{"product_id":"copy-of-ariana-grande-my-everything-lp-vinyl","title":"Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next - 2LP - Vinyl","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description rte\" data-product-description=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree months after the August 2018 release of \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sweetener\"\u003eSweetener\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e -- her fourth album, delivered in the wake of the 2017 tragedy at Manchester Arena -- \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ariana%20Grande\"\u003eAriana Grande\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e released \"Thank U, Next,\" a clever pop song celebrating how each ex turned her into a better person. The refrain of \"one taught me love, one taught me patience, and one taught me pain\" quickly turned \"Thank U, Next\" into something more than a hit: it was a meme, eating up all the pop-cultural oxygen at the end of 2018, confirming \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ariana%20Grande\"\u003eAriana Grande\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's position as the pre-eminent pop star of the moment. Like all defining pop stars, \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Grande\"\u003eGrande\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's status derived in equal parts from her music and public persona, the latter shaped through the prism of tragedy -- not just the Manchester bombing, but the premature death of her ex \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Mac%20Miller\"\u003eMac Miller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e -- and that collective consciousness lends weight to \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thank%20U,%20Next\"\u003eThank U, Next\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, her swiftly delivered sequel to \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sweetener\"\u003eSweetener\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, just as it did its predecessor. The difference with \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thank%20U,%20Next\"\u003eThank U, Next\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is this time \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Grande\"\u003eGrande\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is swaggering with the confidence that comes with unquestioned stardom. This freedom can be heard in \"Thank U, Next,\" which flips heartbreak into empowerment, and is effectively the keynote for its parent album. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Grande\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Grande\"\u003eGrande\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e does delve into explicit darkness more than she did on \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sweetener\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sweetener\"\u003eSweetener\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e -- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Miller\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Miller\"\u003eMiller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's death haunts the album, specifically surfacing on \"Ghosting\" -- but she never loses sight that this is a pop album, designed to provide a soundtrack for good times as well as the bad. To this end, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thank%20U,%20Next\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thank%20U,%20Next\"\u003eThank U, Next\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e benefits from its quick execution. Conceptually, the album feels slighter than \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sweetener\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sweetener\"\u003eSweetener\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, which was designed to be a grand statement, but the loose ends and crass commercial cul-de-sacs scattered throughout \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thank%20U,%20Next\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thank%20U,%20Next\"\u003eThank U, Next\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e seem human -- perhaps she's appropriating several cultures on \"7 Rings,\" yet its celebration of healing heartbreak through consumerism suits a singer who also urges a crush to break up with a girlfriend just because she's bored. Such sentiments are the product of a singer who not only knows what she wants but knows that she's wanted, and that attitude unites and propels \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thank%20U,%20Next\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thank%20U,%20Next\"\u003eThank U, Next\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e through its ballads and R\u0026amp;B jams, turning it into an album that embodies every aspect of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ariana%20Grande\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ariana%20Grande\"\u003eAriana Grande\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, the grand pop star. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 - 1 - Imagine - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 - 2 - Needy - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 - 3 - NASA - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 - 4 - Bloodline - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 - 5 - Fake Smile - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 - 6 - Bad Idea - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 - 1 - Make Up - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 - 2 - Ghostin - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 - 3 - In My Head - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 - 4 - 7 Rings - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 - 5 - Thank U, Next - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 - 6 - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored - -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elevation Music Movies Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48967432175943,"sku":"","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1703\/8383\/files\/Thankunext.webp?v=1705435222","url":"https:\/\/elevation-music-movies-comics.myshopify.com\/products\/copy-of-ariana-grande-my-everything-lp-vinyl","provider":"Elevation Music Movies Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}