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
Better Off (Ariana Grande song) Better Off (Ariana Grande song) "Better Off" is a song from Ariana Grande's fourth studio album, "Sweetener". It was released through Republic on August 17, 2018. It was written by Grande, Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk and its producers Tommy Brown, Chauncey Hollis and Brian Malik Baptiste. Grande confirmed "Better Off" on June 2, 2018 on her Twitter account. She said her and Tommy Brown were deciding on different endings for the song. Grande revealed on Twitter that the song is the closest to a ballad on the album. On June 25, 2018, Grande confirmed that the song is old and she