Ariana Grande—current queen of pop—dropped her newest album, thank u, next February 8, and her audience was left star-struck.

The album includes 12 new songs: imagine, needy, NASA, bloodline, fake smile, bad idea, make up, ghostin, in my head, 7 rings, thank u, next, and break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored.

One of Grande’s new songs, titled “thank u, next” was released as a single November 3, 2018, and it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her first number-one single. This same song also destroyed a Spotify record for the most streams in one day for a female artist with a whopping 8.2 million streams.

The “Break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored” music video has also accumulated over 56 million views on YouTube. Though the title may seem questionable in nature, her fans seem to enjoy it nonetheless.

To make things better, as of February 13, five of her songs hold the top five spots on Spotify, with the others trickling in behind.

The album’s newest tunes incorporate a mix of pop and a rap/singing combination, and as seen from the records already being set, her fans are head-over-heels for Grande’s new style.

“I like that she’s going for more of an R&B or hip-hop vibe now, and I like the overall vibe that she gives through her music,” junior Hannah Magill commented.

Surprisingly, this album came quickly after Sweetener, which debuted August 28, 2018. Sweetener won a Grammy award for best pop vocal album. (Major artists like Grande typically wait a year between releases in order to maximize sales of both albums and concert tickets.)

However, there have been some critics. Some fans (myself included) accuse her of falling into the cookie-cutter rapper mold, with her songs becoming more repetitive and plain (like “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored”), not to mention some songs neglect to show off her talented singing abilities. She can sing whistle notes; those are the hardest possible notes to hit because they’re so high.

“I just felt like she made the album based on music that is popular now rather than making an original or creative work. It also came out very soon after her last album, so it felt rushed and more for money than anything else,” junior Liana Kerr critiqued.

Regardless of the mixed reaction, the album has been a roaring success for Grande. There will always be positive and negative opinions, but in her case, the positives vastly outweigh the negatives in the successes (and money) she’s achieved thanks to thank u, next.