Including all dozen tracks from her latest LP Petal PLUS a live version of ‘Hate That I Made You Love Me’ from one of her Eternal Sunshine tour rehearsals, Ariana Grande surprised fans with the release of Petal (The Complete Live Album).
Available exclusively on iTunes, the streaming only release comes one week after the superstar songstress wrapped up her 41-date trek across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
As she performed her final show, on Tuesday (9,01,) the 33-year old musician burst into tears at London’s O2 Arena telling fans the tour had been “one of the most beautiful, extraordinary experiences” of her life. Choked up as she thanked the crowd and expressing her gratitude “without sobbing,” Grande fought back tears as she said “Thank you from the bottom of my heart… I’ll cherish this experience always, and I have the best fans in the entire world,” thanking her audience for “being by my side all the way from Honeymoon Avenue to Hampstead”.
Asking the crowd to help her sing when she struggled to get the words out, the pop star also became emotional during ‘One Last Time (Attends-moi,)’ She described the tour as “one of the most healing, beautiful, correct and special experiences” she has ever had, telling fans: “I wish that words were enough to articulate how much I love you.”
Suffering a “deep cut” on her foot, the native-Floridian performed her final two shows in “cozy” Uggs, and explained the injury on Instagram the night prior, stating she was bandaged and might have trouble putting weight on her foot, but insisted she was “on the mend” and ready to perform – even if she was “a few inches shorter than usual”.
During her August 3 show in Chicago, the Republic Records-signed singer explained that her decision to step back from visibility was made “a long time ago”, stressing it was not a reaction to online commentary about her appearance.
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Author: Al Dente
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