The Complete Guide to Ariana Grande's 'My Everything'
The Buildup
Last fall, Ariana Grande revealed the details of her sophomore LP. "I don't want it to sound like an extension of Yours Truly," she explained. "I want it to sound like an evolution. I want to explore more sounds and experiment a little bit. I have a bunch of ideas I'm very excited about and a lot of stuff cooking." She added, "Mac Miller taught me how to work Pro Tools real quick. It was really fun. I love, love, love just being hands-on at all times in the studio."
The Music
Baby Mariah Carey through a modern lens! Ari started off sweet and has been getting progressively sexier, something we're bound to see more of on My Everything.
In April of this year, the young starlet released "Problem," the saxophone-saturated summer smash hit and product of a newfound pop partnership with Iggy Azalea. Later came the mod-influenced music video, highlighting Grande's fascination with the classically beautiful.
The young singer showed her eclecticism when she joined forces with EDM guru Zedd on "Break Free," releasing a trippy Star Wars-themed video on August 11.
Early August brought about a snippet via Instagram of "Love Me Harder," Grande's collaboration with The Weeknd. It's classic R&B, and we're not complaining!
In mid-August Ariana started teasing her tracks "Break Your Heart Right Back" (which features Childish Gambino) and the title track "My Everything" via Instagram. Listen to two snippets of the former here and here. Check out the latter here and here!
On Tuesday, August 20 Ariana shared four tracks via MTV, some of which she teased earlier. Listen to "Love Me Harder," featuring the Weeknd, "Be My Baby," featuring Cashmere Cat, "A Little Bit Of Your Heart," (written by Harry Styles!) and "Why Try" below now!
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