My Everything
| Ariana Grande
My Everything
My Everything is the second studio album by American singer Ariana Grande, released on August 25, 2014 by Republic Records. Grande wanted My Everythingto sound as "an evolution" from her debut album, Yours Truly (2013); it explores more mature themes and genres. In the album's production, Ariana worked with a host of producers including Max Martin, Shellback, Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder, Darkchild, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Zedd, and David Guetta. -Wikipedia
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Pretty Much Amazing
My Everything succeeds in its primary objective. This is a pop record, clear and simple. She may have some kinks to work out, but for now Grande can run with the big girls.
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Vulture
Pop albums have a tendency to be shamelessly front-loaded, but My Everything distributes its treasures evenly across a 40-minute runtime.
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Daily News
The distance between the talent of the singer and the quality of the song becomes most obvious in the title track, a heavily larded piano ballad which offers a true vocal show-stopper from Grande. Hopefully, next time her vehicles will have the drive her voice deserves.
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Digital Spy
My Everything's mixed bag proves that whatever the genre, Ariana's voice shines supreme.
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The National
Much of Ariana Grande's My Everything sounds deviously all-too familiar while the famous cameos are by far the best thing about the album.
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Newsday
Grande is at her best when she is only nudged from her ballad-loving comfort zone. The gorgeous hip-hop of "Best Mistake," featuring Big Sean, showcases her wide-ranging voice, without focusing on the upper notes too much. Once she can do this regularly, Grande will be unstoppable.
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Bennett Knows
My Everything includes everything from upbeat pop tracks to smooth hip-hop/R&B tracks and beautiful, heartfelt ballads. Overall, Grande delivers another fresh, pop album that ends any theories of the sophomore curse
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Pitchfork
The best songs here may not be timeless, they certainly feel right for right now.
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Billboard
Ariana Grande Expands
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Sputnik
One of the better albums of 2014 pushes Ariana in a more "mature" direction
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NY Daily News
Hopefully, next time her vehicles will have the drive her voice deserves
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Thr Gaurdian
every so often a little shard of personality pierces the sheen
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Slant Magazine
What her voice lacks in depth, texture, and variety will probably take time to acquire.
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Vibe
She serves up her signature breathy vocal work and whistle-register pitch while seamlessly swerving on tempos
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Thomas Bleach
Bearing all and giving show stopping moments but it’s a bit messy as it seems that she doesn’t know exactly who she is yet as an artist.
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Neon Tommy
That does not mean that people will not be listening to it and loving it, but it is unfortunate that Grande chose commercial success over artistic integrity.
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Journalism Miziko
Her fans won’t be disappointed at all and will fall in love with ‘My Everything’.
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Album Confessions
The new album is diverse, it's solid and it is screaming for radio airplay.
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Idolator
Many more ups than downs, thereby proving that Ariana Grande has fully lived up to her superstar status.
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The 405
Give it up for Grande.
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Taestful Reviews
Ariana Grande is one of the most captivating singers of our generation.
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Raider Echo
Grande is back with her familiar luscious vocals and R&B-influenced poppish beats
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Factmag
My Everything isn’t quite everything, but it’s enough.
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Pop Perfection
Filled with bangers, ballads, and features in the course of 12 tracks.
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Teenage Fanatic
Ariana really aims to please with this one. There are a bunch of strong tracks, and some really great vocals
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Vulture
It’s one of the best and smartest pop albums of the (admittedly very slow) year
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Spectrum Pulse
So I'm thinking a very light 7/10 out of ten and a recommendation
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Renowned for Sound
It is everything you’ve been waiting for.
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Jakob's Album Review
Not great, not terrible, just good fun for at least half the album’s run time.
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The National
Sounds deviously all-too familiar while the famous cameos are by far the best thing about the album.
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Prefix Magazine
Does everything in Grande’s power to propel her into the pop-star elite
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The Upcoming
Grande continues to produce easy songs for easy fame.
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MUUMuse
My Everything attempts to be a little bit of everything all at once, resulting in an album that screams A&R rather than Ari.
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Hit the Floor
Ariana’s sophomore effort proves that time isn’t always an issue when you have excellent writers and the vocal capability
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BOL
Good singing Economical purchase Good quality
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E'97
She’s assimilated herself to the rest of the Pop starlets for the sake of shaking off comparisons.
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Culture Cove
This is a sophomore album that proves Ariana Grande has a bright future making pop music
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Pop Culture Daily
It still proves that Ariana Grande is here to stay in the music industry for a long time.
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Her Campus
Would recommend to anybody.
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Hot Press
SO-SO SOPHOMORE OUTING FROM US STARLET
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Hype
But just for the song, they make sense. So much sense that it’s delicious.
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NZ Herald
Verdict:The old Miley, new Christina
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Random J Pop
My everything is a weak album. Sure, there are nice songs on it, but there's nothing which defines it as a whole
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Rantings About Music
Ariana Grande makes her polite bid for pop music’s class president.
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Spin Or Bin Music
Kudos to Ariana for her bravery in terms of music and love, nailed it overall as compared to her previous album.
