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Dangerous Woman
Dangerous Woman is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016. Serving as the album's executive producer alongside Max Martin and Savan Kotecha, Grande began work on Dangerous Woman shortly after the release of her second studio album, My Everything (2014). Guest vocals on the album are provided by Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Macy Gray and Future.
Lyrically, Dangerous Woman revolves around love, tumultuous relationships and empowerment, with Grande exploring more mature and explicit subject matter. Primarily a pop and R&B album, the album incorporates a wide variety of subgenres, including dance-pop, disco, soul, house, trap, reggae and electropop. It was met with critical acclaim, receiving praise for Grande's vocal performance, the matured lyrical content and its versatility across different musical styles. Dangerous Woman was included in several year-end best music lists for 2016. The album and its singles were nominated for various accolades, including two Grammy Awards. Its success led to Grande winning Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards in 2016, and won International Album of the Year at the Japan Gold Disc Awards in 2017.
Dangerous Woman was supported by four singles, including the US Billboard Hot 100 top-ten hits "Side to Side" as well as "Dangerous Woman", and international top-ten hit "Into You". The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, becoming Grande's first not to debut at number one in the country. Despite this, it ultimately became her best-performing album in the country at that point in her career. Internationally, the album topped record charts in Australia, Brazil, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom, where it became Grande's first chart-topper. To support the album, Grande embarked on the Dangerous Woman Tour in 2017, which grossed over $71 million upon completion.
On August 25, 2014, Grande released her second studio album, My Everything, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and sold 169,000 copies in its first week. Months after its release, she revealed that her third studio album could be titled Moonlight, making reference to the title on her Twitter account. Following rumors about the album's release date, Grande announced the lead single of Moonlight, called "Focus", during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on September 15, 2015. The song was released digitally on October 30; it debuted and peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, selling 113,000 copies in its first week. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and had sold 425,000 copies as of May 2016. In an interview to UK station KISS-FM, Grande described the song as stylistically distinct from the rest of the album, stating that it was "the only one that sort of sounds like that". She also expressed excitement about dedicating uninterrupted time to completing Moonlight and focusing on its music.
A really long time ago I was convinced that it was going to be called Moonlight because its [sic] one of my favorite songs that we did for the album. And now, as we're wrapping things up, of course I've been writing and singing, we're at the final stretch... now there's this other song that has thrown me for a whirlwind and I love it so much, it's changed everything."
However, after months of speculation, while discussing the album's direction in interview with Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Grande revealed that she had reconsidered the title Moonlight despite initially intending to name the project after one of her favorite songs from the record. She explained that another track created during the final stages of production had "changed everything", which led her to consider renaming the album. The new title of the album was revealed to be Dangerous Woman; she posted a photo on Instagram with a caption quoting Egyptian feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi's 1975 novel, Woman at Point Zero: "They said, 'You are a savage and dangerous woman.' I am speaking the truth. And the truth is savage and dangerous." As to why the album name was changed, Grande stated that it had to do with portraying herself as a stronger person and to empower fans, saying: "'Moonlight' is a lovely song, and it's a lovely title. It's really romantic, and it definitely ties together the old music and the new music, but 'Dangerous Woman' is a lot stronger. [...] To me, a dangerous woman is someone who's not afraid to take a stand, be herself and to be honest."
The cover artwork of Dangerous Woman features Grande wearing a latex bunny mask while portraying a seductive image in contrast to the covers of her previous albums. In an interview with Chris Martins for Billboard, Grande explained that the cover was inspired by her alter ego, "Super Bunny", stating: "The Super Bunny is my superhero, or supervillain—whatever I'm feeling on the day. Whenever I doubt myself or question choices I know in my gut are right—because other people are telling me other things—I'm like, 'What would that bad bitch Super Bunny do?' She helps me call the shots." Grande finished work on the album in January 2016.
For Dangerous Woman's production, Grande worked with several music producers, including Max Martin and Savan Kotecha, who she worked with as executive producers. She began recording songs for the album soon after the completion of My Everything; Grande continued it throughout the summer and fall of 2015, between stops on the Honeymoon Tour, with her friends Tommy Brown and Victoria Monét. Commenting on the album's direction, Grande described it as a more "mature" and "evolved" version of her sound, combining R&B and pop influences with a comparatively darker and "sexier" tone. She also praised Martin for his approach to songwriting and production, describing his understanding of music as resembling "math". The musician Ilya Salmanzadeh likewise contributed to the album, producing and writing songs with Martin, Grande, Kotecha and Alexander Kronlund. They developed several tracks present in the album, including "Into You", "Side to Side", "Greedy", "Everyday", "Bad Decisions" and "Touch It", while the title track was produced by Johan Carlsson and Martin. All songs were recorded at MXM Studios in Los Angeles, California, and also at Wolf Cousins Studios located in Stockholm, Sweden, and mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach. Grande wrote the song "Moonlight" with Monét, who also sang backing vocals.
