Grande's second studio album, My Everything (2014), continued the pop-R&B sound of its predecessor and incorporated EDM elements. It topped the Billboard 200 and featured four US top-ten singles: "Problem", "Break Free", "Bang Bang", and "Love Me Harder" featuring The Weeknd, the most of any artist that year. Grande's pop-R&B styles extended on her third studio album, Dangerous Woman (2016), which was her first of three consecutive number-one albums in the UK, and spawned top ten hits such as the Grammy nominated title track and "Side to Side".
On her next two albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019), Grande experimented with trap while maintaining her characteristic pop-R&B tones; being projects with her most creative control yet and showing a more personal and vulnerable side, both debuted at number one in several countries and were acclaimed by music critics. The former won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and spawned the international top three hit "No Tears Left to Cry", while the latter broke several streaming records. Grande became the first solo artist to hold the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously when "7 Rings", "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" and "Thank U, Next" did so in 2019. She is also the first artist to have the lead singles from each of their first six studio albums debut within the top ten in the US.
Grande released her sixth studio album, Positions (2020) with its lead single, "Positions" debuting at number one in the US and the UK simultaneously. The song became her third number one hit in the US following "Stuck With U" in collaboration with Justin Bieber and "Rain On Me", also in collaboration with Lady Gaga. A deluxe version of Positions was released in February 2021, with four new songs and a remix of "34+35" featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion. The remix helped the song peak at number two, the highest-charting song credited to three or more female soloist since 2001 when "Lady Marmalade" performed by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, P!nk, and Lil Kim peaked at number one. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming her fifth album to do so. In April 2021, a remix of The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears" was released featuring Grande. The song reached number one in both the US Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. It spent a total of 69 weeks in the US charts, becoming one of the ten longest-running songs in that chart since its publication.
In November 2021, it was announced that Grande would star in the two-part film adaptation of the musical Wicked. The first movie is set to release on November 22nd, 2024.
Ariana Grande’s highly anticipated seventh studio album “eternal sunshine" was released on March 8th, 2024. The title is a reference to one of her favourite films, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” which stars Jim Carrey. The album is a concept album inspired by the events of the film. The lead single “yes, and?" was released on January 12, 2024 and debuted at #1 on the Hot 100. eternal sunshine had a debut at #1 on the Global Spotify charts and on the Billboard 200. The album's 2nd single “we can't be friends (wait for your love)" also debuted at #1 on the Hot 100. During this album cycle, she collaborated with Mariah Carey, Brandy, Monica, Charli XCX, and Troye Sivan on various remixes.
Grande has received various accolades, including two Grammy Awards, ten VMAs, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards. All seven of Grande's full-length albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA. Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Having amassed 98 billion streams globally as of 2021, Grande is one of the most-streamed artists of all time and became the first female artist to surpass 90 billion streams. She was the most-streamed female artist of the 2010s decade on Spotify and Apple Music, and was the only female artist to reach 3 billion total streams on the latter as of 2019. In 2024, Grande became the first artist to have five albums with multiple songs over a billion streams on Spotify. She is the only artist to debut the lead single from all their studio albums in the Top 10 of the Hot 100. Her signature ponytail hairstyle has become an iconic piece of pop culture iconography. In October 2024, she was named the 9th greatest pop star of the 21st Century by Billboard and was the newest artist on the list. In February 2019, she became the most followed woman on Instagram. Forbes ranked her amongst the highest-paid celebrities in 2019, and Time named Grande as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 and 2019. Billboard recognized her as the "Woman of the Year" in 2018. Her song "Thank U, Next" was in Rolling Stone's 2021 revision of their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2023, the magazine included Grande among the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Recording artists who have cited Grande as an influence or inspiration include Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Lana Del Rey, Bryson Tiller, Charlie Puth, Sufjan Stevens, Troye Sivan, Zara Larsson, Tate McRae, Madison Beer, Jung Kook, Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, Giselle of aespa, and Meghan Trainor.
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Ariana Grande Lyrics
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I used to feel so obligated to be so much more
I used to let some people tell me how to live and what to be
But if I can't be me, then what's the point? No
I don't care about it anymore, oh
I don't care about it anymore
Now I laugh about the things that used to be important to me
Like what do you think
And what he thinks and what they think
But I love me
I don't care about it anymore, oh
I don't care about it anymore
I don't care about it anymore
I don't care about it anymore
In Ariana Grande's song "I Don't Care," the singer expresses her newfound freedom from other people's expectations and judgments. The first verse suggests that the singer used to feel burdened by the pressure to be more than she was, to conform to unrealistic standards set by others. But now she realizes that being true to herself is more important than trying to please others. This is shown in the chorus where she repeats "I don't care about it anymore" as if to emphasize her newfound independence.
