Ariana Grande’s petal is as dark as it is beautiful
Released amid renewed speculation about her personal life, Grande’s powerful eighth album tests the limits of what we can ever know about her
Black News 
In 2020, Ariana Grande showed off a new tattoo: a delicately sketched lotus flower climbing up her right arm. Known to bloom in the mud and symbolise beauty in adversity, the lotus flower was initially interpreted by some fans as a tribute to her late former partner, Mac Miller. But, as Grande’s own voice rises out of sludgy, dusk-coloured Ramp;B on her new album, petal, and soars in spite of decidedly dark lyrics likehellip;
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