Sweetener release day is finally here, Arianators. And while weโre busy discussing our faves just like you guys โ โNo More Tears Left to Cryโ? โGoodnight and Goโ? โGet Well Soonโ ? โ we figured weโd also look back on all the times Ariana has spoken about her new album. From her enthusiastic tweets (and there are a ton of those) to clips from her interviews (including TIME and The Fader), scroll on to see 10 things Ariana has said (or written!) โ touching on her album cover, her favorite songs, and more โ about Sweetener before it was released. That is, if you can pry yourself away from listening for a few minutes.
1. โhonestly i look a lot like toulouse on the sweetener cover. a big win for me.โ - Twitter
2. โokay omg ..........
so currently iโm in this world
r.e.m.
borderline
pete davidson
better off
goodnight n go
.... but it changes a lot .. borderline & everytime i go back n forth between in this top fiveโ - Twitter
3. โthe body of work feels like sweetener . like warm yummy agave . and clouds . w a little big of crying and sex on the sideโ - Twitter
4. Iโve always just been like a shiny, singing, 5-6-7-8, sexy-danceโฆ sexy thing. But now itโs like, โOK โฆ issa bop โ but issa message. Issa bop but also has chunks of my soul in it. Here you go. Also, I cried 10 hundred times in the session writing it for you. Here is my bleeding heart, and here is a trap beat behind it.โ Thereโs definitely some crying-on the-dancefloor stuff on this oneโ - The Fader
5. โgrateful n so excited. still listening to sweetener. iโve...... never been this excited ab anything ever. love u the most.โ - Twitter
6. โWhen youโre handed a challenge, instead of sitting there and complaining about it, why not try to make something beautiful?โ - TIME
7. โa b**ch has never been more excitedโ - Twitter
8. โget well soon is the grown up honeymoon aveโ - Twitterโ
9. โthe sessions are kind of the slumber party but on steroids weโll be performing the songs for u and also answering questions and hanging out and stuff. itโs going to be v special.โ - Twitter
10. Weโve messed with the idea of not being able to find the ground again,โ she says, โbecause I feel like Iโm finally landing back on my feet now.โ - TIME
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