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Ariana Grande Thanks Ricky Alvarez, Denies Romance

7/15/2026

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Grande Thanks Alvarez

Ariana Grande altered “Thank U, Next” at the Barclays Center on July 13, 2026 to say Ricky Alvarez “got her back.”
Ariana Grande repeated the revised lyric while praising Ricky Alvarez’s support at a July 2026 Austin concert.
A source told TMZ that the June 2026 Texas outing of Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez was “nothing romantic.”
Grande’s publicist declined comment to Page Six about the reunion.

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Grande Thanks Alvarez

Ariana Grande altered “Thank U, Next” at the Barclays Center on July 13, 2026 to say Ricky Alvarez “got her back.”
Ariana Grande repeated the revised lyric while praising Ricky Alvarez’s support at a July 2026 Austin concert.
A source told TMZ that the June 2026 Texas outing of Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez was “nothing romantic.”
Grande’s publicist declined comment to Page Six about the reunion.

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