My Everything (Ariana Grande album) by no means painful; there are even moments of fun, including the thigh-high-boot swagger of summer smashes 'Problem' and 'Bang Bang,' both of which borrow their strut from coheadliners Iggy Azalea and Jessie J with Nicki Minaj, respectively." Mikael Wood, writing on behalf of the "Los Angeles Times", finds Grande in impressive form because she is "deeply cheerful yet with guns blazing, an innocent newcomer no more." Elysa Gardner, on behalf of "USA Today", writes that Grande "digs into ballads and more emotionally earnest fare" simultaneously, doing so with a "girlish playfulness... and a sense of growing confidence", and she
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song) South Korean music reality program "Produce 101"; the performance became a trending topic on social media with Jessie J sharing its video on her Facebook page. Jessie J's response later made the program's executive producer Han Dong-chul proud in an interview on March 10, 2016, saying: "It’s such an honor that the original singer of the song has mentioned our show. And I’m also proud that our contestants performed it so well." On May, 2016 Jessie J opened 3rd Indonesian Choice Awards with this song. The song is also used for the commercial of Nestea in the Philippines in early