Sweetener
by Ariana Grande
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Aug 17, 2018
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3093 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,340 out of 3093
  2. Mixed: 204 out of 3093
  3. Negative: 549 out of 3093
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  1. jmeza016
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Her best album by far! Brings so much positivity and had an amazing new sound. Sweetener is a masterpiece!! Very talented, and I just love this album.. Ariana run pop!
  2. dricat91
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    PRINCESS OF POP, DEFINITELY ALBUM OF THE YEAR. so different and so good. coming for that grammy!!
  3. simonblue
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    breathin giaw ntltc everytime goodnight n go better off gws rem obg por tudoooo menos blazed beijos amore
  4. Alexne
    Aug 18, 2018
    10
    Sweetener is Ariana’s most mature Album by far. So many great songs that the more and more you listen to the better they get ! This album just screams happiness and now having heard the songs the title makes so much more sense now
  5. Agusdiaz23
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Pop art!!! This is totally different to other albums, but i lo evita it so much !!! I have no words her best album
  6. rumeningg
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    O técnica vocal da Ariana nesse álbum é de arrepiar! Ela provou está confortável em entregar músicas que não estamos habituados a ouvir com a voz dela. trabalho excepcional! Arrepiado aqui!
  7. ctmarie5
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    this album is so different than her other ones and she did an incredible job her voice sounds amazing
  8. Hericksousa
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Ariana mais uma vez nos mostrou que não tem medo de arriscar, estou amando o álbum.… Expand
  9. brunoxcx
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    One of the best albums released in 2018, the most authentic and brilliant album by Ariana Grande, all tracks are amazing, except for "the light is coming" this is the only bad thing in this album.
  10. MiguelMartinez
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Melhor albúm da carreira ,onde Ariana se mostra estar mais madura e mais confiante transmitindo boas vibrações para seu público ,simplesmente incrível
  11. Rebecagccc
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Ariana va por buen camino, me encanta la temática de todo el disco.
    Tranquilo pero dulce como el titulo.
  12. wesleisorato
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Muito bom, sem dúvidas o melhor álbum da carreira. Que continue esse diamante do pop
  13. Savior1
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Perfeito. O trabalho mais doce da Ariana. O álbum consegue te levar para outro estado de espírito.
  14. Gabriel_Henriq3
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Surpreendendo a todos mais uma vez, Ariana mostra seu incrível talento e controle vocal no seu melhor e mais potente álbum de estúdio. Saindo da mesmice e da sua zona de conforto, ela traz um trabalho doce e impecável como o sweetener, mostrando que é uma das maiores vozes e promessas da música. O cover da obra de Imogen Heap fica divino com os vocais angelicais de Ariana! Rezo para queSurpreendendo a todos mais uma vez, Ariana mostra seu incrível talento e controle vocal no seu melhor e mais potente álbum de estúdio. Saindo da mesmice e da sua zona de conforto, ela traz um trabalho doce e impecável como o sweetener, mostrando que é uma das maiores vozes e promessas da música. O cover da obra de Imogen Heap fica divino com os vocais angelicais de Ariana! Rezo para que ela trague a turne para o Brasil!
    Melhores tracks: 1- goodnight n go 2- breathin 3- get well soon 4-better off 5- no tears left to cry    … Expand
  15. aamandabxavier
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Ari, I love your work and your songs, each time you get over it, it was better!
  16. robertryan
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Ariana as always making incredible albums, it is always good to evolve and mature
  17. sweetboo
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    De longe o trabalho mais puro e lindo da Ariana, um album cheio de sentimentos e cheio de lindos vocais, letras impecaveis
  18. Maria_angeles
    Aug 18, 2018
    10
    She's perfect! Her best album btw, This masterpiece shows that ariana's the most successful in her generation
  19. jxmieparkr
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    it’s just rlly is such a beautiful album, her best work. u can really hear the difference in the maturity in her voice. it’s crazy, she told us a story and showed us a story with each individual song and it’s just soooo beautifulil
  20. Jhonn
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    "Sweetener" melhor álbum da carreira da Ariana, ele explora sua maturidade e neste álbum Grande mostra que está disponível a tentar novos tipos de sons e o R&B vem com grande força neste álbum maravilhoso
  21. sweetenericonic
    Sep 9, 2018
    10
    Grande's best album yet! R&B/Pop perfection as well as her as her most personal. Very beautiful songs.
