{"id":2039,"date":"2019-03-28T19:03:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2021-03-12T17:05:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T22:05:00","slug":"arachnophonia-ariana-grande-sweetener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2019\/03\/arachnophonia-ariana-grande-sweetener\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Ariana Grande “Sweetener”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student worker Gabi (class of 2020) and features Ariana Grande’s fourth studio album Sweetener<\/strong><\/a>. Thanks, Gabi!<\/em><\/p>\n

Ariana Grande<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweetener<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Ariana<\/p>\n

Right now, Ariana Grande is at the top of her game. She has been relevant in the pop genre for quite some time, from her early days as a Broadway<\/a> and Nickelodeon<\/a> actress, to now, but is currently transforming her career in what I would consider a glorious comeback. <\/p>\n

In May 2017, the Manchester Arena suicide bombing took place at one of Ariana Grande\u2019s concerts, and 22 people were killed. This led Ariana to suffer from severe anxiety, and even post traumatic stress disorder, putting a jolting halt to her career. She did not release new music until her mighty comeback single, \u201cNo Tears Left to Cry<\/a>\u201d, which was to be included on Sweetener<\/a><\/em>, almost a year after the attack. It was an anthem of positivity in light of tragedy, which set the tone for the rest of her music that was to come shortly after. <\/p>\n