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On September 18, 2017, Riccardo Marcuzzo uploaded a photo on Instagram Stories editing a song for Ariana.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ariananbra/status/909850512245317632 ''Twitter'' - Ariana News Brasil - Riccardo Marcuzzo via Instagram Stories]</ref> [[Scooter Braun]] tells Variety that the album has a more mature sound: “It’s time for [Ariana] to sing the songs that define her … Whitney, Mariah, Adele – when they sing, that’s their song. Ariana has big vocal moments; it’s time for her song.”<ref>[http://variety.com/2017/music/features/scooter-braun-acts-bieber-kanye-1202620913/ From Ariana to Watt: Catching Up With Scooter Braun’s 20 Clients as SB Projects Turns 10]</ref> Pharrell Williams tells LA Times: “The things that [Ariana] has to say on this album, it's pretty next-level.”<ref>[http://beta.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-chanel-pharrell-sneakers-20171122-story.html Pharrell Williams' latest Adidas Originals collaboration is a super-exclusive pair of co-branded Chanel kicks]</ref> On November 27, 2017, Urban/R&B producers Hitmaka and A1 revealed they produced a beat for Ariana.<ref name="hitmakaa1" /> On December 13, 2017, Ariana uploaded a photo and a video on her Instagram Story in the recording studio for the album.<ref name=":2">[https://twitter.com/ArianaTodayNet/status/941130681647759361 ''Twitter'' - Ariana Grande Today - Ariana on the studio]</ref> On December 31, 2017, Ariana shared a snippet from the album on her Instagram.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BdZINXLHo9T/ ''Instagram'' - New song snippet - 12/31/17]</ref> Grande's close friend, [[Colleen Ballinger]], said in a Q&A that she has heard some of the album, she said: "your wigs are gonna be gone".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaTodayNet/status/958001093895708673 ''Twitter'' - Colleen Ballinge in a Q&A about 'Be Alright' and Ariana's fourth album.]</ref> Charlie Walk, from [[Republic Records]], also said about the album: "She's making some music that we haven't heard before from her, different types of stuff that I think is gonna be really super important for the 2018 music scene."<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaTodayNet/status/958087491646640131 ''Twitter'' - Charlie Walk about Ariana's fourth album]</ref> [[Frankie Grande]], Ariana's brother, said: "It's the best thing that ever happened on earth... she's unbelievable... It's unreal".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaTodayNet/status/962544006088544256 Twitter - Frankie about AG4]</ref> |
On September 18, 2017, Riccardo Marcuzzo uploaded a photo on Instagram Stories editing a song for Ariana.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ariananbra/status/909850512245317632 ''Twitter'' - Ariana News Brasil - Riccardo Marcuzzo via Instagram Stories]</ref> [[Scooter Braun]] tells Variety that the album has a more mature sound: “It’s time for [Ariana] to sing the songs that define her … Whitney, Mariah, Adele – when they sing, that’s their song. Ariana has big vocal moments; it’s time for her song.”<ref>[http://variety.com/2017/music/features/scooter-braun-acts-bieber-kanye-1202620913/ From Ariana to Watt: Catching Up With Scooter Braun’s 20 Clients as SB Projects Turns 10]</ref> Pharrell Williams tells LA Times: “The things that [Ariana] has to say on this album, it's pretty next-level.”<ref>[http://beta.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-chanel-pharrell-sneakers-20171122-story.html Pharrell Williams' latest Adidas Originals collaboration is a super-exclusive pair of co-branded Chanel kicks]</ref> On November 27, 2017, Urban/R&B producers Hitmaka and A1 revealed they produced a beat for Ariana.<ref name="hitmakaa1" /> On December 13, 2017, Ariana uploaded a photo and a video on her Instagram Story in the recording studio for the album.<ref name=":2">[https://twitter.com/ArianaTodayNet/status/941130681647759361 ''Twitter'' - Ariana Grande Today - Ariana on the studio]</ref> On December 31, 2017, Ariana shared a snippet from the album on her Instagram.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BdZINXLHo9T/ ''Instagram'' - New song snippet - 12/31/17]</ref> Grande's close friend, [[Colleen Ballinger]], said in a Q&A that she has heard some of the album, she said: "your wigs are gonna be gone".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaTodayNet/status/958001093895708673 ''Twitter'' - Colleen Ballinge in a Q&A about 'Be Alright' and Ariana's fourth album.]</ref> Charlie Walk, from [[Republic Records]], also said about the album: "She's making some music that we haven't heard before from her, different types of stuff that I think is gonna be really super important for the 2018 music scene."<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaTodayNet/status/958087491646640131 ''Twitter'' - Charlie Walk about Ariana's fourth album]</ref> [[Frankie Grande]], Ariana's brother, said: "It's the best thing that ever happened on earth... she's unbelievable... It's unreal".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaTodayNet/status/962544006088544256 Twitter - Frankie about AG4]</ref> |
