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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1836470" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ariana-Grande">Ariana Grande</keyword> recently revealed on Twitter that her new album is coming "this month."</li><li>Grande's website was later updated with two countdowns, suggesting the album will be released on October 30.</li><li>The countdown also revealed the album and its lead single are both titled "Positions."</li><li>Cowriter <keyword id="3170457" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tayla-Parx">Tayla Parx</keyword> told Insider that Grande has been working with "the 'Thank U, Next' crew" during quarantine and said "she's made, yet again, another evolution."</li><li>Tommy Brown, aka <keyword id="10096794" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tbhits">TBHits</keyword>, and production duo The Rascals were both involved in the album's creation.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ariana-grande">Ariana Grande</a> has officially kicked off a new era.The <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-chart-records-broken-this-year-rain-on-me-2020-6">record-breaking pop star</a> had stayed largely quiet about her sixth studio album, the follow-up to <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-thank-u-next-album-tracklist-what-every-song-is-about-2019-1">2019's wildly successful "Thank U, Next"</a> — until October 14, when <a href="https://twitter.com/arianagrande/status/1316408485169360896?s=21">she revealed her plan to drop it by the end of the month</a>."i can't wait to give u my album this month," she tweeted.Fans had previously suspected her sixth album was nearing completion, and began circulating the hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AG6iscoming?src=hashtag_click">#AG6isComing</a> as new details continued to emerge. Thanks to hints from close collaborators, we already know a small amount of what to expect.Here's everything we know about AG6.<h2>The album, titled "Positions," will be released on October 30</h2>Grande first teased the album title on Saturday, when she shared a video of her hand typing out the word "positions."Six hours later, she <a href="https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1317595444931776512?s=20">shared a link</a> to <a href="http://www.arianagrande.com/">her website</a>, which had been updated with <a href="https://twitter.com/ArianaToday/status/1317596091072827395">two countdowns</a> underneath the header "POSITIONS."The first was a countdown to midnight on Friday, October 23: the release date of <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-positions-music-video-song-2020-10">the album's lead single, also titled "Positions."</a> She revealed <a href="https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1318945757584642048?s=20">the artwork on Wednesday</a> and dropped the song, <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-positions-music-video-cameos-details-references-2020-10">along with an elaborate music video</a>, right on schedule.The website's second countdown is for the album, which Grande confirmed on Friday.<h2>Back in February, Grande already had at least nine new song ideas</h2>Less than two months after returning home from <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-sweetener-world-tour-swt-fun-facts-photos-2019-11">the "Sweetener" World Tour</a> — and about one year after releasing her most recent album — Grande had already returned to the studio."i should not post this but f--- it," she wrote on Twitter, sharing a screenshot of a playlist with the song titles blacked out."these are how many ideas i really really love (like enough to tell u that they exist) in a playlist of things i've made since i've been home. i love this s--- i can't help it." The tweet has since been deleted.Grande <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfej_FpXzPY&amp;t=180s180s">told Zane Lowe in May</a> that she's been feeling productive and "extra inspired" this year, especially after installing a studio in her Los Angeles home."I think as far as creating goes, it feels really good," she told Lowe in May. <h2>One of those songs is likely called 'Nasty'</h2>On March 24, Grande shared a short snippet of a new song."i miss making things," Grande wrote alongside the clip. "can't wait to get back to work."The risqué lyrics possibly nod to Grande's new relationship with Dalton Gomez, <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-dalton-gomez-relationship-timeline">whom she had recently begun dating</a>."I just wanna make time for you / Swear it's just right for you / Like this p---- designed for you," she sings. "Bet I look nice on you / Open my mind for you."The hook features the lyric: "Don't wanna wait on it, tonight I wanna get nasty."Grande also promised fans it would not be "one of those snippets where we'll never hear the whole song" like one fan suggested on Twitter."but new <keyword id="6354530" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="music">music</keyword> is still a long time away," she clarified. "jus wanted to share a lil something w u."