Ariana Grande’s ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Album Is Bigger & ‘Brighter’ With Six New Tracks
Written by djfrosty on April 8, 2025
In just over one year, Ariana Grande released her seventh studio album Eternal Sunshine on March 8, 2024, then starred in the Oscar-winning movie musical Wicked that hit theaters in November, and has now returned with the Brighter Days Ahead deluxe reissue of that album on March 28.
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are chatting all about the return of Ari the Pop Star after an active awards season for Ari the Movie Star, discussing why it made sense for the six new tracks on Brighter Days Ahead to live in the Eternal Sunshine world rather than as a new project. Listen to the full episode below.
Also on the show, we’ve chart news on how eternal sunshine is back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after its reissue, and how Drake’s “Nokia” hits a new peak on the Billbaord Hot 100, rising 7-3, while his rap nemesis Kendrick Lamar holds atop the list with the SZA collab “Luther.” Plus, Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” gallops to No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart, while Bon Jovi nabs its highest-charting song on the Pop Airplay chart in 24 years.
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The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)