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, MΓ½a, 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 Grandeβs highly anticipated seventh studio album βeternal sunshine" was released on March 8th, 2024. The title is a reference to one of her favourite films, βEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindβ which stars Jim Carrey. The album is a concept album inspired by the events of the film. The lead single βyes, 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 βwe 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.
Let It Rain
Ariana Grande Lyrics
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I let it rain
Why was your whole life fulfilled
Ah, oh, ah, oh
Well I think it's getting dark out baby
No thanks I don't need your yellow umbrella ever right now
Ah, oh, ah, oh
Could you move on
I can't wait for the skies to open up its heart
And let it rain
Let the sun shine down on me
I let it rain
Because you gotta deal with it anyway
I let it rain
What it will be it will be
I let it rain
Why was your life so fulfilled
I let it rain (Imma let it rain, yeah)
Let the sun shine down on me
I let it rain
Because you gotta deal with it anyway
I let it rain (I let it rain)
What it will be it will be
I let it rain (oh let it rain)
Why was your whole life fulfilled
In the song "Let It Rain", Ariana Grande seems to be dealing with the ups and downs of life. The first lines "What it will be it will be, I let it rain" seems to suggest acceptance of the unpredictability of life. She is acknowledging that although she may not have control over everything that may happen in her life, she is choosing to accept it and let things play out as they may. Later in the song, she alludes to the fact that life may not always be sunshine and rainbows, but that it's important to embrace the storms and learn to deal with them. She sings, "Let the sun shine down on me, I let it rain, Because you gotta deal with it anyway".
In the pre-chorus of the song, Ariana seems to be in a situation where it's getting dark out, and someone offers her a yellow umbrella. At this moment, she declines the umbrella, indicating that she's ready to face whatever comes her way. The line "Why was your whole life fulfilled" at the end seems like a rhetorical question. Perhaps she's saying that the acceptance of the unpredictability of life is what makes it fulfilling.
Line by Line Meaning
What it will be it will be
Accept what will happen, as it is inevitable
I let it rain
I allow myself to feel and experience all emotions, even if they are painful or uncomfortable
Why was your whole life fulfilled
Why did you experience complete satisfaction and happiness throughout your entire life?
Ah, oh, ah, oh
A sound expressing mixed emotions or uncertainty
Well I think it's getting dark out baby
I believe that things may be turning negative or difficult
No thanks I don't need your yellow umbrella ever right now
I refuse assistance or comfort from others, even if it is offered with good intentions
Well you better get in the car
You should leave this place or situation immediately
Could you move on
Can you let go of this and continue forward?
I can't wait for the skies to open up its heart
I am excited for an outpouring of emotions or a cathartic release
Let the sun shine down on me
Allow happiness and positivity to affect me and my life
Because you gotta deal with it anyway
Acknowledging that no matter what happens, I will need to face it and deal with it
Imma let it rain, yeah
I am intentionally allowing my emotions to take over and express themselves freely
What it will be it will be
Accept that the future is uncertain and out of your control
Why was your life so fulfilled
What events or experiences led to your life being filled with joy and satisfaction?
Oh let it rain
Encouraging the release of emotions and allowing them to flow freely
Contributed by Alexis F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@JoshuaGarza-m2z
Back in 2011 I wish Ariana made her first debut album before Yours Truly called Daydream or Ariana. Tracklist 2011 album:
1. Boyfriend Material
2. Pink Champagne
3. Stick Around
4. Put Your Hearts Up
5. La Vie En Rose
6. Voodoo Love
7. Let It Rain
8. Oh Darlin
9. Parachute
10. Youβre My Only Shawty
11. Suitcase
12. Higher
13. Rollercoster
@clairereid4025
lyrics-
what it will be it will be, ooh
i let it rain
why was your whole life fulfilled?
uh oh, uh oh
well i think it's getting dark out, baby
no thanks, i don't need
your yellow umbrella
ever right now
uh oh, uh oh, uh oh
well you better get in the car
put your roof on
i can't wait for the skies
to open up it's heart
and let it rain (i let it rain)
let the sun shine down on me
i let it rain
because you gotta deal with it anyway
i let it rain
what it will be it will be
i let it rain, ooh
why was your whole life fulfilled?
i let it rain (ima let it rain, yeah)
let the sun shine down on me, ooh
i let it rain
because you gotta deal with it anyway
i let it rain (i let it rain)
what it will be it will be (oh, let it rain)
i let it rain, ooh
why was your whole life fulfilled?
@honeymoonavenuu
2008: let it rain
2020: rain on me
@aestheticariii
Yea!!
@Hi-pn4nc
Omg yesss
@pearlisummer
Was legit about to comment that
@amyheidy1
The girl now are woman π
@daniellejackson6210
ngl
@sabrinatheart
This is the most 2000s thing Iβve ever heard
@fanaticfanatic8999
π
@keiblaze
lmfao, right, but she sounded good in this era
@alliexcx5576
Ikr