Ariana Grande reflects on the therapeutic power of her 2019 album, Thank U, Next, during a dark period in her life. The singer-actress opened up about dealing with PTSD, grief, and anxiety while writing and recording the album in just two weeks. Grande described the urgency and healing nature of creating the album as a means of survival. Thank U, Next spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard 200, with its title track reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks. Grande's performance in the Sweetener World Tour led to her Oscar-nominated portrayal of Glinda in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Wicked.