Ahead of the release of Wicked, Grande appeared in a new episode of the Las Culturistas podcast with her costar Bowen Yang and cohost Matt Rogers and opened up about one of her most vulnerable moments as a popstar, which dates back to the release of her 2020 album positions.

Pop icon Ariana Grande sat down on a podcast with her Wicked co-star Bowen Yang to disclose important information about the status of her pop music endeavors.

Ariana’s latest studio album, Eternal Sunshine, was released in March this year and received critical acclaim for its deeply personal songs. However, Ariana told Matt and Bowen that being so vulnerable as a musician can be difficult, while acting nourishes her soul in a “different way.”

Ariana Grande is moving away from her life as a pop star... sort of. In an interview on the Las Culturistas podcast with Matt Rogers and her Wicked co-star Bowen Yang, Grande revealed where she sees herself in her career moving forward. Though she still wants to make music, it won't be at the same frequency because she wants to continue acting.

The newly branded Ariana Grande-Butera wants to extend her one short day in Hollywood for a little while longer. “I’m gonna say something so scary. It’s gonna scare the absolute shit out of my fans and everyone, but I love them and they’ll deal,” she said during a recent appearance on Matt Rogers’ and Bowen Yang’s Las Culturistas podcast.

Ariana Grande is looking to return to her first love: musical theater. The Grammy-winning singer, who plays Glinda in Jon M. Chu‘s adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical Wicked, recently said on the Las Culturistas podcast that the movie was a "healing" experience that has led her to consider "reconnecting" with the theater world.