Ariana Grande's Wicked Week: Met Gala Absence, Eternal Sunshine Deluxe, and R.E.M. Beauty Blitz

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Ariana Grande has had a whirlwind of a week, commanding both headlines and hashtags without even setting foot on the Met Gala blue carpet this year. According to Town and Country Magazine, Grande was notably absent from the 2025 Met Gala, despite her Wicked co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Jeff Goldblum making appearances. There’s been no official reason for skipping the event, but industry insiders suggest she’s laser-focused on her press commitments for Wicked: For Good, the highly anticipated second installment of the film franchise where she stars as Glinda, due out this November. Her previous red carpet appearances, most recently at the 2025 Oscars, have all featured Glinda-inspired looks, so perhaps skipping the Met was simply strategic for her ongoing “method dressing.”

On the music front, Ariana just dropped “Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead,” a special expanded edition of her chart-topping 2024 album. According to biosnap and MyBasin, the deluxe release has debuted at number one and reignited fan mania on social media, with her Instagram lighting up with celebrations and nostalgic throwbacks to pre-Eternal Sunshine days. The fanpage Ariana Grande Updates tracked a spike in excitement around April 12 and 13, while her own posts plugged the return of her signature 'Galinda glow drops' beauty product, now rebranded as 'quartz,' which has created its own buzz among beauty aficionados.

In the business world, Grande has kept her R.E.M. Beauty empire in the limelight with a glamorous appearance at the starlet launch event in early April, drawing influencers and intensifying brand chatter online. Meanwhile, SHOWnews reports she’s currently the face of Swarovski’s 130th anniversary campaign, a high-profile partnership celebrating 'Metamorphosis' and solidifying her status as a style icon at the intersection of music, luxury, and pop culture.

Despite persistent rumors lighting up comment sections and even a Ticketmaster glitch that briefly showed 15 supposed concert dates, both Ariana and her label Republic Records have confirmed that there are no plans for a tour in 2025. Recent interviews with Variety and other outlets underscore that while she remains grateful to her fans, her passion for acting is taking the lead at the moment, with music and potential tours possibly taking a back seat until after the Wicked franchise concludes.

Top headlines this week all echo a similar refrain: Ariana Grande is defining a new era—one of pop dominance, fashion collaborations, digital influence, and cinematic ambition. The world will just have to keep watching—and refreshing her socials—for the next move from pop’s reigning multi-hyphenate.

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