  22. Grandepower
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    First I didn't like it so much, but now that I listened to it a few times, I love it and this might be her best album yet.
  23. sweetenerartpop
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    o melhor album dela! explorou muito bem o potencial vocal dela! o album eh bem gostosinho e eu to muito orgulhoso da ariana :)
  24. manuelanclaro
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    her best album. A completly new sound. Loved it! Her vocals are beautiful as always and lyrics até amazing. Breathin is a BOP!
  25. erickdw
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Álbum mais coeso de toda a sua carreira,onde explora diferentes gêneros,e felizmente fez isso com maestria,provando mais uma vez estar um passo a frente de sua geração.
  26. Camilademini
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Álbum do ano parabéns a Ariana Grande, mostrando ser a rainha do Pop e a voz da geração!!! Sweetener trouxe maturidade para lançar um álbum totalmente diferente dos anteriores parabéns a Grande, essa menina é Grande
  27. godissacake
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Esse álbum da Ariana com certeza veio pra salvar o pop! Um trabalho totalmente diferente dos que ela já fez antes. Inovador e esplendido.
  28. badeadoll
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    With this album we see another space where Ariana gives us a warm, soft, quiet place to take refuge. It's what pop music has needed in recent years and Ari gives it to us in the form of a sweetener.
  29. mariofurlan
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sem a menor sombra de duvidas, "Sweetener" é o álbum mais pessoal e mais real desde que Ariana entrou na indústria.
    Eu não consigo enxergar outra coisa além de grandeza vindo desse álbum. Em poucos álbuns sentimos ela tão conectada com sí mesmo e tão bem realizada na nova fase.
    Obrigado pela bíblia.    … Expand
  30. gbllino
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    I thougt this new album by Ariana incredible, it's a work that says "it's going to be alright", without doubt with songs of overcoming, as the name says "sweetener" comes to bring a little more light and sweetness for our lives, as well like the Ariana who managed to recover after that tragic event in Manchester I thought she wanted to bring this comfort that the pain passed to us too.I thougt this new album by Ariana incredible, it's a work that says "it's going to be alright", without doubt with songs of overcoming, as the name says "sweetener" comes to bring a little more light and sweetness for our lives, as well like the Ariana who managed to recover after that tragic event in Manchester I thought she wanted to bring this comfort that the pain passed to us too. It's not a work of songs like Side To Side, Bang Bang or Break Free that make us dance and everything, but rather works more with the voice of our diva. People have to understand that the old Ariana is gone, she is in a new phase, a more working, conservative phase. I particularly loved this "new" Ariana, Sweetener some of the best or even the best work of Ariana Grande so far, congratulations and new and new inspirations coming soon.… Expand
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#1 Most Discussed Album of 2018
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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. The Quietus
    Aug 31, 2018
    70
    Grande’s new sound, the Williams-produced Not-Bangers, only make up half of the album. These standout tracks are interspersed between standard pop tracks. ... That’s not to say that the Bangers on Sweetener are bad--it’s more that they belong in previous era of Grande and they spoil the flow between songs. Sweetener may not be the dawning of a new age for Ariana but it could be a step towards somewhere weird and wonderful.
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  2. The New York Times
    Aug 29, 2018
    90
    Ms. Grande backs up her statements with song-and-dance mastery. ... She’s her own choir, support group and posse. While a few guest vocalists (Mr. Williams, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott) provide a little grit for contrast, Ms. Grande sails above any fray, past or present. Her aplomb is her triumph.
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  3. AllMusic
    Aug 28, 2018
    80
    An album that coheres in a way other Ariana Grande albums don't, which means Sweetener is something of a double triumph: she's come through a tough time stronger and better than before.
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