Ariana Grande Announces New Album ‘Petal’ and Sets July Release Date

Home Music News Apr 28, 2026 8:12am PT Ariana Grande Announces New Album ‘Petal’ and Sets July Release Date By Jem Aswad Plus Icon Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music jemaswad Latest BMG and Concord to Merge, Creating the World’s Fourth Major Music Company 2 hours ago Nedra Talley Ross, Last Surviving Member of the Ronettes, Dies at 80 2 days ago iHeartRadio and SiriusXM in Early Merger Talks, With Irving Azoff and Apollo Advising 4 days ago See All Ariana Grande has announced the title and release date of her eighth studio album, “Petal,” executive produced and co-written by Grande and Ilya, out July 31st via Republic Records.  In the announcement, Grande describes the album as, “Something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging.” Ilya (whose full name is Ilya Salmanzadeh) is a Swedish-Persian producer who worked extensively with hitmaker Max Martin, co-produced and co-wrote much of Grande’s 2024 album “Eternal Sunshine” and has clocked hits with Taylor Swift and Sam Smith, among many others. Related Stories How Camper Became the Go-To R&B Producer for Victoria Monét, Kehlani and Jill Scott