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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Ariana Grande Makes Heartfelt Tweak to ‘Thank U, Next’ Lyric Dedicated to Ricky Alvarez in Final Eternal Sunshine Show

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Ariana Grande attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California.

Ariana Grande attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. Monica Schipper/Getty Images

Ariana Grande is falling for Ricky Alvarez all over again. The pop star made another heartfelt tweak to her “Thank U, Next” lyrics while performing in London at the final Eternal Sunshine Tour show on Tuesday (Sept. 1).

“Wrote some songs about Ricky/ I’m tryna make him my last,” she sings on the latest version, further fueling rumors that Ari and her ex are head over heels for one another.

Grande has kept fans updated about her love life and rekindled romance with Alvarez through lyric changes throughout the trek.

“Wrote some songs about Ricky/ We always find our way back,” she sang during a July 13 show in Brooklyn, which marked a stark pivot from the original, “Wrote some songs about Ricky/ Now I listen and laugh.”

The Grammy-winning singer has all but confirmed she’s back together with Alvarez. In August, Grande posted several selfie photos cuddled up with her former backup dancer on IG, which Arianators essentially took as the couple being “Instagram Official.”

Ari and Ricky Alvarez dated from 2015 to 2016 for about a year, after meeting and working together on Grande’s Honeymoon Tour.

“Thank U, Next” served as the lead single of Grande’s album of the same name and launched atop the Billboard Hot 100 in November 2018.

The 33-year-old wrapped up her Eternal Sunshine Tour in London with a 10th O2 Arena show on Tuesday, which featured the live debut of petal‘s “Nowhere, Nobody.” Grande was emotional when calling the tour “one of the most extraordinary and beautiful experiences” of her life while on stage.

Ariana Grande returned with her eighth studio album, petal, in July, which debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 295,000 total album-equivalent units earned.

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