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.
omg 7 rings just came on and i skipped so fast #Boycott7Rings
— nicole (@needynic) February 11, 2019
At first, we assumed there was some political motivation, but it turns out that fans are actually trying to help Grande break a record.
she’s blocking herself from another #1 with buwygib
— nicole (@needynic) February 11, 2019
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.
@ArianaGrande : hi-
Us: #BOYCOTT7RINGS pic.twitter.com/OXsAh8LCjq— ? (@nationswhore) February 14, 2019
And they’re pretty serious about it.
whoever is still streaming 7 rings, i hope you choke on a dick #BOYCOTT7RINGS pic.twitter.com/OnnsGFkv7P
— miles ? (@salvatorerings) February 12, 2019
ariana stans whenever 7 rings comes on by accident #BOYCOTT7RINGS pic.twitter.com/34SytFgH8L
— youknowimastarSPACE (@ariislifeperiod) February 13, 2019
7 ringswe are coming for ya #BOYCOTT7RINGS pic.twitter.com/E26sLPEKj2
— Lorenza (@Lorenza_Zanaga) February 14, 2019
Of course, it wasn’t long before Grande caught wind of the boycott but she had a good sense of humor about it.
y’all are so insane and funny and i love u. nothings funnier than ‘boycott seven rings’….. i can’t lmao. whatever’s meant to be will be, babies ? i ain’t goin nowhere #thankunext https://t.co/g7kdn4E1PD
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 14, 2019
ur all sick https://t.co/SHSecPgmzw
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 14, 2019
this is a wild time for us lmao ? do ur thing but also like how is this our problem rn …… what the fuck ???? #thankunext https://t.co/LvLEqj47e3
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 14, 2019
stop it rn https://t.co/4CZgeP0wiA
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 14, 2019
And now we wait until next week to see if it actually worked.
h/t BuzzFeed