The perennial-teen image clashes with the more adult themes of intimacy later in the album, courtesy of guests Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, who appear to be featured on the album solely to support GrandeР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s newfound Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўdangerous womanР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ personality. Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўMoonlightР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ is an odd opener for an album titled Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўDangerous WomanР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ though: The delicate string melodies and snappy doo-wop vibes cement an impression of Grande as the eternal Disney Channel singer. The 15-track album opens with Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўMoonlight,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ a song reminiscent of her holiday singles like Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўSanta Tell Me,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ but sans jingle bells. The album is better suited as a playlist to thump out at a club, rather than as an album to cherish and play over and over again. Unfortunately, Grande does not reach such lofty heights in Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўDangerous Woman.Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ Her voice still has an impressive range, but it lacks the depth, maturity or emotion that brilliantly defines those of stars like Rihanna or Carey. She is trying to be the next Rihanna, the quintessential bad-girl icon, or the next Mariah Carey, the pop queen of a prior generation.

In Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўDangerous Woman,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ Grande flirts with a rebellious, diva image. Grande issued a public apology, but nothing of that apology remains in Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўDangerous Woman.Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ The album, released Friday, is a nonchalant dismissal of the artistР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s critics: Grande is not sorry for anything, nor will she ever be.

Last July, the tween-pop singer was caught on a bakeryР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s surveillance camera licking a doughnut she did not buy and then proclaiming Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўI hate America.Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ GrandeР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s words generated massive backlash from people who accused her of shaming overweight Americans.

Ariana Grande has never been less apologetic than with her most recent album, Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўDangerous Woman.Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™

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