Ariana Grande has had a pretty successful year so far. From the release of chart-topping ‘Thank U, Next’ to ‘7 Rings’, the 25-year-old is having no trouble making a name for herself in the music industry.
It might surprise you, though, that Grande fans are currently boycotting her second number one hit, ‘7 Rings’. But don’t worry it’s all for a good cause.
It’s no secret that Ariana Grande has been killin’ it lately.
The 25-year-old superstar snagged her first number one single in the US with popular breakup anthem, ‘Thank U, Next’.
And in a matter of months, she scored another top spot with hit track ‘7 Rings’ which has been sitting at number one for three weeks.
So, we were a little surprised to find out that fans have been hell-bent on boycotting the song.
https://twitter.com/needynic/status/1095095052727140357
At first, we assumed there was some political motivation, but it turns out that fans are actually trying to help Grande break a record.
https://twitter.com/needynic/status/1095095781256847360
According to Billboard, only 33 songs have spent their first week on the chart at number one and only a handful of stars are listed twice including Ariana Grande.
If Grande can score a third first-week chart-topper, she’ll be the first artist in history to do so.
Hence, the boycott. Fans are hoping that by skipping ‘7 Rings’, Grande can break the record.
https://twitter.com/nationswhore/status/1095848083173400576
And they’re pretty serious about it.
https://twitter.com/salvatorerings/status/1095216659931885568
ariana stans whenever 7 rings comes on by accident #BOYCOTT7RINGS pic.twitter.com/34SytFgH8L
— Artie™️ (@artianaswift) February 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/Lorenza_Zanaga/status/1095862866815664129
Of course, it wasn’t long before Grande caught wind of the boycott but she had a good sense of humor about it.
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1095841462875353088
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1095841686209495040
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1095842909218164737
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1095843029871546368
And now we wait until next week to see if it actually worked.
h/t BuzzFeed