Ariana Grande & Ty Dolla $ign Come Together for Virtual Performance of “Safety Net”

Presented by VEVO, Ariana Grande and Ty Dolla $ign give a lush performance of Ariana Grande’s “Safety Net”

Presented by VEVO, Ariana Grande and Ty Dolla $ign give a lush performance of Ariana Grande’s “Safety Net”

Currently trending at number 17 on YouTube Music, the song was originally released in 2020 off of Ariana Grande’s sixth studio album, Positions.

The virtual performance, released on July 7, starts with Grande walking over the edited-on title of the song. The multi-dimensional virtual edits, combined with the lush stage setting, give the quality of a real-life performance. 

The creative set, filled to capacity, features dense greenery and pastel flowers, ranging from light purple to pink and white. Matching the flowers is Grande, wearing all black, but sporting bright purple elbow-length gloves. Surrounding her, a live band.

The camera angle rotates a full 360 degrees, showing you every angle of Grande, the band and the set, giving us a great cinematography moment.

The main eye-catchers, however, are the ever-changing colors of the curved over-head LED light. 

Captivating our attention, the alternating lights control the entire ambiance of the performance

The bright white light that once captivated Ariana Grande at the beginning of the performance, fades to black for calmer parts of the song. Meanwhile, when Ty Dolla $ign finally enters the set, the lights switch to a warmer yellow tone. 

The glowing lights fade in and out throughout the rest of the song, playing with various color tones and vibrancies.

With melodious harmonization, the two cardinal signs (Ariana Grande, a cancer; Ty Dolla $ign, an aries) share a powerful connection on stage that viewers can feel through the screen.

This is Ariana Grande’s first live performance since she recently got married in May. She is also featured on Doja Cat’s new album, Planet Her, released in June.

Concurrently, Ty Dolla $ign recently released a new single in April called “By Yourself” featuring Bryson Tiller, Jhené Aiko, and Mustard.

Watch the full performance here. 

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