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Ariana Grande’s New Album Easily Soars To No. 1
The 12-track album includes one pre-release single that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Grande said.
On Friday, Ariana Grande released her eighth studio album, Petal, featuring 11 new songs exploring themes of resilience and breaking free from negative attachments.
Grande wrote the album from a place of "unfiltered rage" she typically avoids, describing it as "full of life, growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging."
Critics praised the album's "polished pop" and "intimate and experimental" production. The Times awarded Petal four out of five stars for its "distinctly aquatic quality," while Pitchfork scored it 6.5 out of 10.
Following her remaining performances in Montreal and Chicago, Grande will conclude the Eternal Sunshine Tour and pivot to promoting her upcoming film Focker-in-Law, premiering in November.
Grande will star alongside Jonathan Bailey in a 2027 West End production of Sunday in the Park With George, marking her next major theatrical commitment after her current film and music projects.
Only two years have passed since Ariana Grande last released an album. The new "Petal" is by all accounts a capable pop album, but the pop star is hardly setting out in any new direction. Just like many of her chart-topping colleagues right now, she chooses to play it safe, writes DN's Sara Martinsson.
This is the eighth of her collection - The song "Hate that I made you love me", which was released a month ago, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100.