News Album was crafted with longtime collaborator ILYA (photo: Katia Temkin) After devoting much of the past two years to her starring role as Glinda in the Wicked film franchise, Ariana Grande has announced her eighth studio album, petal , arriving July 31 via Republic Records. It’s her first full-length release since 2024’s eternal sunshine . Executive produced and co-written by Grande alongside longtime collaborator ILYA, petal is described as a more organic, growth-focused project. Grande portrays the album as “something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging.” petal is available for pre-order now across standard physical and digital formats, including vinyl, CD, cassette and a direct-to-consumer exclusive LP variant. eternal sunshine debuted at No.…