Here Is Why Ariana Grande Fans Are Boycotting '7 Rings'
By Paris Close
February 14, 2019
Ariana Grande's fans have launched a crusade to dethrone "7 Rings" from its number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart — but it's much more thoughtful than it sounds.
This week, Arianators took to Twitter with the hashtag #Boycott7Rings, kicking off a movement to have Grande's trap-inspired record to be knocked down a peg so that her latest single, "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored," can take its place, bagging yet another No. 1 single for their fave.
It's a win-win situation that, interestingly enough, Ari is totally here for.
"Y’all are so insane and funny and i love u. nothings funnier than ‘boycott seven rings’.....i can’t lmao," the 25-year-old tweeted last night in response to the insane chart swapping campaign. "Whatever’s meant to be will be, babies i ain’t goin nowhere #thankunext."
y’all are so insane and funny and i love u. nothings funnier than ‘boycott seven rings’..... i can’t lmao. whatever’s meant to be will be, babies 🌫 i ain’t goin nowhere #thankunext https://t.co/g7kdn4E1PD
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 14, 2019
It sounds like a crazy mission, to replace one banger with another, but Arianators are trying to help their girl break a record. "To those who don’t understand why we have to STOP streaming 7 rings, buwygfib NEEDS to debut at #1 to make ariana the only artist in HISTORY to debut 3 songs at #1," one Twitter user explained.
"Breakup," which released just a week ago, appears on Grande's fifth studio album, Thank U, Next, and has already become an instant favorite from the record. The pop star celebrated her first chart-topper last November with the LP's title track, "Thank U, Next."
It's no telling what will come of #Boycott7Rings, but it's gaining traction (and LOLz) on Twitter — see the tweets below.
7 Rings blocking break up with your girlfriend I'm bored from debuting at #1 on bbh100 chart next week #BOYCOTT7RINGS
— ً (@abeIxari) February 11, 2019
pic.twitter.com/u1gyt1Lw58
omg 7 rings just came on and i skipped so fast #Boycott7Rings
— nicole (@needynic) February 11, 2019
us @ 7 rings: We love you so much 😍😍💙💝💞💛❤️💕💚💘💟🧡
— 𝓋𝑒𝓃𝑜𝓂 | stream tu,n (@palesonly) February 14, 2019
ari: *drops buwygf,ib*
us: #BOYCOTT7RINGS
7 rings: pic.twitter.com/7WFQ4W8mPw
7 rings seeing #BOYCOTT7RINGS trending pic.twitter.com/9dYH3CmjeQ
— ethan (@mistxxke) February 14, 2019
Photo: YouTube/Ariana Grande