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Ariana Grande Releases Eighth Studio Album 'Petal'

other · 2026-07-31

Ariana Grande released her eighth studio album, 'Petal,' on the same day as the announcement. The album, produced by Grande herself with contributions from Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh, blends her vocals with pop beats and poetic lyrics exploring love, loss, anger, and lust. Grande described the album as drawing from 'unfiltered rage' and being experimental for her. The album includes tracks like 'kiss me,' 'hate that I made you love me,' 'petal,' 'stay,' 'oh well,' 'big feelings,' 'freak,' 'like I do,' 'never get over me,' 'bad thing (bunny hop),' and 'nowhere, nobody.' A music video for the title track, with a 1960s-Hollywood vibe, was released the same day. The album is noted for its upbeat yet relaxed tone, with genre-switching elements from electronic to jazz to indie-rock. Critics have praised it as one of her strongest albums, with no skips.

Key facts

  • Ariana Grande released her eighth studio album 'Petal' on the same day as the announcement.
  • The album was produced by Grande herself, with contributions from Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh.
  • The album fuses Grande's vocals with pop beats and poetic lyrics on love, loss, anger, and lust.
  • Grande described the album as drawing from 'unfiltered rage' and being experimental for her.
  • A music video for the title track 'petal' was released the same day, with a 1960s-Hollywood vibe.
  • The album includes tracks such as 'kiss me,' 'hate that I made you love me,' 'petal,' 'stay,' 'oh well,' 'big feelings,' 'freak,' 'like I do,' 'never get over me,' 'bad thing (bunny hop),' and 'nowhere, nobody.'
  • The album is noted for its upbeat yet relaxed tone and genre-switching elements.
  • Critics have praised it as one of her strongest albums, with no skips.

Entities

Artists

  • Ariana Grande
  • Max Martin
  • Ilya Salmanzadeh
  • Justin Long
  • Britney Spears

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