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) "The Honeymoon Tour". She also performed the song with Minaj at the NBA All-Star Game halftime show on February 15, 2015, as well as at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. Since the start of the Dangerous Woman Tour, Grande has also performed the song herself throughout her international tour that started in early February. Freeform teen drama show "Pretty Little Liars" featured this song in the episode "Pretty Isn't the Point". It uses the Jessie J's version choreograph and performed by the characters Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson) and Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell). The 2015 musical comedy "Pitch Perfect 2" also featured