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Dangerous Woman
Dangerous Woman is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016. Serving as the album's executive producer alongside Max Martin and Savan Kotecha, Grande began work on Dangerous Woman shortly after the release of her second studio album, My Everything (2014). Guest vocals on the album are provided by Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Macy Gray and Future.
Lyrically, Dangerous Woman revolves around love, tumultuous relationships and empowerment, with Grande exploring more mature and explicit subject matter. Primarily a pop and R&B album, the album incorporates a wide variety of subgenres, including dance-pop, disco, soul, house, trap, reggae and electropop. It was met with critical acclaim, receiving praise for Grande's vocal performance, the matured lyrical content and its versatility across different musical styles. Dangerous Woman was included in several year-end best music lists for 2016. The album and its singles were nominated for various accolades, including two Grammy Awards. Its success led to Grande winning Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards in 2016, and won International Album of the Year at the Japan Gold Disc Awards in 2017.
Dangerous Woman was supported by four singles, including the US Billboard Hot 100 top-ten hits "Side to Side" as well as "Dangerous Woman", and international top-ten hit "Into You". The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, becoming Grande's first not to debut at number one in the country. Despite this, it ultimately became her best-performing album in the country at that point in her career. Internationally, the album topped record charts in Australia, Brazil, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom, where it became Grande's first chart-topper. To support the album, Grande embarked on the Dangerous Woman Tour in 2017, which grossed over $71 million upon completion.
On August 25, 2014, Grande released her second studio album, My Everything, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and sold 169,000 copies in its first week. Months after its release, she revealed that her third studio album could be titled Moonlight, making reference to the title on her Twitter account. Following rumors about the album's release date, Grande announced the lead single of Moonlight, called "Focus", during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on September 15, 2015. The song was released digitally on October 30; it debuted and peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, selling 113,000 copies in its first week. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and had sold 425,000 copies as of May 2016. In an interview to UK station KISS-FM, Grande described the song as stylistically distinct from the rest of the album, stating that it was "the only one that sort of sounds like that". She also expressed excitement about dedicating uninterrupted time to completing Moonlight and focusing on its music.
A really long time ago I was convinced that it was going to be called Moonlight because its [sic] one of my favorite songs that we did for the album. And now, as we're wrapping things up, of course I've been writing and singing, we're at the final stretch... now there's this other song that has thrown me for a whirlwind and I love it so much, it's changed everything."
However, after months of speculation, while discussing the album's direction in interview with Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Grande revealed that she had reconsidered the title Moonlight despite initially intending to name the project after one of her favorite songs from the record. She explained that another track created during the final stages of production had "changed everything", which led her to consider renaming the album. The new title of the album was revealed to be Dangerous Woman; she posted a photo on Instagram with a caption quoting Egyptian feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi's 1975 novel, Woman at Point Zero: "They said, 'You are a savage and dangerous woman.' I am speaking the truth. And the truth is savage and dangerous." As to why the album name was changed, Grande stated that it had to do with portraying herself as a stronger person and to empower fans, saying: "'Moonlight' is a lovely song, and it's a lovely title. It's really romantic, and it definitely ties together the old music and the new music, but 'Dangerous Woman' is a lot stronger. [...] To me, a dangerous woman is someone who's not afraid to take a stand, be herself and to be honest."
The cover artwork of Dangerous Woman features Grande wearing a latex bunny mask while portraying a seductive image in contrast to the covers of her previous albums. In an interview with Chris Martins for Billboard, Grande explained that the cover was inspired by her alter ego, "Super Bunny", stating: "The Super Bunny is my superhero, or supervillain—whatever I'm feeling on the day. Whenever I doubt myself or question choices I know in my gut are right—because other people are telling me other things—I'm like, 'What would that bad bitch Super Bunny do?' She helps me call the shots." Grande finished work on the album in January 2016.
For Dangerous Woman's production, Grande worked with several music producers, including Max Martin and Savan Kotecha, who she worked with as executive producers. She began recording songs for the album soon after the completion of My Everything; Grande continued it throughout the summer and fall of 2015, between stops on the Honeymoon Tour, with her friends Tommy Brown and Victoria Monét. Commenting on the album's direction, Grande described it as a more "mature" and "evolved" version of her sound, combining R&B and pop influences with a comparatively darker and "sexier" tone. She also praised Martin for his approach to songwriting and production, describing his understanding of music as resembling "math". The musician Ilya Salmanzadeh likewise contributed to the album, producing and writing songs with Martin, Grande, Kotecha and Alexander Kronlund. They developed several tracks present in the album, including "Into You", "Side to Side", "Greedy", "Everyday", "Bad Decisions" and "Touch It", while the title track was produced by Johan Carlsson and Martin. All songs were recorded at MXM Studios in Los Angeles, California, and also at Wolf Cousins Studios located in Stockholm, Sweden, and mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach. Grande wrote the song "Moonlight" with Monét, who also sang backing vocals.