Ariana Grande fuels Ricky Alvarez dating rumors with another wild lyric change

Ariana Grande dropped another major hint that she and ex Ricky Alvarez are rekindling their romance. During the singer’s Monday performance, she changed the lyrics in her hit song “Thank U,…

Ariana Grande dropped another major hint that she and ex Ricky Alvarez are rekindling their romance.

During the singer’s Monday performance, she changed the lyrics in her hit song “Thank U, Next,” which name-drops several of her former boyfriends.

In the original lyrics to the 2018 song, the Grammy winner laments, “Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh.”

Ricky Alvarez in a black suit with Ariana Grande in a black dress, her arm around his neck.
Ariana Grande dropped a major hint that she and ex Ricky Alvarez (pictured in February 2016) might have rekindled their romance during her Monday night conert John Shearer
Ariana Grande takes a selfie in the backseat of a car.
In her song “Thank U, Next,” Grande (pictured in June) changed the lyrics to, “Wrote some songs about Ricky / We always find our way back.” Ariana Grande/Instagram

However, during her latest performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Grande sang, “Wrote some songs about Ricky/ We always find our way back.”

In a clip from the “Eternal Sunshine” tour stop shared by a fan via social media, the audience immediately erupted with screams over the not-so-subtle lyric change.

Grande’s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

The “Victorious” alum’s cheeky hint comes on the heels of her making headlines for multiple outings with Alvarez — nearly a decade after their breakup.

Ariana Grande in a gray hoodie, light blue jeans, and white shoes, holding Whole Foods grocery bags while walking with two men.
The pop star’s not-so-subtle lyric change comes a week after she and Alvarez hung out over the Fourth of July weekend, as seen above. BACKGRID
Ariana Grande performs on stage with her backing dancer and rumored boyfriend Ricky Alvarez.
The exes (pictured in June 2015) were also spotted eating out together in Texas last month, though a source claimed it was “nothing romantic.” FilmMagic

Page Six obtained photos of the duo, who dated between 2015 and 2016, on a shopping run together over the Fourth of July weekend.

At the time, the former couple were photographed leaving a Whole Foods in Boca Raton, Florida, with grocery bags.

The Grammy winner and her former backup dancer also hung out in June, the same month news broke of the songwriter splitting from boyfriend Ethan Slater.

Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez arriving at Haneda Airport.
But during her Austin concert, the Grammy winner changed lyrics again to gush over how her former backup dancer (seen above in April 2016) has “still got [her] back.” GC Images
Ariana Grande being carried on stage by a male backing dancer.
At the time, Alvarez’s reaction was caught on camera, as he proudly shook a friend’s hand. (The exes pictured above in June 2015). FilmMagic

Photos circulated of the two out to eat in Texas, though a source insisted to TMZ at the time that there “is nothing romantic between Ariana and Ricky this time around.”

But during her Austin concert right around that time, Grande did another “Thank U, Next” lyric tweak, gushing that he has “still got [her] back.”

Alvarez’s reaction was caught on camera, with him proudly shaking a friend’s hand.

Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande smiling at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Grande sparked dating rumors with Alvarez the same month news broke of her split from boyfriend Ethan Slater (pictured in 2025). Presley Ann Photo/Shutterstock for SAG
Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande smiling at the camera.
Although Page Six confirmed the “Wicked” co-stars’ breakup in June, we hear they parted ways “several months” before news broke. michelleyeoh_official

The exes have seemingly remained friendly over the years and were spotted together in January 2019.

After their short-lived romance, the singer moved on with Mac Millerex-fiancé Pete Davidson, Dalton Gomez — whom she was married to from 2021 to 2024 — and Slater.

On June 8, Page Six confirmed that Grande and her “Wicked” co-star quietly split after three years of dating. An insider told us the former pair broke up “several months” before news broke.

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