Sweetener

'Sweetener' is yet another release from Grande that proves the world needs a full Nicki Minaj collab album. However, this time around the Disney star drops her inoffensive pop backgrounds, leaning more into experimentation with the help of Pharrell Williams. Hints of N.E.R.D are laced within 'blazed' and 'the light is coming', while other highlights firmly showcase her own defining feature: the impressive, masterful vocal performances she continually exhibits, without once faltering. Although there may be elements of mainstream appeal that are synonymous with an Ariana Grande album, here they are few and far between as she turns her music upside down (just like her head on the cover)