• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
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7.3

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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This is one of her best albums. She is moving away from pop and trying r&b and she slayed on these tracks. I suggest you "critics" re-listen to this masterpiece and try again please. This is her true self and this is one of her best work. I love this mature sound and I hope she keeps it in the future.
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    4
    I get the intention of going a more flowy and chill way with her music, I just don’t think she’s there yet. This is not r&b, it’s pop. It sometimes got too simple and repetitive. I think she’s going the right way. The lyrics are REALLY bad
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I love it, I wasn't expecting something like that and it's her best album so far
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Even if there is no potential instant hits at all, Grande's new album is carefully produced, having the knowledge of how to be simple or over-produced when necessary.
    Beautiful harmonies and vocals, showing an impressive result of Ariana's maturity.
    Even that some songs are not her best works (just like magic, as an example), she shows brute and harmonically estable production. In this
    Even if there is no potential instant hits at all, Grande's new album is carefully produced, having the knowledge of how to be simple or over-produced when necessary.
    Beautiful harmonies and vocals, showing an impressive result of Ariana's maturity.
    Even that some songs are not her best works (just like magic, as an example), she shows brute and harmonically estable production.
    In this project, we are surprised with incredible vocal habilities, like the beautiful track 'My Hair', presenting nothing less than intire verses of beautiful whistles or even an impressive instrumental production, like 'Love Language'.
    Definitly a grower, being better everytime we listen to it!
    Best tracks: pov, my hair and love language.
    Recommend it!
    Overall Score: 9.6
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  5. Oct 30, 2020
    6
    Embora seja um trabalho bem produzido, a maioria das faixas soam semelhantes na sonoridade. Seus vocais estão bastante agradáveis, como sempre. Ariana é incrível, mas sinto que "Positions" não conseguiu demostrar o quão talentosa ela é como artista.
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    in "positions" we can see the evolution of ariana. one of my favorites of 2020
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    positions give us a new sound from ariana with great colabs, and top steller performances with one of her best music to date pov.
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Amazing and refreshing and beautiful and different, I've been waiting for the longest time for Ariana to make an r&b album
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    O álbum e perfeito e impecável O poblema e que muita gente não soube receber ele.
    E também só quem acompanha a Ariana desdo início sabe o quanto ela evoluiu.
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It is the best album that Ari has been able to make all the songs are amazing
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The album shows the real Ariana, it is one of her best works, in R&B genre is present everywhere on this album and when you listen to it you feel a good vibe of satisfaction and happiness, this in a nut words is the best album of Grande.
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Postions is like a sweet candy but too have a strong beats, is like a Sweetener's youger brother, and I love it
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Positions talks love, sexuality, mental health and feelings in general. It’s by far Ariana Grande’s most impressive body of work. It blends R&B with Pop abs Trap elements at moments, which was a very requested by the fans musical choice. The critics are only bashing this album because it’s a woman openly talking about her sexuality and her desires and feelings when involved with her lover.Positions talks love, sexuality, mental health and feelings in general. It’s by far Ariana Grande’s most impressive body of work. It blends R&B with Pop abs Trap elements at moments, which was a very requested by the fans musical choice. The critics are only bashing this album because it’s a woman openly talking about her sexuality and her desires and feelings when involved with her lover. Vocally, it is also her best album... loads of whistling and low registers, definitely my favorite! It is a very cohesive album too. It deserves a 10. Check it out if you haven’t yet. Genres I noticed she experimented with: R&B, Pop, Blues, Neo-Soul, Soul. Expand
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album is a cultural reset. it is a masterpiece, a reason to breathe. ariana outsold all your faves! anyone who disagrees is delusional and tasteless. stream positions! love u ari xoxo. Expand
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    a vey bad album. idk where to start. you're not the black woman you think you are ariana grande please retire and do us all a favour.
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Com certeza um dos melhores álbuns dela, e principalmente um dos melhores do ano, coeso, letras impecáveis, e os vocais incríveis, ela serviu!
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Truly terrible, a mundane slog of songs slapped together under the label of r&b which it most definitely isn’t. The only redeeming quality is The Weeknd’s contribution which soars.
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    it’s such an sensual and honest experience! this album makes you move! it’s a true bop, i love it!
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I liked. Pov is the best track but I'm in love with Off The Table. She have an amazing voice.
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very underwhelming, lacks depth & mistakes cohesion for repetition. A miss in Ariana’s career. Expand
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Apesar do sweetener ter meu coração, amei esse demais. Ela é perfeita em tudo que se propõe a fazer, POV a melhor do album!
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her best album her vocals are impressive, its awesome, the violins. POV is the best one. Expand
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana just showed how much she’s grown these last few years, its just a masterpiece. Every song has its own feeling and that just makes everything better. It became one of my favorites for sure!
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the slander on this rating
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    people were expecting the same old pop album but miss grande served vocals with an RnB masterpiece. we stan
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    Here Ariana’s dreamy vocals intertwine perfectly with the string-influenced instrumentals. The songs perpetuate the feeling of being in love and I get emotional just listening to them. Though a few of these songs are not her greatest feats of lyricism, the good greatly outweighs the bad, and the lyrics that aren’t as complex are often wonderfully playful and affectionate.
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A coesão e coragem da ariana grande para mudar de estilo é muito grande kkkkkkkkk Expand
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este Álbum es muy bueno, con ritmos relajantes, La producción vocal de este álbum es excelente,
    Ariana se enfoco en darnos R&B, en lugar de darnos Pop como acostumbrabamos de ella;
    Este álbum es como la versión Adulta de Yours Truly
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  29. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    To be honest, this album is so boring, Ariana Grande is the worst songwriter ever, so disappointment of this.
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    it is a new direction for her, but done flawlessly. she continues to make amazing art. so proud of her growth as an artist.
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Dec 2, 2020
    72
    Grande is making no effort to be discreet, instead explicitly owning her sexuality—the album is called Positions, after all. The juxtaposition of beautiful violin sounds and risqué lyrics has become one of Grande’s signature sounds, and it suits her well.
  2. 80
    Grande laid bare may well be seen as a stopgap in her canon, using taboo to checkmate her past trauma, but it does pull off the rare feat of at least sounding effortless.
  3. Nov 5, 2020
    80
    With little conflict and few psychological insights, Positions zeroes in on the enviable confidence that only pop stars on top of the world and with nothing to lose can afford. It's easy to write it off as empty calories, but pop has always been described in such terms: cake, candy, chocolate, confection. Positions isn't a "sweetener" but pure sugar.