Ariana Grande Signals Renewed Romance With Ricky Alvarez

During her performance on July 13, Grande altered the original line, “Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh,” to a more suggestive, “Wrote some songs about Ricky / We always find our way back.” This follows a similar tribute in Austin on June 26, where she sang, “I know he still got my back.” Fan footage from the Brooklyn show captured Alvarez smiling while interacting with the singer’s parents, Joan Grande and Edward Butera, further fueling rumors of a formal reconciliation.

The pair were spotted together over the Fourth of July weekend in Boca Raton, where they were seen running errands at a local Whole Foods. According to sources, Grande has sought support from Alvarez following her split from Wicked co-star Ethan Slater. While Slater has been seen maintaining a public, amicable demeanor—attending a solo theater performance of “Romeo & Juliet” shortly after news of their breakup surfaced—Grande appears to be leaning into her history with Alvarez. The two originally met during her 2015 Honeymoon Tour, when Alvarez served as a backup dancer, and dated until 2016.