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These are actors instincts.

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The world stadiums, TVs, phones is a stage, and Grande is a student of her craft.

Her hits wedge themselves between mainstream trends and pop-music history such thatEternal Sunshines Yes, And?

As she framed it to Zane Lowe, the new album is a lovely costume to wear.

He has the nimbleness to circle every genre without quite diving in.

It references roles and scenes while adapting itself astutely to the flavor of the charts in 2024.

Ordinary Things deals in ecstatic coos and spitfire syllables, rubbing elbows withKelelasRavenandSZAsSOS.

Her delivery is clearer than ever now thanks, you would think, toWicked.

(Shes notaccidentallygiving off Glinda vibes during this rollout, right?)

You wanted fewer writers; you got fewer writers.

Its all relatable, heart-felt, and beautifully sung.

Do we need it to do anything else?

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