Ariana Grande Drops New Album “Thank you, Next”

Ariana Grande at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination in May 2018
Ariana Grande at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination in May 2018. Photo by Carl Timpone/BFA/REX/Shutterstock (9665296fa)

Ariana Grande’s hit song “thank you, next” wasn’t just another single—it was also a spoiler for the title of her new album. The “God is a Woman” hit-maker dropped the eagerly awaited album Friday night, featuring hip-hop acts, R&B and heartbreaking lyrics.

Like some of her recent albums, thank you, next consists of 12 tracks. The pop star also took to twitter to share tidbits of information about them. One of the songs, Ghostin, took Ariana the longest to complete and was the first song in the album.

She also shared that she didn’t plan to play the song live anytime. “If I can get thru it…but right now it’s not on the set list. I just want to have a good time with y’all and like…make it thru the show lol. Love u sm (so much). Thank u for showing this song so much love,” she said on twitter.

One of the reasons for not playing the song is that it talks about her life with ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, who died in an apparent overdose last year aged 26. A sample of the song’s lyrics include,

“I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again over him, mmh/ I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again/ Stead of ghostin him. We’ll get through this, I’m a girl with A whole lot of baggage,” Grande sang.

The album and all of its songs are now available in major streaming networks.