Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’: an original take on pop music
by Cat Jordan
December 1, 2020
December 1, 2020
There is not one bad song on the recently dropped ‘Positions’ album by Ariana Grande. It came out on October 30, and I could not be more excited about these catchy songs to lighten up 2020. Since it’s release I’ve been listening to my favorite songs from the album, which is almost the whole album. This doesn’t happen often for me because most pop music today lacks creativity and originality.
Ariana Grande is a worldwide known pop artist who has been working on music since 2013. She started with this album in 2019, and had been teasing her fans on social media with snippets of songs. She had quite the introduction to her new album, by making tweets, posting videos, and releasing her headlining song before the rest of the album. In a tweet on october 17, Ariana wrote, “i can’t wait to give u my album this month”. With 356 thousand retweets and 1.2 million likes, this surely got her fans going.
The release of this album has a lot of my classmates and I excited. Ari Rustad, a junior in Yarmouth High School, says, “My new favorite thing to do is drive and listen to the Positions album.” Not only do YHS students listen to her, but so many people around the world. She is second in line for most followers on Spotify with 53.97 million people. It is exciting to have brand new music to listen to, especially during a pandemic. With being a teenager in highschool there comes a lot of stress. What better way to relieve stress than listen to the upbeat Ariana Grande album?
The songs are so catchy and have a good vibe which is why I like them so much. There is also a variety of styles in the album. She has some slow songs and some more dramatic. If I had to choose a favorite song I would probably say positions, because of its catchy tune and build up to the chorus. This is the 12th song of 14 .
The reason she is so listened to is because these songs are already popular so it’s not hard to like them, as it happened with this album. 2 songs on the album took the top 2 spots on the rolling stone song chart soon after they were released. Another helping factor is that she has a wide vocal range which makes her music even better. In one song from the album, she does a beautiful run and really shows off some of her talent. In Shut Up specifically, she sings, “So maybe you should shut up…” At least for myself this was an outstanding part of this song and album. Something Ariana is known for is her wide vocal range, so I think that showing it off makes her music more enjoyable and unique.
To sum things up, I am giving the album a 10/10 because she is so hard working and this album was so successful. If you listen to the ‘Positions’ album, you are sure to find a song or two that will be on repeat for a while.