Ariana Grande Fans Are Scratching Their Heads Over Her New 'Accent': 'No More Glinda Voices'

The Good Witch has left the building. Ariana Grande's fans are confused over what appears to be a new accent that she's speaking with.

On the November 1 episode of the official podcast for Grande's upcoming musical, Wicked: For Good, the "7 Rings" singer spoke about the Wicked sequel, saying: “I feel so grateful. I feel so excited…This second half has been a huge secret to all of us for years now, and yet the first part was happening at the same time as the second part. So for us, they’re intertwined irrevocably — one doesn’t exist without the other.”

The clip was posted on X and viewers couldn't help but question the voice change. "Wake up, new Ariana accent just dropped," a fan wrote alongside the podcast.

One viewer commented that Grande, 32, was sounding a little too much like Selena Gomez, with another joking that her Wicked character of Glinda The Good Witch's voice is finally gone. "We'll miss you Glinda," one said.

"No more glinda voice omg finally," someone agreed.

"She’s not using the airy glinda voice anymore but her normal voice/tone," a fan noted.

A person chimed in: "This is the third accent this month alone. We need someone to keep track at this point."

One added: "This just sounds like halfway between her galinda voice and her actual natural voice."

Grande's seemingly different voice changes have been a topic of much discussion over the course of her career. The Victorious alum was accused in 2013 of cultural appropriation and of trying to sound like an African-American with a "blaccent."

She touched upon the backlash in an interview at the time, saying: “I’ve been speaking in a slightly higher placement than I usually speak in because I've been doing a lot of interviews, and I’m trying to keep my voice healthy.”

She further discussed her tone fluctuating in a 2024 chat with Penn Badgley on his "Podcrushed" podcast, explaining why her voice evolves mid-interview.

The pop singer said that her tone changes out of "habit," as she has "speaking like this for two years" while in her Glinda character.

When a TikTok clip of the podcast episode hit the social media platform, Grande further went into why her accent has adapted over the years.

"And also vocal health :) i intentionally change my vocal placement (high / low) often depending on how much singing i’m doing 😭," she wrote. "I’ve always done this BYE."