Grimes gave birth to a baby boy with Tesla CEO Elon Musk earlier this week and the singer also appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia.
The singer, 32, shows off her bump as photographer Ryan McGinley shot her during the ninth month of pregnancy, immersed in California with Gothic outlines.
During an accompanying interview, Grimes discussed How to Pronounce Elon Musk Sons Name? demanding it was to be pregnant during the coronavirus pandemic and said her friend had died.
'A friend of mine died: New mother Grimes showed off her bare pregnancy bump for Vogue Italia cover shoot as she discussed how 'demanding it was to be pregnant during a pandemic'
Talking to the publication recently, Grimes said: 'It is certainly very demanding to be pregnant in the middle of a pandemic. It's hard not to be able to see friends and family.
'A friend of mine recently died and it was a nightmare not being able to be close to her loved ones. It won't be easy in the hospital, I don't go into details but I feel very empathetic with those who are going through this phase.
'And I trust what the maternity wards are doing to manage the situation, I have great respect for the work of the doctors.'
She said: 'A friend of mine recently died and it was a nightmare not being able to be close to her loved ones. It won't be easy in the hospital, I don't go into details but I feel very empathetic with those who are going through this phase'
Grimes said she is taking a positive look at the future post-coronavirus.
She said: 'I wonder if there will be a reduction in consumerism. If people fly less, it can only be good. The same goes for petrol cars and everything else.
'This is an opportunity to start thinking about how we live, even if it is painful. We are already observing an interesting change in consumption habits and I see more and more people walking in my neighborhood. It seems to be like the 90s (laughs).'
Announcing her Vogue shoot on Instagram, Grimes wrote: 'I was having a baby this week so I literally didn't realize my Italian Vogue cover came out!!