<h2>Another song might be a collaboration with Doja Cat</h2>Grande confirmed to Lowe that she has an unreleased song with Doja Cat."I'm obsessed with her. I love her. I was able to work with her earlier this year on this song that I want to save for whenever it's time again to drop," Grande revealed."I was like, 'Take as many bars as you want. Do it. If you're inspired to say stuff, let's go,'" she continued. "And so she just goes off on it, and it's so much fun, and I love it. It's my favorite so far."Doja later teased their collaboration on Twitter, though it's unclear whether it will be included on Grande's forthcoming album or Doja's.<h2>Fans think The Weeknd is another featured artist on the album</h2>Grande and The Weekend previously collaborated on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5qU7p7yOY8">"Love Me Harder,"</a> the fourth single from Grande's second studio album, "My Everything."Notably, The Weeknd <a href="https://twitter.com/ArianaToday/status/1316471733923315718?s=20">retweeted Grande's album announcement</a>. He also <a href="https://twitter.com/ArianaToday/status/1317530965644873730?s=20">shared her "positions" teaser</a> on his Instagram story.This activity seems to suggest that Grande has tapped the "Blinding Lights" singer to feature on her new album.<h2>Grande shared another snippet of new vocals in September, a wink in October — and quietly endorsed fans' tweets about a new era</h2>Grande teased fans with another short clip of new music, captioning the post, "brb."That same day, Grande wrote a tweet that appeared to tease new lyrics: "Know my love infinite nothing that I won't do."Just a few weeks later, <a href="https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1313887317979877379?s=20">Grande posted a selfie</a> and revealed that she's "turning in" some "mixes" — probably meaning the album is getting some finishing touches.She also <a href="https://twitter.com/ArianaToday/status/1313908703943368706?s=20">liked a fan reaction</a> on Twitter that reads "SHES COMING TO SAVE US," and another tweet with the hashtag #AG6isComing," though she later un-liked the latter.<div type="image" title="ariana grande ag6iscoming" height="1995" width="1236" msid="78630165" hostid="261"></div><h2>Cowriter Tayla Parx told Insider that Grande has been working with her 'Thank U, Next' collaborators, and said the pop star has made 'another evolution'</h2>"The 'Thank U, Next' crew did get back together over quarantine," <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-sixth-album-tayla-parx-new-project-interview-2020-9">Parx revealed during an interview back in September</a>. "We just kind of let it happen naturally, same way as the last album."Along with singer-songwriter Victoria Monét and producer Tommy Brown, Parx is one of Grande's closest collaborators: She cowrote six songs on Grande's <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-thank-u-next-album-tracklist-what-every-song-is-about-2019-1">Grammy-nominated fifth album</a>: "Needy," "NASA," "Make Up," "Ghostin," <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-7-rings-sounds-like-princess-nokia-mine-2019-1">"7 Rings,"</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-thank-u-next-music-video-mean-girls-legally-blonde-13-going-on-30-bring-it-on-2018-11">the iconic title track</a>. "I think she has to tell you more about [the album] herself, but I can tell you she's made, yet again, another evolution," Parx continued. "We're just going to get to know her even more this time around, which I'm really excited for the world to see.""I'm excited for her to tell you guys just more about where her head was at with this project, because it truly is incredible, honestly, and I can't wait for the world to hear it," she added.<h2>Producers on the album include Tommy Brown, aka TBHits, and The Rascals</h2>Brown has worked with Grande on <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-albums-ranked-best-worst">all of her albums since her debut, 2013's "Yours Truly."