let’s be real except with tun ariana has never been a debut artist, but all her albums do incredibly well on the long run
BUT 62.2M is amazing considering all the unnecessary hate it got
Ariana just dropped a beautiful album about her relationship with the general public and how they’ve mistreated her for half a decade.
and those same people are going to claim its just about a boy and completely miss the point.
misogyny is crazy
i think the most compelling part of this music video is the stark contrast from the yes, and? music video that used the same critique “we miss the old you” but this time she chooses to not continue entertaining that crowd and finally let out her rage with a chainsaw and say DIE
the current ariana: REJECTED
cuntiana: REJECTED
she got hijab on: REJECTED
she came back as her old self: REJECTED
oh miss grande the director that you are
i genuinely feel like the first audition is ‘yours truly’, she was young and sweet and more vulnerable (scout’s notes say “ very kind but nothing special”),
then second audition is dangerous woman era, she wore the leather jacket and had a more sultry look (scout’s notes say “should get some work done”),
the third audition reminds me of thank u next era/ positions. now the scout’s notes say (too much make up now (signature pos cut crease), too much hair (positions 60s hair), too much sex (positions was her first album to explicitly mention sex & had multiple ‘sexy’ mv outfits)
moral of the story: no matter how she tried to change herself according to the scout’s feedback, it was always wrong, and something was always not good ENOUGH.
y’all been doing this whole “i hate ariana’s new album” shit ever since positions im not gagging when y’all coming back in 2 years calling it her best album