Imogen Heap Says ‘Speak for Yourself’ Was ‘Kept Alive’ by Ariana Grande After Pop Star Praises Album

Ariana Grande tin lone talk for herself, but if you inquire her, Imogen Heap‘s sophomore medium is 1 of the top collections of euphony ever made.

On Friday (Oct. 17), the popular superstar took to her Instagram Story to gush astir Speak for Yourself in grant of the LP’s 20th day — and Heap noticed. “Happy 20th day to Speak For Yourself @imogenheap one emotion you so,” Grande wrote earlier catching her idol’s attraction soon afterward.

“Everything she’s ever done and continues to bash is cleanable and besides the astir influential happening that has ever happened successful euphony virtually each time,” Grande continued of Heap.

The Wicked actress besides shared screenshots of her favourite tracks: “Headlock,” “Loose Ends” and “Hide and Seek,” which Grande said “changed (literally) everything forever.”

Shortly aft Grande’s posts, Heap reshared 1 of them onto her ain Story and wrote, “Well @arianagrande I’m beauteous definite this medium has been mostly kept live and revived by the likes of you excessively implicit the years.”

“Love and respect truthful galore things you’ve done implicit the years,” Heap added of Grande, who reacted to the shoutout with an Instagram sticker of a feline lying successful a excavation of tears. “A chap geek astatine bosom also.”

Heap dropped Speak for Yourself in 2005. It is considered 1 of the innovator’s astir quintessential works and debuted astatine No. 145 connected the Billboard 200.

Grande has been vocal successful her adoration of Heap since the opening of the Victorious alum’s career. On her 2015 Honeymoon Tour, Grande incorporated Mi.Mu gloves — which Heap developed and sent specially to the hitmaker — into her set. On 2018’s Sweetener album, Grande interpolated “Hide and Seek” for her opus “Goodnight n Go.”

Heap has besides praised Grande successful the past. “I admit Ariana to the constituent wherever I get teary adjacent talking astir her,” she told Billboard of the vocalist this past January. “She remains consistently kind, thoughtful and open. Recently, I reached retired to thousands of radical up of an Auracles launch. When I spoke to Ariana astir it, she was like, ‘Whatever assistance you need, fto maine know.’ Having that enactment from idiosyncratic who is truthful high-profile and influential made maine consciousness truly validated. People say, ‘Oh God, I americium truthful busy’ – but they can’t perchance beryllium arsenic engaged arsenic Ariana Grande!”

“I americium truthful grateful she recovered a transportation with my work, and she has been truthful bully astir what it means to her,” Heap added astatine the time.

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