With Ariana Grande‘s Petal launching at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the singer is taking a moment to share her appreciation to fans who helped make the LP her seventh chart topper.
Grande shared the news of her latest release’s triumphant debut on Sunday (Aug. 9) via an Instagram Story, where she reposted Billboard‘s headline about the set hitting No. 1.
“thank you from the bottom of my heart,” she wrote, adding a heart emoji to show love for her fans.
On Saturday, Grande posted a series of photos and short video clips documenting the making of the album on her Instagram grid. “petal forever,” she captioned the behind-the-scenes look.
The star wrapped the North American leg of her Eternal Sunshine Tour Friday night in Chicago. She next heads to London for the final performances on this tour, with 10 concerts at the 02 Arena spanning Aug. 15 to Sept. 1, before taking a breather from the public.
“i love you … i cannot believe that this concludes the north american leg of the eternal sunshine tour,” Grande wrote in a post this weekend marking the occasion. “i am overwhelmed with love and the deepest gratitude. thank you endlessly for the most special, beautiful, joyful and deeply fulfilling few months … i will cherish every moment of this time with you all & these memories forever. thank you, chicago … london, i cannot wait to see you soon. i love you all more than ever.”
Post-show, her brother Frankie also published a heartfelt message honoring his sister’s work — plus a video of himself and mom enjoying the concert at Chicago’s United Center — on his Instagram account.
“Family forever. I will have your back until the end of time. I am so proud of you and so happy for you. Last night was a beautiful celebration of your artistry and the magnificent eternal sunshine family you have built and created. It was a magical night. You are magical. You are my everything and I am so so happy I was there to see you shine on this tour one last time,” he said.
Once the Eternal Sunshine Tour concludes, Grande plans to take “a step back from visibility,” according to a statement from her rep shared with People last weekend. “She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances.” The break — which happens to come amid heightened public scrutiny about the singer’s physical appearance and weight, but was a decision that was “quietly made a long time ago” and not “reactive,” Grande says — includes bowing out of her previously announced starring role in an upcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George, which was expected to open next summer in London.