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+ | On March 2, 2018, the album was reported to be complete. It was also revealed that Pharrell Williams and Max Martin each produced half of the album, and Grande wrote or co-wrote every track.<ref name=":1" /> On April 9, 2018, it was reported that Grande is set to release the lead single from the album on April 27, 2018. It was also revealed that Savan Kotecha worked on the album.<ref>[http://variety.com/2018/music/news/ariana-grande-to-drop-first-single-from-new-album-on-april-27-1202747183/ ''Variety'' - Ariana Grande to Drop First Single From New Album on April 27]</ref> |
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| “ | I started an album already a year ago, over a year ago, but I want to keep creating, and it's not done yet. So I'm going to take my sweet ass time, so I'll be rested and ready to go again as soon as possible. | ” |
–Ariana about the album. | ||
The currently untitled album will be Ariana Grande's fourth studio album. It will be released through Republic Records. The album was recorded starting on May 6, 2016 and finishing on March 2, 2018.[1]
Background
Following the release of Grande's third studio album, Dangerous Woman on May 20, 2016, which was met with positive reviews, Grande confirmed she began working and writing on the album on her Snapchat and Twitter later that month.[3] Recording sessions began on May 6, 2016 and continued through the summer.
On November 13, 2016, Grande confirmed on Snapchat that she was done with her fourth album. She later clarified by saying, "I didn't mean to make an album, and I don't know if it's done at all, but I just have a bunch of songs that I really really like. I've been working a lot and have been creating and feeling inspired."[4][5][6] On January 10, 2017, Grande confirmed again by tweeting that she was done with the 4th album.[7] Later, she deleted the tweet.
On March 5, 2017, Grande confirmed during the soundcheck of her Dangerous Woman Tour concert in Toronto that the songs she had previously teased ("She Got Her Own", "My Way" and "Sober") won't be on the album. In a Q&A, Grande said that she wants to have 10 tracks on the album.[8] On March 6, 2017, Grande confirmed during a Q&A that she had been working with Pharrell Williams for several months.[9]
On September 18, 2017, Riccardo Marcuzzo uploaded a photo on Instagram Stories editing a song for Ariana.[10] Scooter Braun tells Variety that the album has a more mature sound: “It’s time for [Ariana] to sing the songs that define her … Whitney, Mariah, Adele – when they sing, that’s their song. Ariana has big vocal moments; it’s time for her song.”[11] Pharrell Williams tells LA Times: “The things that [Ariana] has to say on this album, it's pretty next-level.”[12] On November 27, 2017, Urban/R&B producers Hitmaka and A1 revealed they produced a beat for Ariana.[2] On December 13, 2017, Ariana uploaded a photo and a video on her Instagram Story in the recording studio for the album.[13] On December 31, 2017, Ariana shared a snippet from the album on her Instagram.[14] Grande's close friend, Colleen Ballinger, said in a Q&A that she has heard some of the album, she said: "your wigs are gonna be gone".[15] Charlie Walk, from Republic Records, also said about the album: "She's making some music that we haven't heard before from her, different types of stuff that I think is gonna be really super important for the 2018 music scene."[16] Frankie Grande, Ariana's brother, said: "It's the best thing that ever happened on earth... she's unbelievable... It's unreal".[17]
On March 2, 2018, the album was reported to be complete. It was also revealed that Pharrell Williams and Max Martin each produced half of the album, and Grande wrote or co-wrote every track.[1] On April 9, 2018, it was reported that Grande is set to release the lead single from the album on April 27, 2018. It was also revealed that Savan Kotecha worked on the album.[18]
Recording
She posted on her Snapchat and tweeted that she was in the studio on May 6, 2016 - June 29, 2016 - July 13, 2016. She was not able to record between May 28, 2016 and early June 2016 due to throat and sinus infection.