</a>On October 10, Brown reposted a photo from the fan account <a href="https://www.instagram.com/throwbacksagb/">@throwbacksagb</a>, which shares old posts from Grande and news that occurred "on this day." Brown reposted <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BoxUWfBlG87/">a photo of himself with Grande that she shared two years ago</a>, as the singer and producer were putting the finishing touches on "Thank U, Next.""five albums n however many years of friendship later," Grande wrote at the time. Brown added: "6****""cant believe this was two years ago," Grande commented on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CGLFzuIjOHs/">Brown's Instagram</a>. "love uuuuuu. here's to 6, 7, 8, 9, 10."We also know The Rascals contributed to the album.The production duo — which consists of Khris Riddick-Tynes and Grande's <a href="https://www.insider.com/victorious-cast-then-and-now-photos-2019-3">former "Victorious" costar</a> Leon Thomas III — <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CGYw5pUpTq5/">reposted Grande's announcement</a> on Instagram. Thomas' publicist confirmed The Rascals' involvement to Insider.The Rascals previously helped produce five songs on Grande's debut, "Yours Truly," <a href="https://www.insider.com/best-worst-ariana-grande-songs-all-time">including its best song, "Baby I."</a>Insider will continue to update this article as information becomes available.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-fake-song-ihyilysmtonight-trending-twitter-2020-2">Ariana Grande began trending worldwide after fans made up a fake song title and begged her to release it</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-sixth-album-tayla-parx-new-project-interview-2020-9">Tayla Parx reveals Ariana Grande has reunited her 'Thank U, Next' collaborators to work on her new album: 'I can't wait for the world to hear it'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-albums-ranked-best-worst">All of Ariana Grande's albums, ranked</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/best-worst-ariana-grande-songs-all-time">The 15 best and 15 worst Ariana Grande songs of all time</a></li></ul>

Ariana Grande's new album 'Positions' will be released on October 30. Here's everything we know.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1836470" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ariana-Grande">Ariana Grande</keyword> released her sixth studio album, "Positions," on October 30.</li><li>The album was largely created in quarantine with many of the singer's closest collaborators, including cowriter <keyword id="3170457" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tayla-Parx">Tayla Parx</keyword> and production duo The Rascals.</li><li>Insider spoke with these three artists about helping to create seven of the album's 14 songs: "Shut Up," "34+35," "Safety Net," "My Hair," "Nasty," "Love Language," and "POV."</li><li>They also praised Grande's willingness to experiment and her technical expertise.</li><li>"Ariana constantly redefines what it means to be just true to yourself as an artist," Parx said. "It doesn't really matter what people say. If they like it, great. If not, I mean — like we said on track one, shut up."</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ariana-grande">Ariana Grande</a> is happy."Positions," the <a href="https://www.insider.com/every-no-1-song-debut-billboard-hot-100">record-smashing pop star's</a> sixth studio album, <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-positions-review-tracklist-breakdown-2020-10">is overwhelmingly and infectiously optimistic</a> — which feels particularly notable following <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-albums-ranked-best-worst">her watershed breakup record, "Thank U, Next."</a>"The last album was all Clicquot — long nights and early mornings," <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/tayla-parx">Tayla Parx</a>, who cowrote five of the new 14 songs, including the next single <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnyCcF20pRo">"34+35,"</a> recently told Insider.Indeed, even though Grande reassembled much of <a href="https://www.insider.com/best-albums-lost-aoty-grammy-awards-snubs">her Grammy-nominated team</a> during those early months of quarantine, Parx said their group of friends had "made so much growth as people" <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-thank-u-next-album-tracklist-what-every-song-is-about-2019-1">since the calamitous fall of 2018</a>."It's not that everything just completely changed or anything like that. It's just that you grow, you evolve, and you're finding these different coping mechanisms, and you're finding these different ways to reenergize," she continued."It's awesome when you can look to the left and right, see the progress that you're making, and see that your collaborators are also making that. And you can hear it in the <keyword id="6354530" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="music">music</keyword> as well."Leon Thomas III, one-half of production duo The Rascals, met Grande when they were both cast on Nickelodeon's "Victorious" as teenagers (<a href="https://www.insider.com/victorious-cast-then-and-now-photos-2019-3">as André Harris and Cat Valentine, respectively</a>). He and his partner, Khris Riddick-Tynes, previously produced five songs on Grande's debut, "Yours Truly."And while The Rascals worked on "Positions" for just two days in the spring, he similarly took stock of Grande's "sparkle" and refreshed, centered energy."There was a real sense of this