Ariana Grande Talks Social Media Backlash & New Music

Ariana Grande is learning how to brush off her haters.

“When I was younger, I used to get really hurt by it… because people can be very aggressive, especially on the internet when there’s sort of like a wall of like, I can say whatever I want,” the young star, who is one of the most-followed people on Instagram, told Access as she launched her new fragrance, Ari By Ariana Grande.

The 22-year-old explained that she tries to simply rise above people who call her out.

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“I try to just take it with a grain of salt,” she continued. “I really try to do my best everyday with whatever I’m doing, whether it’s like a performance or just whatever. I really try to do my best and that’s really all I can do, so it’s like if someone is upset with my hair… I really can’t like get too emotionally invested.”

Ariana’s life in the spotlight has left her very away of the pressures of keeping a certain image.

“There’s always so much focus on like physical beauty and there’s this standard that’s set so high nowadays of like what it means to be pretty or what’s beautiful or like what type of body is in or out,” she told Access. “You see it on the cover of all these magazines. It’s like Kim Kardashian gained weight, I’m like, ‘Good, she’s pregnant! That’s healthy, that’s normal, she’s making a child.'”

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In addition to her fragrance, the singer has new music on the way.

“It’s my best album yet,” she said of her forthcoming work.

And fans can expect to hear a new sound from the singer.

“It’s like an evolution. It’s like a progression and it feels very me, but it feels like a more evolved version. It’s a little more forward,” she explained.

— Jesse Spero