The singer addressed the criticism after a clip from a podcast appearance showed her suddenly speaking in two different voices.
Ariana Grande appeared to let her real voice slip in a viral interview clip, and now social media users can’t wrap their heads around it.
If you’re a fan of the pop star, then you probably know that her natural speaking voice has been dissected on the internet for years, with some people accusing the singer of seemingly changing the sound of her voice at a moment’s notice.
After a clip from Grande’s Monday appearance on Penn Badgley’s “Podcrushed” podcast went viral, fans noticed how quickly her voice switched from a deep tone to higher pitched state in the middle of a sentence during the interview.
Social media users on X (formerly Twitter) sounded off with mixed reactions over her drastic, fluctuating vocals, with many accusing her of faking her tone of speech.
wtf how did I not know Ariana puts on a fake voice like that’s kinda impressive tbf I’d be forgetting constantly and switching between lol https://t.co/ut6uHJg3nM
— Jess 🫶🏼 London N5🤍 (@alltoomariska) June 17, 2024
Miss Ariana need to let that fake ass voice go like come on now girl https://t.co/1c7wRQz5nu
— ★𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒃𝒚 ★ (@DiscoEnigma92) June 17, 2024
me going from my normal speaking voice to my customer service speaking voice https://t.co/biVucsvXjk
— (Sarah) سارة (@sarsaraaaaah) June 17, 2024
i love ariana but this whole thing is very much giving austin butler like doesn’t your throat hurt after forcing it to be so high pitched all day 😭 bring the normal voice back rn pleeeeeease https://t.co/JYLAVdHcwY
— m (@litepinkskies) June 17, 2024
this is just a smart thing ariana chooses to do to protect her vocal cords. MANY singers actually use this technique, it’s just healthy for their voices https://t.co/zsP0Qvo6Uc
— andrea ⸝⸝♡ (@a7kumii) June 18, 2024
Ok fun fact Ariana is this thing called a singer. And professional singers are often advised to do things with their speaking voice that help support their singing voice. Talking in a higher voice intentionally is one such behavior that can help those who sing high https://t.co/M5CKCXwz1U
— ˗ (@betterpositionz) June 17, 2024
ariana consistently mentions how she speaks in a higher register to protect her voice. regardless, do y’all speak to your friends the same way you speak to your parents? to professors? to colleagues? to audiences? i don’t understand why this is rocket science to y’all… https://t.co/hrVEl7X6QZ
— adi (@buwygfiib) June 18, 2024
something i’ll never understand is how people have a problem with ariana making her voice higher. i do the same thing in professional places😭? like clearly that’s her work voice idk man !!! ppl r dying pic.twitter.com/NEoCV5vzRn
— it mine el ୨୧ (@phobicgay) June 18, 2024
i hope yall in the replies know that ariana doesn’t do this to “seem cute” etc 😭. A LOT of singers do this, its a vocal technique to protect and preserve the singer’s voice. now please get off her back… https://t.co/1xYPPZL2np
— edelinn 💋 (@lovinagbg) June 17, 2024
Grande then offered up an explanation for her random voice changes in the comments section of one of the clips on TikTok amid the hoopla.
She wrote that using her higher pitched voice has become a “habit” after “speaking like this for two years” to play her “Wicked” character, Glinda. The actress also cited “vocal health” as a reason.
“I intentionally change my vocal placement (high / low) often depending on how much singing i’m doing,” Grande added, according to Billboard. “I’ve always done this BYE.”
Back in March, the actress stumped fans again after she appeared to present an award at the 96th Academy Awards using the same voice she used to play the powerful sorceress from the Land of Oz in the upcoming musical fantasy film.
She previously addressed her vocal changes on the “Zach Sang Show.”
Explaining that she had to “completely erase popstar Ari” to prepare for “Wicked,” the Grammy-winning artist went on to shout out her acting and vocal coaches for training her.
“I trained every day with Nancy [Banks] and with Eric [Vetro] to transform my voice, even — like, my singing voice — everything about me, I had to deconstruct to prove to them I could handle taking on this other person,” she told Sang in a February interview.
Grande added: “I had to completely erase popstar Ari, the person they know so well, because it’s even harder to believe someone as someone else when you’re so branded as one thing. I had to go all the way to strip that down, come into my callback with no makeup, my hair down, I looked like I was 11 years old.”
