Interview Issue 564 – Ariana Grande

Launched in 1969 by Andy Warhol, the magazine, nicknamed ‘The Crystal Ball of Pop’, features interviews with celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers. Its trademark is the celebrity-interviews-celebrity Q&A, matched with brilliant photography, and in embracing this format the current creative team have taken it right back to it roots as an Instagramzine. The winter 2025/26 issue stars Ariana Grande, who is interviewed inside the issue by Nicole Kidman. Photographs by Inez and Vinoodh. Also in this packed issue: artist Arthur Jafa talks with Christelle Oyiri about the black imagination; Meg Stalter interviews Kim Petras; the Nymphet Alumni podcast team speak off mic; Morgan Stewart McGraw shares her rules for dressing; Sandra Oh interviews Park Chan-Wook; Ethan Hawke meets Sissy Spacek (and looks back at a 1977 interview she gave the magazine); Peter Mulier discusses his work at Alaia with Mel Ottenberg; and last but not least, Tavi Gevinson interviews Winona.