want [people] to know that there’s much to look forward to,” she said, adding that some items were in the nascent testing stage. “It is coming in one of our upcoming drops. I really love our complexion products—I have been using them for a long time. I use them on The Voice every day, I use them in my campaign shoots, I use them for work all the time. They are coming, they are coming, they are coming. Not yet, but they are coming.”