Ariana Grande Teases “The Boy Is Mine” MV Ahead of Release

Ariana Grande has announced that “The Boy Is Mine,” the eighth single from her latest album Eternal Sunshine, will soon have a music video. She shared the news via an Instagram post captioned “meow,” which included a teaser of the upcoming video. The full music video is set to drop on Friday, June 7.

Teaser Clip Details

In the 10-second Instagram clip, a man is seen turning on a tap and plunging his face into the sink. Meanwhile, a chilling hand with glass claws pries open a door, adding a suspenseful and eerie vibe to the teaser.

Previous Music Videos

This announcement follows the release of music videos for “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” and the popular single “Yes, And?” Both tracks are also part of Eternal Sunshine. The “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” video, which debuted on the album’s release day, references the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In it, Grande’s character undergoes a procedure to erase all memories of a former partner. In contrast, the teaser for “The Boy Is Mine” hints at darker themes.

Connection to Ethan Slater

“The Boy Is Mine” has sparked internet rumors regarding Ariana Grande’s relationship with Ethan Slater, the former lead in the Broadway show SpongeBob SquarePants. The song’s title is reminiscent of the 1998 Brandy and Monica hit, which had an R&B-pop vibe. Grande expressed her desire to “reimagine” the 1998 classic during a March interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music.v

Critical Reception

Grande’s album Eternal Sunshine has received critical acclaim. A review in Rolling Stone described it as “a gorgeously exposed journey to the end of her world—or at least what she believes to be the end. It’s a divorce album that goes through all the stages of grief, and the singer navigates a new beginning with some of the most honest and inventive songs of her career so far.”