Video: Ariana DeBose Talks HAMILTON Anniversary, Teases New Music on TODAY
Ariana DeBose to Release New Song 'Ain't a Maybe'
By: Josh Sharpe Feb. 05, 2025
On a recent visit to TODAY to discuss her new film Love Hurts, Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose reflected on Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025.
"It's wild to think of how that show not only shaped the world around us but all of our lives," she explained, noting its influence on her own career success in the years following. "I can't believe I now have several statues to my name and opportunities that I never dreamed." Since appearing in Hamilton on Broadway, DeBose has gone on to receive a Tony nomination, and a Golden Globes and Academy Award for her performance in West Side Story. She noted that she is going to be involved with the "Hamilten" celebrations, though she admitted she doesn't know what her role entails.
Also in the interview, she announced that she is releasing a new song, titled "Ain't a Maybe," which came from tinkering around in the studio with original music. "I wasn't going to release it but it turned into my hype song throughout the process of making [Love Hurts]," DeBose explained. "It was empowerment and it's just a banger so I'm going to give it to the world!" The new song will be released this Friday, February 7.
As for if this is the beginning of an album, DeBose said "it might be" but admitted she's a "perfectionist" and she has to keep tinkering, but promised that "things are coming." Watch the full interview now.
Ariana DeBose is a Tony-nominated actress, singer, and dancer who has made a name for herself on both stage and screen. Born on January 25, 1991, in North Carolina, DeBose first gained national attention as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance before making her Broadway debut in Bring It On: The Musical. She went on to star in Motown: The Musical, Pippin, and Hamilton, where she was part of the original ensemble, famously known as "The Bullet." Her breakout role came as Disco Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, earning her a Tony Award nomination.
DeBose's career skyrocketed when she was cast as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s 2021 adaptation of West Side Story, a role that won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first openly queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar. Since then, she has continued to shine in film and television, hosting the Tony Awards and starring in projects like Schmigadoon! and Wish.
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