Ariana Grande Calls Out Criticism Over Voice Changes

Ariana Grande recently addressed the viral video of her changing voice inflections and tones. In an interview on Shut Up Evan with Evan Ross Katz on Tuesday (July 9), Ariana Grande said that her voice changing is “a normal thing people do, especially if you have a large range.”

“I did just spend a long time playing a character every single day,” Ariana said on the episode of the show, referring to her role as Glinda in the upcoming Wicked movie musical. "Muscle memory is a real thing."

The singer also pointed out how there seems to be a double standard when male actors unintentionally stay in character after filming.

“I mean you see male actors, sure people make jokes here and there as well, but it’s always after the fact ‘Oh wow, how dedicated to his craft! What an amazing transformation! He’s a brilliant performer!'" she said. “But then it’s like, god forbid I sneeze like Glinda or something, [then] it’s just that I am crazy . . . it’s the weirdest thing.”

Grande spoke further about vocal health and said that maintaining it is “a full-time commitment and it’s a lifestyle; it’s not something you can f--- around with.” 

“It’s your lifeline, it’s your instrument and it’s something that you can take out of a box and put back," she continued. “This needs to be thought about 24/7.”

There was another instance when Grande had to defend her changing voice last month.

Back in June, a clip of Ariana Grande went viral after her voice seemed to drastically fluctuate from high to low during her interview on PodCrushed with Penn Badgley, who recently also starred in the “Boy is Mine” music video with Grande. 

She clapped back at a critic saying that the varying voice inflections are for her “vocal health.”

"I intentionally change my vocal placement (high/low) often depending on how much singing i'm doing," she wrote in the comments section of a TikTok video about her speech patterns. "I've always done this BYE."

Fans have also been left speechless with Paris Hilton’s voice changes. Last month, Hilton testified about the abuse she witnessed, and experienced herself, at troubled teen centers where she was sent in her youth. Hilton urged lawmakers to reauthorize child welfare legislation that expired in fiscal year 2021, and to pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, a measure meant to boost oversight of residential youth programs.

In the video, when Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) asked Hilton for her thoughts on incorporating mental health care into new legislation, Hilton responded first by complimenting the lawmaker’s outfit.

“I love your jacket. The sparkles are amazing,” Hilton said.

Tenney joked, “I had a little bling here for today,” to which Hilton replied, “Yes, I wanted to find out who made it later.”

Hilton delivered her fashion comments in a relatively high voice. However, as she continued speaking and began to discuss mental health care, her voice shifted to a noticeably deeper register.