musical community, from Tayla to Victoria [Monét], to Tommy [Brown] and Ariana. We've been building since we were teenagers, and to see it all come back around — it's just really cool to grow with your friends," Thomas said."The fact that Ariana is operating [music-editing software] Pro Tools herself, and personally vocal-producing a lot of the songs on this album, was amazing," he continued. "I mean the attention to detail that she can now give to each song has grown exponentially.""I also think Ariana did an amazing job of controlling the room — being like, 'Hey, you're going to turn the party down. It's time to get busy on this,'" Riddick-Tynes said. "She's telling her story. She had to get comfortable with that.""Well, there was definitely some wine flowing," Thomas added, laughing.<h2>'Everything just happened really organically'</h2><h2><div type="image" title="ariana grande the rascals" height="900" width="1200" msid="79129723" hostid="261"></div></h2>Back in March, Thomas was in touch with Grande about <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-RItdEg_PX/">a virtual "Victorious" reunion</a> when she invited him to hear some new music.Riddick-Tynes tagged along, laptops in hand. Right off the bat, Grande picked two different beats the duo had been working on. These became "Nasty" and "Safety Net.""Everything just happened really organically," Riddick-Tynes said. "For 'Nasty,' we did that a few months before, and it was just sitting there. But a few days before the session, we pulled it up and began tweaking it and adding that — that bounce was like, 'Man, I wonder if like, DaBaby and somebody could do this. I'm almost debating a DaBaby and Mariah Carey vibe,'" he explained."That was one of the ones that we knew, OK, we're going to play her this one. Like, you can shake that a-- to this song," he continued, laughing."She made it work and did a phenomenal job. Just hearing her range on that particular record — I mean, she's all the way up there. And it's really great to work with a vocalist who can stretch so much over our production."The Ty Dolla $ign-featuring <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBBZeJhteRE">"Safety Net"</a> is a bit more sobering: an atmospheric slow-jam that grapples with the competing fear and comfort of a new relationship.Thomas — who came up with the central lyric, "Tripping, falling, with no safety net" — said the song was inspired by "a conversation about free-falling into real love.""We both were kind of just geeking out about our newfound loves," Thomas told Insider, referring to <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-dalton-gomez-relationship-timeline">Grande's boyfriend Dalton Gomez, whom she's been dating for about 10 months</a>."That's really my friend. I mean, we did the four seasons of television together. So, it was just really good catching up on that front," he continued. "And we were able to implement this great energy into the song. We just kind of bottled it up."<h2>Three of the songs that Parx cowrote — 'My Hair,' 'Love Language,' and 'POV' — also provide colorful peeks into Grande's domestic life</h2>Parx said work on "Positions" began somewhat spontaneously, with group hangouts and heart-to-hearts. "She started off with what she wanted to talk about — which, for her, is always something that comes from a really genuine place and where she is in life at that moment," she explained. "So we started there with just trying to get out realistically where she is emotionally.""That's the one thing that I can say about Ariana, is that she really thrives in areas when she is being genuinely herself," Parx added. "She's funny. She sees life from an incredible perspective, you know what I mean? I was always saying, 'I want to hear more of you in your music.'"True to form, most of the songs that boast Parx's writing also bear unmistakable shades of vulnerability (she was the person <a href="https://www.insider.com/tayla-parx-dance-alone-songwriting-ariana-grande-thank-u-next-2020-5">who encouraged Grande to name-check her exes on "Thank U, Next," after all</a>).<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sujm6756pZU">"My Hair,"</a> for example, was inspired by Parx's desire to use Grande's iconic hairstyle as a symbol for intimacy: If you put something on for the world (in this case, hair extensions), then to let a loved one touch what's underneath is a tender sign of trust."I feel like it makes so much sense. We've seen the struggle from <a href="https://www.insider.com/why-ariana-grande-wears-ponytail-2018-7">when she was dying her hair red for that TV show on Nickelodeon</a>, and then to the ponytail — she's <a href="https://www.insider.com/celebrity-style-beauty-hair-transformations-since-becoming-famous-2019-1">really had an evolution with her hairstyling</a>," Parx explained. "As a writer, that's the type of thing that I specifically try to dive deeper into.""I wanted to describe her personality and her being, but using this very visual thing that we all know her for — besides the voice, of course — to add more identity into her tracklist."