Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Dangerous Woman is the third studio album by American singer Ariana Grande and was released on May 20, 2016, by Republic Records. The album is the follow-up to her second studio album My Everything (2014), and features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Macy Gray and Future. The album was originally to be titled Moonlight and had the song "Focus" as the intended lead single, however after finishing another track on the album she decided to change the album's name to Dangerous Woman and removed "Focus" from the album's tracklist, except in Japan, and the album's title track eventually replaced it as the lead single. Dangerous Woman is primarily a pop and R&B album, with influences of house and dance-pop. Grande served as an executive producer on the album, and worked with songwriters and producers such as Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh, and Tommy Brown to achieve her desired sound.

The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, earning 175,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with 129,000 coming from pure sales. It was her first album to not hit number-one in the United States, but still showed a rise in sales compared to My Everything's first week in sales. However, in the UK, the album debuted at the top spot, becoming her first number-one in the country. It also hit number-one in Australia, Brazil, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, Spain and Taiwan, while also entering the top ten in almost every territory it charted in. The lead single "Dangerous Woman" was released on March 11, 2016, and peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Into You", was released on May 6, 2016, and has since reached number 13 on the chart. Two promotional singles were released for the album, "Be Alright" and "Let Me Love You" (featuring rapper Lil Wayne); they charted at numbers 42 and 99 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Grande has promoted the album multiple times on television. She hosted and was a guest performer on Saturday Night Live. She also sang a medley of "Dangerous Woman" and "Into You" at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, and performed at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Grande intends to embark on a concert tour, under the name Dangerous Woman Tour to promote the album in 2017.

Tracklist

1. Moonlight

2. Dangerous Woman

3. Be Alright

4. Into You

5. Side to Side (featuring Nicki Minaj)

6. Let Me Love You (featuring Lil Wayne)

7. Greedy

8. Leave Me Lonely (featuring Macy Gray)

9. Everyday (featuring Future)

10. Bad Decisions

11. Thinking Bout You