Ariana Grande Clarifies Alleged Involvement In Kanye West's 'Donda' Album

Ariana Grande has set the record straight regarding speculations that she’s featured in Kanye West’s “Donda” album. On Sunday, the singer took to Twitter to reveal that the voice thought to be hers was actually Stalone’s.

West surprise-released his tenth studio album on Aug. 29, featuring a ton of buzzy artists like Jay-Z, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, and Playboi Carti. Shortly after its release, fans picked up on a familiar voice in the title track and thought it was Grande, despite the singer not being listed as a feature on the song’s Spotify release.

Fans were convinced that Grande had lent her falsetto vocals to the album, as the female voice harmonizing on the lyric “Forever, forever, no” at the top of the song almost perfectly resembled that of Grande. But as her supposed involvement in “Donda” created a buzz all over the internet, Grande took to Instagram to clear up the confusion and give credit to where it’s due.

Sharing on her Instagram Stories a post from Stalone’s Instagram promoting “Donda,” Grande wrote, “You sound beautiful,” complimenting the Grammy-winning indie artist and dismissing speculations that she was featured in the album.

That same day, Stalone also took to Instagram to confirm her involvement in the album by sharing a photo of her recording in a studio. “Vocals under MB stadium in #atl before the start of #DONDA 2. The entire album is a masterpiece. I’m so grateful,” she captioned her post.

Grande’s collaboration with West would have come as a shock for their fans, considering their history. In 2018, the female singer posted a tweet in response to the barbs being exchanged by West and Drake on Twitter. She and Miley Cyrus were about to drop new songs at the time, so Grande asked West and Drake to “just behave” and let “us girls shine” later that evening.

“I know Ariana said this to be cool and didn’t mean no harm but I don’t like even slightest level of slight commentary from someone I know loves and respects me,” West responded to Grande. “All of this foolishness weighed in on my mental health so @ArianaGrande you know I got love for you but until you’re ready to really make sure everyone’s ok don’t use me or this moment to promote a song.”

Grande replied to West’s tweet, saying, “With all due respect, I don’t need to use anyone to promote anything. Period.”