Brighter Days Ahead: Ariana Grande's Emotional Speech at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards
Ariana Grande expressed her gratitude at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards where she won the best pop award for her song "Brighter Days Ahead." In her emotional speech, she thanked her fans, her dad who appeared in the video for the first time, her music video director, and the entire team involved in bringing her vision to life. Grande also acknowledged her team and songwriters for their support and thanked her therapist and the LGBTQ+ community. The music video for "Brighter Days Ahead" is part of the Eternal Sunshine Deluxe release, where Grande explores themes of memory restoration and self-reflection. She also announced the Eternal Sunshine Tour scheduled for 2026 in North America and the U.K. on social media. "See you next year ♡."