On December 13, 2017, old photos of Ariana recording surfaced on Twitter. To shut down rumours about them being recent, Ariana posted photos of herself working on the album on her Instagram Story.
On December 28, 2017, Ariana posted four photos and two videos of her in the studio.[19]
- July 22, 2016[20]
- July 27, 2016[21]
- July 30, 2016[22]
- August 11, 2016[23]
- August 12, 2016[24][25]
- August 13, 2016[26]
- April 25, 2017[19]
- May 3, 2017[19]
- June 19, 2017[19]
- June 23, 2017[19]
- September 27, 2017[19]
- October 4, 2017[19]
- December 13, 2017
- December 31, 2017[27]
Gallery
.jpg "Scooter Braun as Superman and Pharrel Williams on Studio (1).jpg (124 KB)")
.jpg "Scooter Braun as Superman and Pharrel Williams on Studio (2).jpg (72 KB)")
Possible songs
The titles of the following songs are unconfirmed and based on snippets.
- "Feel It"
Cut songs
The titles of the following songs are unconfirmed and based on snippets.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MTV UK - Ariana Grande Has Reportedly Finished Her New Album
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Twitter - About Hitmaka & A1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Vevo/status/733359206863122433
- ↑ YouTube - Ariana Grande's Gone Platinum Blonde & Confirms She's FINISHED Her Fourth Album
- ↑ Idolator - Ariana Grande Is Already Working On Her Fourth Album
- ↑ MTV - Ariana Grande's Been So 'Inspired' That She Already Made Her Next Album
- ↑ Twitter - Ariana confirms AG4 is done
- ↑ Youtube - Ariana during Dangerous Woman Q&A
- ↑ http://thatgrapejuice.net/2017/03/ariana-grande-teams-pharrell-williams-4th-album/
- ↑ Twitter - Ariana News Brasil - Riccardo Marcuzzo via Instagram Stories
- ↑ From Ariana to Watt: Catching Up With Scooter Braun’s 20 Clients as SB Projects Turns 10
- ↑ Pharrell Williams' latest Adidas Originals collaboration is a super-exclusive pair of co-branded Chanel kicks
- ↑ Twitter - Ariana Grande Today - Ariana on the studio
- ↑ Instagram - New song snippet - 12/31/17
- ↑ Twitter - Colleen Ballinge in a Q&A about 'Be Alright' and Ariana's fourth album.
- ↑ Twitter - Charlie Walk about Ariana's fourth album
- ↑ Twitter - Frankie about AG4
- ↑ Variety - Ariana Grande to Drop First Single From New Album on April 27
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 Is Ariana Grande Collaborating With Aretha Franklin?
- ↑ Instagram - July 22, 2016
- ↑ Instagram - July 27, 2016
- ↑ Instagram - July 30, 2016
- ↑ Instagram - August 11, 2016
- ↑ Instagram - August 12, 2016
- ↑ Instagram - August 12, 2016 studio
- ↑ Instagram - August 13, 2016
- ↑ Instagram - Ariana Grande - "see you next year"