The second verse further elaborates on this idea that the singer is now free from the opinions of others. She is able to laugh at the things that used to be important to her and no longer feels the hold that other people's thoughts and expectations had on her. The chorus is repeated again to highlight the newfound freedom that the singer feels. The song ends with the same repeated line, "I don't care about it anymore," as if to drive home the point that she has found self-acceptance and contentment.
Overall, "I Don't Care" is a powerful message about the importance of embracing one's own identity and not letting others dictate how we should live our lives. The song encourages listeners to be true to themselves and to not worry about the opinions of others.
Line by Line Meaning
Used to cry 'bout some crazy shit before
I used to get upset about trivial things in the past
I used to feel so obligated to be so much more
I felt like I had to constantly exceed expectations
I used to let some people tell me how to live and what to be
I allowed others to dictate my life choices and aspirations
But if I can't be me, then what's the point? No
If I can't be my authentic self, then there's no reason to continue
Now I laugh about the things that used to be important to me
I find humor in the things I used to take very seriously
Used to have a hold on me, used to have a hold
I used to be captive to the opinions of others
Like what do you think
I cared too much about what others thought of me
And what he thinks and what they think
I was heavily influenced by the opinions of specific individuals and groups
But I love me
I value my own opinion and self-love
I don't care about it anymore, oh
I am no longer concerned with the opinions of others
I don't care about it anymore
I am completely self-assured and independent
I don't care about it anymore
I am free from the constraints of societal expectations
Lyrics © Roba Music Verlag GMBH, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ariana Grande, Mike Foster, Ryan Tedder, Steven Franks, Thomas Brown, Travis Sayles, Victoria McCants, THOMAS LEE BROWN, VICTORIA MONET
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@rajicmarko4099
Mm
[Verse 1]
I fall asleep cryin'
You turn up the TV
You don't wanna hear me
One more sleepless night
Big day in the morning
So, I take my time to self-soothe
Pre-Chorus]
I'm too much for you
So I really gotta do
The thing I don't wanna do
No, I don't, don't, don't, don't
Chorus]
I don't wanna fuck with your head
It's breakin' my heart
To keep breakin' yours again (Yours again, yours again, yours again)
This situationship has to end
But I just can't refuse
I don't wanna break up again (Up again, up again, up again), baby
[Verse 2]
I made it so easy
Spent so much on therapy
Blamed my own codependency
But you didn't even try
When you finally did, it was at the wrong time
Won't abandon me again for you and I, I
Pre-Chorus]
I'm too much for you
So I really gotta do
The thing I don't wanna do
No, I don't, don't, don't, don't
Chorus]
I don't wanna fuck with your head
It's breakin' my heart (Breakin' my heart)
To keep breakin' yours again (Yours again, yours again, yours again)
This situationship has to end
But I just can't refuse
I don't wanna break up again (Up again, up again, up again)
We both know it's time
So we say goodbye
Just one kiss goodbye
With tears in our eyes
Hope you won't, won't regret me
Hope you'll still think fondly of our little life
[Chorus]
I don't wanna fuck with your head
It's breakin' my heart (Breakin' my heart)
To keep breakin' yours again (Yours again, yours again, yours again)
This situationship has to end
But I just can't refuse
I don't wanna break up again (Up again, up again, up again), baby
[Outro]
(Hah, hah, hah)
(Hah, hah, hah) Don't wanna break up again (Breakin' my heart)
I don't wanna, baby
Situationship has to end (Know it has to end)
Just can't refuse
@peterrogers9867
This album is gonna be my personality for the rest of the year
@an-qo6by
THIS!!!!!
@kpopscenario1406
Frrr
@introhobarthbf
I’m a 13 year old boy artist, Please check out my track ‘angel’, it’s inspired by ‘yes, and’ and it’s kinda similar to this song (I’m not joking I’m serious) I have a 5 octave range from whistles to baritone notes and hope you guys can support my dreams of being a singer lol
@LycheeSlayer
Frr
@kkkaaarrr
LITERALLY
@nayramoreno03
HER VOICE KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER WOW I'M SO IN LOVE
@arianzidaneofficial
@@nya55155😭
@trenzy11
@@nya55155 yea right but tbh she didn't serve the vocals... Now it sounds nothing like ariana
@gabmilh
@@trenzy11its just a new style and a brand new ariana let her live