Ariana Grande’s 6th Album Is Coming Soon: Everything We Know So Far About ‘Positions’

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Ariana Grande’s 6th Album Is Coming Soon: Everything We Know So Far About ‘Positions’

October 14 was just another Wednesday morning — that is, until Ariana Grande returned to social media with a major announcement and nearly broke the internet in the process. “I can’t wait to give u my album this month,” the Grammy winner, 27, tweeted, sending fans and her celebrity friends into a frenzy. https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1316408485169360896 “I can’t wait to accept it,” Josh Gad replied. Ellen DeGeneres, meanwhile, joined Arianators in doing the math, writing, “That’s got to be soon! How many days hath October?!” https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1316496963039191040 https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/1316454427771850752 Grande has managed to stay under the radar for much of 2020 aside from a few promotional appearances for “Stuck With U” and “Rain on Me,” her collaborations with Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, respectively. Her sixth studio album, Positions, will be the follow-up to Thank U, Next. The breakup record, which she released in February 2019 after calling off her four-month engagement to Pete Davidson the previous October, featured the No. 1 singles “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings” and was nominated for Album of the Year at this year’s Grammy Awards. For months, the pop star has been sharing snippets of songs that may appear on #AG6, as fans have temporarily dubbed the album. She teased on October 7 that the project was nearing its final stages, writing via Instagram, “Turning in these mixes.” [jwplayer iAQP2qIe-l3ahXupL] The coronavirus lockdown — much of which she spent at home in Los Angeles with her boyfriend, real estate agent Dalton Gomez — gave Grande plenty of time to write and record in the studio. “It’s a great time to create because you’re stuck with your thoughts and left in your head a little bit, so I think all creatives are extra inspired right now,” she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in May. “I didn’t have a home set-up until quite recently, and that’s been so much fun but also so bad for my sleep schedule and my eating schedule.” As Positions inches closer, scroll through the gallery below for everything we know so far about Grande’s next era!

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Ariana Grande’s 6th Album Is Coming Soon: Everything We Know So Far About ‘Positions’

October 14 was just another Wednesday morning — that is, until Ariana Grande returned to social media with a major announcement and nearly broke the internet in the process. “I can’t wait to give u my album this month,” the Grammy winner, 27, tweeted, sending fans and her celebrity friends into a frenzy. https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1316408485169360896 “I can’t wait to accept it,” Josh Gad replied. Ellen DeGeneres, meanwhile, joined Arianators in doing the math, writing, “That’s got to be soon! How many days hath October?!” https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1316496963039191040 https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/1316454427771850752 Grande has managed to stay under the radar for much of 2020 aside from a few promotional appearances for “Stuck With U” and “Rain on Me,” her collaborations with Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, respectively. Her sixth studio album, Positions, will be the follow-up to Thank U, Next. The breakup record, which she released in February 2019 after calling off her four-month engagement to Pete Davidson the previous October, featured the No. 1 singles “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings” and was nominated for Album of the Year at this year’s Grammy Awards. For months, the pop star has been sharing snippets of songs that may appear on #AG6, as fans have temporarily dubbed the album. She teased on October 7 that the project was nearing its final stages, writing via Instagram, “Turning in these mixes.” [jwplayer iAQP2qIe-l3ahXupL] The coronavirus lockdown — much of which she spent at home in Los Angeles with her boyfriend, real estate agent Dalton Gomez — gave Grande plenty of time to write and record in the studio. “It’s a great time to create because you’re stuck with your thoughts and left in your head a little bit, so I think all creatives are extra inspired right now,” she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in May. “I didn’t have a home set-up until quite recently, and that’s been so much fun but also so bad for my sleep schedule and my eating schedule.” As Positions inches closer, scroll through the gallery below for everything we know so far about Grande’s next era!

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The Title

Grande revealed the album’s title on October 17 by tweeting a video of herself typing Positions on a keyboard in slow-motion.

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The Release Date

A source exclusively told Us Weekly on October 14 that Grande was “eyeing Friday, October 30, for the release date,” which she later confirmed.

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The First Single

The Florida native released the title track on Friday, October 23, two days after unveiling its artwork via social media. In the accompanying Dave Meyers-directed music video, she channeled her inner boss at the White House, playing a badass female president.

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The Collaborations

Soon after the “Side to Side” singer announced that her album is coming “this month,” The Weeknd retweeted her post. The “Love Me Harder” collaborators later confirmed rumors that they worked together again. Doja Cat and Ty Dolla $ign are also featured. Grande teased during her Apple Music interview in May that she and the “Say So” singer recorded their duet “toward the end of last year.”

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The Tracklist

Grande shared the full track list for Positions on October 24. "COMING TO EAT UP THE CHARTSSSS," she captioned her Instagram post.

1. "Shut Up"
2. "34+35"
3. "Motive" (featuring Doja Cat)
4. "Just Like Magic"
5. "Off the Table" (featuring The Weeknd)
6. "Six Thirty"
7. "Safety Net" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)
8. "My Hair"
9. "Nasty"
10. "West Side"
11. "Love Language"
12. "Positions"
13. "Obvious"
14. "POV"

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The Producers

The Rascals, the duo who produced five songs on Grande’s debut album, Yours Truly, hinted at their possible involvement in #AG6 by resharing her tweet on their Instagram Story with the eyes emoji. Grande’s friend Tommy Brown previously confirmed that he was working on the album, while Victoria Monét and Tayla Parx both said they wrote songs for it.