Ariana Grande's 'Yes, And?' Music Video: Converting Critics into Stans

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Behind every Ariana Grande hater is a stan just waiting to bust out.

Shortly after releasing "Yes, And?," the lead single from her upcoming seventh album, Grande, 30, also debuted the music video that enhances the song's message of self-empowerment.

The video begins with a group of harsh critics expressing their dissatisfaction with Grande, including comments about her iconic ponytail being a few centimeters lower. One critic even states, "Who cares if she's happy? I don't want happy. I want art."

When the grumpy group enters the room, they walk past a crowd of excited and sweaty people, full of joy. The critics then examine a series of dancer statues, one of which is of Grande herself. When the music starts playing, the statues crumble, and Grande makes her grand entrance.

As the choreography unfolds, the critics are captivated by the energy of the song. Grande approaches the group and invites some of them to join her troupe, and they happily dance along. At the end of the clip, the happy and sweaty critics dance their way out of the room, making way for the next group to be "Ari-fied."

“Yes, And?” is a house track that exudes self-love and pays homage to Madonna’s “Express Yourself” and “Vogue.” Grande's hat at the beginning of the video is reminiscent of the one worn by Janet Jackson during her Rhythm Nation era. Additionally, Billboard pointed out that the video incorporates elements from Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted.” In Abdul's 1988 visual, she also performed on industrial scaffolding to a group of dismissive critics.

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Fans who are on the lookout for Easter eggs in the video may notice that the dance party location is at 41.0359 N – 71.9545 W, which is located in Montauk, New York. This location holds significance as it is a key plot point in the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, where Jim Carrey's character tries to erase memories of a past love. Due to Grande's admiration for Carrey and the recent significant changes in her personal life (including her split from husband Dalton Gomez and her newfound romance with Wicked co-star Ethan Slater), fans have begun referring to Grande's upcoming album as "Eternal Sunshine."

Grande's latest song touches on the attention her divorce and new relationship with Slater, 31, have garnered. "Don't talk about my body, don't say anything," she sings in the song. "Your business is yours and mine is mine / Why are you so concerned about who I'm with?"