Brighter Days could be on the horizon for Ariana Grande fans, and I’m not just talking about the change in seasons. On Mar. 2, Grande is set to perform at the 2025 Oscars alongside her Wicked co-star, Cynthia Erivo. This collaboration has fans excited, especially with Grande and Erivo being both up for awards that night and the sequel to their film Wicked: For Good on the horizon. However, fans are now convinced that Grande has more in store for 2025, like the release of a deluxe version of Eternal Sunshine.
Peaches is finally making her long-awaited comeback—at least, that’s what many fans are hoping for. Peaches is the character Grande portrayed in her music video for “we can’t be friends (wait for your love),” and many fans think they’ll soon be returning to Brighter Days Inc. with her.
Fans were quick to spot a change in Grande’s social media, which has led many to believe that a deluxe version of Eternal Sunshine is coming! The singer’s Sweetener account has updated its Instagram handle to @brighterdays, a subtle but significant change for those who are caught up with the Eternal Sunshine lore.
IT’S THE 27TH AND ARIANA CHANGED THE SWEETENER ACC TO BRIGHTER DAYS INC AND NEXT FRIDAY IS MARCH 7TH AND IT’S THE DAY BEFORE ES TURNS A YEAR OLD WHICH MEANS THE DELUXE COULD RELEASE NEXT FRIDAY pic.twitter.com/nrsKjFLJbY
— nick ४ | waiting for march 6th (@justlikeloki) February 27, 2025
and when she releases “eternal sunshine (brighter days)” on the 1 year anniversary and we get an oscar performance an oscar winning and an album deluxe all in a period of less than 10 days??? pic.twitter.com/qj5nNEbLGl
— Kitty Ariana (@kitty_ariana205) February 27, 2025
ariana grande really calling the deluxe of her album about going through a divorce and feeling hated by the entire world “brighter days”. she is finally happy as she always deserved. nobody talk to me…. pic.twitter.com/ahhmKtd04K
— sunny ☀️ (@smile4ariiana) February 27, 2025
The new handle is a reference to Grande’s music video for “we can’t be friends (wait for your love),” where Brighter Days Inc. first appeared as the setting. There, Peaches has memories of her previous relationship erased, very much like the film that inspired the music video, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In the film, the main characters undergo a procedure to erase painful memories of past relationships, a process facilitated by a fictional company called Lacuna Inc. Grande’s new handle, Brighter Days, seems to be a nod to this concept, suggesting that her moving on from her marriage to Dalton Gomez and basking in her relationship with Ethan Slater are set to play a central role in some new tracks.
Adding even more fuel to this speculation fire is Grande, who told Variety in a January 2025 interview that there’s a deluxe version of the album. When asked about the album she said, “Oh, she exists!” However, she is waiting for the right time to drop the project. “I’m out there so much right now. I want to let my children miss me for two seconds,” she said. “I’m excited to surprise them with it at some point, but I’m still mulling over the timing in my head.”
Thankfully, with the Instagram handle change, it seems like that time is getting closer and Arianators will definitely be keeping their eyes and ears open for the upcoming release, whenever it may be.