A little over five months after releasing her last album,Ariana Grandehas confirmed that her newest project is on the way.
The album, which will be titledthank u, next, features 12 new songs and includes the three that Grande has already released — “imagine,” “thank u, next,” and “7 rings.”
It will also be the Grammy nominee’s fifth studio album, coming on the heels ofSweetener, which was released in August. Grande will likely perform both albums on herSweetenerfour-month world tour, which kicks off on March 18, 2019.
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The singer first dropped “thank u, next” in November. The upbeat breakup anthem, which she referred to asan “acceptance” songafter having learned from her past relationships, became Grande’s first track totop the Hot 100 chart, where it remained No. 1 for seven weeks.
The song found Grandereviewing her past romanceswith dancerRicky Alvarez, rapperBig Sean, Miller, and Davidson. In the lyrics, she praises all of them for helpingfuel her personal growth.
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She kept that theme going with “imagine,” which she dropped less than a month later in December.
The R&B pop ballad — which featured the singer showing off her impressive range — touched upon her reflections in regards to her “failed yet important beautiful relationships.”
Fans quickly picked up on the song’s references, which seemingly recalled her relationship with Miller.
“For those of you asking about imagine: I would say if ‘thank u, next’ = acceptance… ‘imagine’ = denial. hope that makes sense,” she explained on her Instagram Stories. “Kind of like… pretending it never ended. denial. but I look forward to you hearing it and having your own experience with it. you may take away something totally different and specific to your life! love u.”
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And most recently, Grandereleased the latest songoff the album called “7 rings” last Friday.
“Wearing a ring but ain’t gon’ be no missus /Bought matching diamonds for six of my bitches, I’d rather spoil all my friends with my riches/Think retail therapy my new addiction,” Grande sings in the empowerment anthem, before affirming, “I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it.”
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She even makes a nod to her tough year, singing, “Been through some bad s—/I should be a sad bitch/Who would’ve thought it’d turn me to a savage/Rather be tied up with gauze and not strings/Write my own checks like I write what I sing.”
The singer previouslyrevealed in a tweetthat the “7 Rings” belonged to her best pals, Victoria Monét, Tayla Parx, Courtney Chipolone, Njozma, Alexa Luria, and Kaydence, who were all featured in the music video.
She also explained that her motherJoan Grandeand her Nonna Marjorie Grande also own rings, making the total nine — “but they got theirs after [the] song was done,” Grande said.
source: people.com
