ARIANA GRANDE: PART 1 (with the LA Times' Mikael Wood)
Pop music critic at the LA Times, Mikael Wood, joins Pop Pantheon for our first ever full re-examination of the first ever artist we ever ranked in the official Pop Pantheon: Ariana Grande.
In Part 1, Louie and Mikael trace Ariana\u2019s roots as a performer, from her start on Broadway as a teenager to her Nickelodeon years and her bubblegum debut single through to her first studio album, 2013\u2019s Babyface-assisted Yours Truly. Then they tackle 2014\u2019s My Everything, which ensconced Ariana as pop\u2019s newest superstar, and 2016\u2019s Dangerous Woman, which marked her rite of passage from child starlet to sexually-embodied adult pop star. Finally, they discuss the 2017 terrorist attack at her concert in Manchester; an international tragedy that forever altered the course of Ariana\u2019s persona, narrative, music and career.
Join us next week for Part 2 where we'll explore 2018's Sweetener, 2019's Thank U, Next and 2020's Positions and join our Patreon for our album review of Ariana\u2019s upcoming seventh album, Eternal Sunshine,\xa0due March 8.\xa0
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