Ariana Grande helped close communication ‘gaps’ between R&B icons Brandy and Monica on The Boy is Mine remake… amid feud rumors
Ariana Grande bridged the gap between hip-hop icons Brandy and Monica, despite rumors that the couple had bad blood.
The 30-year-old hitmaker – who recently dressed glamorous in a sexy leather Catwoman costume – released her own version of their 1998 hit and dropped a music video featuring the original singers.
Monica told me AND on Friday: ‘The process of the new collaboration has largely closed the gaps.’
“When you communicate something the right way, not only can you find the solutions and resolutions to problems, but sometimes you find out that there never were any problems, just persistent miscommunication,” the 43-year-old singer said.
“It made it a lot easier to just talk,” she said of Grande reuniting her and Brandy.
Ariana Grande bridged the gap between hip-hop icons Brandy and Monica, despite rumors that the couple had bad blood; Ariana seen in 2024
Monica told ET on Friday: ‘The process of the new collaboration has largely closed the gaps’; Brandy and Monica pictured in 2024
The 7 Ring hitmaker’s music video features Brandy and Monica playing newscasters, which in turn led to the two spending more time catching up on the stories.
After the R&B singers’ original ’90s hit, rumors swirled that their rivalry over a man on camera resulted in a real rift in their friendship.
Years later, the pair were still not as close as before, despite briefly reconnecting in 2020.
Monica said: ‘We realized that the key was to keep other people out of our relationship, both professionally and personally, and keep it between her and me, and that changed everything. It has changed its trajectory as a whole.
“My son was recently in the hospital and she was who I talked to while he was there, so I think Ariana did that, which she may not even realize,” she added, noting that she and Brandy are more spoke. during filming than in the past twenty years.
A few months ago, Grande said further The Zane Lowe Show that their 1998 hit inspired her when she wrote her eighth studio album, Eternal Sunshine.
The Angel of Mine singer initially stood by her claim that the original release ‘should not be touched’.
Brandy and Monica made surprise cameos in the music video, despite not appearing in the 2024 remake
Grande portrayed a woman living in a rat-infested town who transforms into Catwoman and chases the mayor
After the R&B singers’ original ’90s hit, rumors swirled that their rivalry over an on-camera man resulted in a real rift in their friendship; Brandy seen in 1998
Monica shared, “We recognized that the key was to keep other people out of our relationship, both business and personal, and keep it between her and me, and that changed everything”; Brandy and Monica seen in 1998
“And I said that because I didn’t think it needed to be redone, with the idea of doing it, let’s say, exactly as it was,” Monica told the outlet.
“But Ariana and [producer] Max Martin – as soon as I heard this version, I fell in love with it,” she finished.
Brandy and Monica made surprise cameos in the music video, despite not appearing in the 2024 remake.
Grande portrayed a woman living in a rat-infested town who transforms into Catwoman and stalks the mayor – played by Penn Badgley. The actor most notably plays a stalker in the popular Netflix series You.