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Ariana Grande Drops New Single, Announces Tour, Album Petal

5/9/2026

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Summary

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Ariana Grande released “Hate That I Made You Love Me” on May 29 2026, preceding her album Petal due July 31 2026.
She co-produced the track with Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh and called it one of her favorite songs.
Grande announced the Eternal Sunshine arena tour (June 6–September 1, 2026) and a ten-night London O2 residency in August, describing Petal as “full of life… a little feral.”

History

Historical Context

Max Martin’s work on Britney Spears’s 1999 debut “…Baby One More Time”—recorded at Sweden’s Cheiron Studios and selling over 10 million copies worldwide—launched the teen-pop boom that defined late-1990s charts. In 2026 Ariana Grande’s Petal album and O2 residency revive that formula, co-producing “Hate That I Made You Love Me” with Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh.

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Story summary

Ariana Grande released “Hate That I Made You Love Me” on May 29 2026, preceding her album Petal due July 31 2026.
She co-produced the track with Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh and called it one of her favorite songs.
Grande announced the Eternal Sunshine arena tour (June 6–September 1, 2026) and a ten-night London O2 residency in August, describing Petal as “full of life… a little feral.”

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