Ariana Grande Reveals Meaning of Her Burn Book

Ariana Grande at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination in May 2018
Ariana Grande at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination in May 2018. Photo by Carl Timpone/BFA/REX/Shutterstock (9665296fa)

Ariana Grande has revealed the meaning of the “burn book” in her ‘Thank U, Next’ music video and we genuinely think we might make one too.

The pop singer’s latest music video quickly went viral and broke a record for the most views of a music video on YouTube within 24 hours of release. The video pays tribute to Grande’s favorite chick flicks of the 2000s, including the iconic Mean Girls. In this section, she writes about her exes in her version of the “burn book” and after hearing the idea behind it, we love the video even more.

“We put all of our past experiences in here and we write really nice things about them because, honestly, each person we’ve shared a little part of our self with has contributed to the people we are today and to our growth,” she said in her behind-the-scenes video.

“[They’ve] probably helped us practice certain activities and get better at certain things, including loving ourselves. So this is a thank you, next book, which is very different from the burn book – so legal, don’t come for me. It’s a thankful book. You should make one.”

If you haven’t seen the music video for “Thank U, Next” then quite frankly, where have you been? Luckily, you can watch it here now: