Nicki Minaj Performance ("Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Ariana Grande). "The Pinkprint" was officially released on December 15, 2014, and debuted at number two on the US "Billboard" 200, with first week sales of 244,000 overall units (198,000 in pure album sales and 46,000 combined album-equivalent units and streams). Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews from critics. "Billboard" magazine's Niki McGloster called it "her best album to date". Sheldon Pearce of "The A.V. Club" thought that "The Pinkprint" is "the closest Nicki Minaj has ever gotten to balancing her tendencies". Randall Roberts from the "Los Angeles Times" wrote that
Better Off (Ariana Grande song) scrapped it off one of her previous albums. She also said "it's beautiful and has always been one of my favs and I'm very happy she's on there. [I am] excited to share it with you.". It has been confirmed that this track is about escaping a toxic relationship. Chris DeVile of Stereogum called the song a "melancholy slow drift". Grande debuted the song live on The Sweetener Sessions. 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,