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Pop Matters
she continues to have one of pop music's most distinctive voices that unfortunately has little to actually say.
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Evigshed
It contains some beautiful songs like Why Try that deserves your attention
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Soul In Stereo
A perfectly safe, acceptable album that will do well at retail. The arrangements are good
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Sam Loves Music
Enough enjoyable songs and decent vocal performances to overcome some of its regressions into pop album tropes.
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Financial Times
Catchy sax loop replacing the original’s macho riffs.
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Stage Right Secrets
We still love you Ariana
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The National Student
Although it’s not a poor album, it’s just not anything exciting,
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The Music
Grande doesn’t break any rules, but in her world no one does.
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LSU Now
Grande is saying throughout the entire record: While relationships go through ups and downs, sometimes fighting is better than giving up.
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Hilltop Monitor
Her good girl image is shed, and Grande is in control of her own artistic direction.
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Rahdeemd
It’s worth purchasing
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Rap Reviews
It's connecting with millions of people to whom the lines between R&B, hip-hop and dance aren't as rigid. That is no small feat.
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Anhedonic Headphones
Catchy, and at times infectious.
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EW
Suffice it to say, the girl has talent.
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Hollywood Life
It’s no surprise that the album is not only entertaining and fun but also emotional and full of feelings.
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Earbuddy
Because, every once in a while, popular pop doesn't suck.
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Creation
Ariana has given us a little glimpse of her wild side,
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Advanzedadobo
I’m kinda impressed with her vocal range. It will send chills down your spine.
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Audio/Stereo
Her vocals are strong and the instrumentation is hit and miss but Grande deep down hasn’t escaped her ‘Disney’ roots
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LATimes
Deeply cheerful yet with guns blazing, an innocent newcomer no more.
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The Filtered Lens
Too Much of an Okay Thing
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Stash Everything
She has grown sexier and more provocative but maintains her pop sensibility, innocence and purity.
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Jesuit Roundup
Grande nonetheless has a few gems that are worthy of attention.
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The Lamron
This album is a game-changer for Grande and shows that the singer is not going to stop anytime soon.
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The West Review
A real talent and her sophomore album shows that she’s way more than just a pretty face.
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Coke Machine Glow
Still, the overwhelming takeaway of My Everything is disappointment.
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Isocialite Media
All in all I loved the album. More than her debut? I don't know.
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Young Post
But trying to put "everything" in one album results in too many styles, and not enough substance.
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Pop Justice
It’s hard to get a proper feel for an album on one listen, but ‘My Everything’ feels like a genuine attempt to steal the currently vacant pop throne,
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Scene Sisters
The lyrics are relatively generic on most tracks, considering the album could have been so much more.
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Tampa Bay Times
My Everything is perfectly fine and likable enough, never arresting but never boring, either.
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The Fulcrum
Grande should focus on her music and not rely on so many trendy artists to stay relevant.
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Media Hype
Lovers of pop and newcomers alike will be merely pleased with Grande’s serving of tunes
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She Knows
Goes from kid pop to club cool
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MKBuhendi
It works, but, unfortunately, it doesn’t really offer anything we haven’t already heard in pop music today.
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Sarcastic Palmtree
I give My Everything about 4.5-5 Palmtrees! I'll also throw in some awesome harmonies and collaborations of epic proportions!
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The Howler
However, despite the high points, The remainder of this LP fails to do anything with what it has.
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Detriot News
Everything else here sounds calculated. Impressive, but calculated.
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Panther Press
My Everything, while extremely similar to Yours Truly, has something for everyone.
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Arena Music
My Everything suggests her talent is much larger than her name.
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Urban Soul
Delicate but orchestral at the same time, Intro definitely fits in the magical world of Ariana
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J Says
Ariana doesn’t sound enthused, therefore it’s hard for the listener to be
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Richard thinks
You may be surprised just how good it is.
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You Nerded
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THERE WAS NO GOOD MUSIC LEFT…
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CDS Chart
It’s solid, but at the same time its not.
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Stereoboard
But, to do more than make up the numbers, she needs to offer more than this.
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HIFI Magazine
More ballads, versatile slate and bigger cameos bring balance to Grande's anticipated sophomore set
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Graeme Oneil
She’s shown that she can top the charts like the best in the biz.
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The Lantern
No sophomore slump here.
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Day and a Dream
Delivers one of the best releases of the year. She not only meets expectations – she shatters them
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Affordable Poverty
If this really is Grande’s “everything”, then it’s time she broadened her horizons.
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Motley
Ariana Grande aims to show another side of herself – musically at least.
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Aspired and Desired
I thought it was an amazing album for the simple fact that she did a great job of varying her topics
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The Grizzle
She is undoubtedly the breakout artist of 2014, no wrecking balls required.
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Syvology
There’s legitimately not a bad song on the entire album, and it’s hard to overemphasize how rare that is for a mainstream pop release.
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National Black Buzz
There’s no doubt Ariana Grande has a good set of pipes. It seems Grande is trying on a bunch of ideas and hasn’t decided who she’ll be yet.
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