<div type="image" title="ariana grande thumb wide" height="600" width="1200" msid="79129724" hostid="261"></div>"Love Language" was <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-positions-music-video-cameos-details-references-2020-10">also inspired by conversations about affection and understanding</a>.The title of the song itself refers to <a href="https://www.5lovelanguages.com/5-love-languages/">"The Five Love Languages,"</a> a 1992 book by Dr. Gary Chapman. The concept aims to help couples communicate more effectively by recognizing how each person prefers to give and receive love."When you can learn the way that somebody communicates — and the way that you communicate, by the way — it's a lot easier to be able to get through whatever," Parx explained. "My love language is definitely acts of service."She added that Grande's primary love language is "definitely" physical touch."She needs to hear it, she needs to feel it and see it," Parx said. "It's <a href="https://www.insider.com/celebrities-who-are-cancers-zodiac-2019-6">the Cancer in her</a>."But for Parx — and many fans, judging by reactions on Twitter — the album's emotional summit is the final track, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQJEp-k-ogs">"POV."</a> It's the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkzAHh6Y3e0">"Residue"</a> singer's personal favorite."I just know I've seen the growth in her with her relationships, with herself, and all of those different things. It's a song that I knew just needed to be said," Parx explained."I just love the vulnerability in it. I love the vocal performance, of course. But I think lyrically, hearing something raw like that — and it just came so naturally as well."<h2>Most songs on 'Positions' began with melodies, rather than lyrics</h2>The first song written for the album was the opening track, "Shut Up," largely penned by Grande and Parx alongside producers TBHits, Mr. Franks, Travis Sayles, and violinist Peter Lee Johnson.Parx said they began with the hook and originally weren't sure if it should be an interlude, or even included on the album at all. But they were sold by the song's heavenly orchestra of vocals and harmonies."Personally, I wanted to hear her sing on this album," she explained. "I wanted those moments where we had that reminder of what an extremely incredible vocalist she is. 'Shut Up' is one of those moments."Grande <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0n_aqCcTVk">similarly told Zach Sang</a> that one of her goals for this album was to flex her voice more, rather than simply "making fun bops.""Ariana as a writer is melodically driven, and then the lyrics usually come after," Parx explained. "Her ear goes towards these things that are really beautiful. That's my thing, too. Growing up, I was listening to the pretty R&amp;B and pop melodies of the '90s."Often, Parx said, Grande would be compelled to continue layering vocals and instruments "until we couldn't figure out any more.""You can always bring it back down," she said, laughing. "But you might as well just take it all the way first, you know what I mean?""I mean, why do a regular arrangement if you don't have to? I think that this is a time to really explore," she continued, noting the offbeat outro of "Love Language" as an example."You have an artist that's brave enough to do things like that and really say, 'OK, let's try to break another boundary.' Let's try to take something else that used to not be normal and make it normal, so that we can keep pushing music forward.""That's what the studio is for. The studio is to experiment and make mistakes," Parx concluded. "It's to build things and to have accidental discoveries that you end up loving. And that's what she does.""Ariana constantly redefines what it means to be just true to yourself as an artist. It doesn't really matter what people say. If they like it, great. If not, I mean — like we said on track one, shut up."<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-positions-review-tracklist-breakdown-2020-10">REVIEW: Ariana Grande finishes first on her new album 'Positions'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-positions-album-lyrics-easter-eggs-details-2020-10">Every reference and Easter egg you might have missed on Ariana Grande's new album 'Positions'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/best-worst-ariana-grande-songs-all-time">The 17 best and 17 worst Ariana Grande songs of all time</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/luminaries-tayla-parx-coping-mechanisms-album-activism-music-2020-10">Tayla Parx has quietly shaped modern pop music. Her new album is her biggest statement yet.</a></li></ul>

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