Since releasing her first album in 2013, Ariana Grande has won countless attention, bursting onto the scene like a shooting star; but ever since then, Ariana has been spinning her wheels, stuck in the same place, unable to find a breakthrough.
Some people say, debuting at the peak.
However, the key is, that wasn't truly the peak. Ariana hasn't had any number-one singles, hasn't won any Grammy awards; on the surface, her career appears thriving and unstoppable, but it's all just a bubble on social media, lacking any substantial weight.
A bottleneck?
If this is a bottleneck, then Ariana has been trapped from the very beginning.
In Ariana's eyes, it's quicksand. Though her feet are still on flat ground, she is being swallowed bit by bit, and her struggles only cause her to sink deeper.
Then came the Manchester tragedy in 2017, followed by Mac Miller in 2018. The shadows of death and violence left Ariana exhausted and scarred, both physically and emotionally.
