Fans are drawing comparisons between Ariana Grande’s music video “Petal” and Frankie June’s “Hollywood,” claiming Grande made a “direct copy.” The allegations focus on visual and narrative similarities in how both videos depict a young performer seeking recognition and later taking revenge after a negative audition experience.
Multiple outlets point to shared motifs: both videos are set in a stylized 1950s-era Hollywood setting and feature an aspiring artist who is mistreated by a studio or executive during an audition. In the stories told by the videos, the performer escalates from rejection to retaliation. While the reports highlight the similarities that fans say indicate copying, they do not include confirmed evidence of wrongdoing, such as official statements from either artist or their teams.
The differing coverage centers on how strongly the comparison is framed—ranging from general “similarities” to claims of a “direct copy”—but the factual basis cited across articles is the overlap in setting, characters, and key plot beats.
