Ariana Grande calls out criticism of viral voice-change video as ‘double standard’

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ariana Grande has hit back at criticism of a viral video which appeared to show her switching voices mid-sentence, calling the attention a “double standard”. “And then, god forbid, I sneeze like Glinda or something, or if I make an intonation… it’s just that I’m crazy or ‘Should someone check on her?’ It’s the weirdest thing.” She clarified that voices often change registers throughout conversation especially where a person has a large range as she does. Grande appeared on the ‘Podcrushed’ podcast with Penn Badgley “I intentionally change my vocal placement often depending on how much singing i’m doing,” Grande commented on a TikTok of her voice change last month. “I’ve always done this BYE.” Grande has previously spoken about the techniques she deploys to protect her voice as long ago as 2013, in an interview where she explained her higher tone.