Ariana Grande (Literally) Hacks Away at Her Critics in Gory ‘Petal’ Music Video: Watch

7/31/2026 The star is done being told she's "not good enough." Ariana Grande is weeding people’s criticisms out of her life — literally. In the music video for “Petal,” the title track of her new album that dropped on Friday (July 31), the Wicked actress reclaims her narrative by taking a garden chainsaw to a group of executives who have a little too much to say about her. The visual — shot entirely on VistaVision, a 1950s cinematic format — opens with Grande in character as Pepper, an aspiring star who sits among dozens of other hopefuls inside the fictional Fame INC. headquarters to audition for a panel of older men in suits. She leaves disappointed, however, after they hand her an evaluation sheet stamped “Not good enough.” Accepting their feedback, Grande returns à la Sandy from the en