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Ariana Grande stars as US President in politically-charged new music video for Positions

Samantha RogersThe West Australian
Ariana Grande stars as US President in her new music video for Positions.
Camera IconAriana Grande stars as US President in her new music video for Positions. Credit: Youtube/Ariana Grande

As Donald Trump and Joe Biden faced off in the Presidential debate, Ariana Grande took over the Oval Office as the new Commander in Chief for her new music video.

The pint-sized vocal powerhouse today blessed us with the video for her new song Positions, which stars her as the US President - sorry Don.

Directed by Dave Meyers, the clip shows Grande overseeing her (mostly-female) staff as the leader of the free world.

Grande doesn’t swap out her signature ponytail and heels for her new ‘position’ but does follow in the current administration's footsteps with her love of fake tan — but with much better results.

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Ariana Grande stars as US President in her new music video for Positions.
Camera IconAriana Grande stars as US President in her new music video for Positions. Credit: Youtube/Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande stars as US President in her new music video for Positions.
Camera IconAriana Grande stars as US President in her new music video for Positions. Credit: Youtube/Ariana Grande

The clip also shows the Grammy-Award winner holding press conferences, walking her dogs on the White House grounds and awarding medals to US postal workers, who have been discredited by President Trump amid an increase in mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming US election in November.

While the video may overshadow the song, Positions is an easy-listening pop offering from one of music’s biggest stars and is sure to dominate airwaves — and pop culture — thanks in no small part to the politically-charged visuals.

Grande awards a medal to a US Postal worker in her new music video.
Camera IconGrande awards a medal to a US Postal worker in her new music video. Credit: Youtube/Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande stars as US President in her new music video for Positions.
Camera IconAriana Grande stars as US President in her new music video for Positions. Credit: Youtube/Ariana Grande

Earlier this month, Grande teased fans with the promise of new music.

“I can’t wait to give u my album this month,” she tweeted on October 14.

The singer then dropped the lead single and video today, with the latter already surpassing more than 450,000 views in less than 90 minutes.

And true to her word, Grande’s sixth studio album is due out on October 30.

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