Ariana Grande made every kind of stories on Thursday night time (June 6) when she visited The Tonight Present to carry out her new single, “The Boy Is Mine,” and have a chat with host Jimmy Fallon about her position within the two-part film adaptation of Depraved. Sporting a Jackie O.-style black mini-dress with white buttons down the entrance and matching white heels, the singer took the stage to deafening cheers from the studio viewers.
The pair reminisced concerning the time Grande did Fallon a “stable” throughout COVID when she appeared in a Zoom interview in 2021, at which level she revealed she already knew she’d gotten her dream position. “However I couldn’t inform you but,” Grande mentioned when Fallon famous that the singer had been forged in director Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the musical within the position of Glinda the Good.
“This was the sweetest factor ever, as a result of Jimmy was being such an incredible buddy to me,” Grande mentioned when Fallon recalled that he requested her on the time if she would possibly return to performing. “He knew about my audition course of that I used to be going via once we have been filming our music video for [“It Was A…] ‘Masked Christmas,‘ however he knew that I used to be going via this audition course of and I couldn’t inform anybody that I had the position but. I used to be like sworn to secrecy,” Grande mentioned.
The singer described getting the decision concerning the position two days earlier than the Zoom interview and since she was sworn to secrecy, mentioned she was “making an attempt to subliminally inform you [Fallon] via the display that I acquired it.” She remembered sporting a giant pink sparkly choker that she thought would possibly tip Fallon off.
“I knew it in my head, I saved the key as nicely,” Fallon laughed earlier than pulling out a 2011 tweet from Grande wherein she wrote, “Cherished seeing Depraved once more… superb manufacturing! Made me notice once more how badly I wish to 2 play Glinda sooner or later in my life! #DreamRole.” Grande will star alongside Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba within the movie that might be launched in two elements, with the primary half due on Nov. 27.
“To share it with folks and to really feel the love that we’ve acquired has been actually overwhelming,” Grande mentioned. The singer additionally described how she wasn’t aspiring to report her new album, Everlasting Sunshine, till after she wrapped Depraved. However when the Hollywood strike shuttered manufacturing final yr she went dwelling to see her household and booked per week within the studio with producer Max Martin, throughout which they recorded 5 of the album’s songs.
Grande additionally confirmed that the video for “The Boy Is Mine” will characteristic Gossip Lady actor Penn Badgley, who followers suspected would possibly seem within the clip after Grande teased the video with a TikTok of the You star awkwardly dancing to the music’s refrain; the video is slated to debut on Friday morning (June 7).
“The video stars Penn Badgley, who I’ve been a fan of my total life,” mentioned Grande. “It was so superb to work with him. Tremendous honored to work with him.”
Grande returned later to carry out “The Boy Is Mine” backed by the Roots on a rooftop set whereas sporting a brief black gown and material masks with cat ears.
Watch Grande discuss Depraved and carry out “The Boy Is Mine” on The Tonight Present under.