Paula Abdul is loving Ariana Grande’s “Sure, And?” music video.
Within the new clip, launched on Friday (Jan. 12), Grande wears a ballet-inspired outfit with a hat that pays homage to legends like Janet Jackson and Abdul — and the nod doesn’t finish there. The clip, directed by Christian Breslauer, appears to take inspiration from Abdul’s visible for her personal “Chilly Hearted,” leaning deeper into the late-’80s vitality of the tune itself with the warehouse set-up, the dancers, viewers and extra.
Upon seeing the video, Abdul took to Instagram to present “Sure, And?” her stamp of approval. “WOW! Waking as much as see Ariana Grande pay homage to ‘Chilly Hearted’ in her new music video ‘sure, and?’ was EVERYTHING!!! What an honor! What was your favourite a part of the video? I like you, Ari!!!” she tweeted. Grande herself additionally put a side-by-side of their movies on her Instagram Story, writing, “love you so @paulaabdul.”
On Monday (Jan. 8), Grande shared that though “Sure, And” shouldn’t be the title for her forthcoming seventh album, the only’s art work shall be double as one of many album cowl variants. She first confirmed new music on the tail finish of final yr with a Dec. 27 Instagram put up, and formally began teasing the brand new single on Jan. 4 with sweatshirt bearing the observe’s title — a callback to her announcement for Sweetener lead single “No Tears Left to Cry” again in 2018.