The Making Of The SWEETENER Album - 2016 / 2017 / 2018

Sweetener (abbreviated as “SW” or “SWT”) is Ariana Grande's fourth studio album. It was released on August 17, 2018, through Republic Records, Ariana's record label. The album was recorded and produced between May 6th 2016 and May 2018.
The album won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 61st ceremony, marking Grande's first career Grammy win.
She posted on her Snapchat and tweeted that she was in the studio on May 6, 2016 - June 29, 2016 - July 13, 2016. She wasn’t able to record between May 28, 2016 and early June 2016 due to throat and sinus infections.
On December 13, 2017, old photos of Grande recording surfaced on Twitter. To shut down rumors about them being recent, Grande posted actual photos of herself working on the album on her Instagram story.
On December 28, 2017, Grande posted four photos and two videos of her in the studio.
On June 7, 2018, Grande revealed that the first song recorded for the album was its title track "Sweetener", in early July 2016. She also revealed that the last song to be recorded was an interlude (later revealed to be titled "Pete Davidson"), in May 2018.

[@nathanharounian6054]

“these two, i feel like, sound like my dna”… no cuz i connect to this song on a different level

[@nathancapaldi]

you mean you connect to this song?

[@Trulybocas]

@@nathancapaldii think so!!

[@sofiamendez5248]

he totally feel it and maybe that is how it sounds :O

[@IdcPermanentHiatus]

Which songs?

[@madamechatice]

​@@IdcPermanentHiatus R.E.M at 2:40

[@quesadilla9725]

bro im so glad she had pharrell on this project he is a genius

[@rockboyznative]

And to think he was scorned for ruining the album 😂. This album is literally a masterpiece written by pharrell 🎉🎉

[@santiagosicairos]

her best album was made

[@nathanharounian6054]

her best song ever, i love that she knows this too 🥺🫶

[@MATT_WUT]

Happy 6 years of sweetener

[@XenMaraj]

literally i need arianas studio sessions for this whole album. if i ever get big w my music, ill deff release like documentaries of the songs being recorded so the newer generation can see the techniques i use and use it in their own song writing.

[@dvalinm]

1:39 😂 not the consoling hug after he couldn't say what he wanted

[@genesisf9785]

she maxed out pro-tools for this song i love it 😭

[@vaselinesandwich5157]

the way they just looked at eachother and hugged😭

[@youcantgetcrazywithouthe8]

is there a longer version of this somewhere? this song is my favorite ❤

[@SideEyeee_]

THANK YOU

[@Whatdoradidntexplore006]

I wish she kept her plaitum blonde throughout the era😢

[@SideEyeee_]

AMAZING !

[@myayanes1518]

Ariana playing around at 2:14 😂❤

[@SideEyeee_]

SO COOL

[@SideEyeee_]

DO YOU HAVE MORE ?

[@be-shallahrah4588]

lit 5:12

[@kyhxx]

. smpl 3:27 ariri vlk skt-

[@SideEyeee_]

ONLY FOUR COMMENTS ??

[@be-shallahrah4588]

That’s the downside you got to pay to play

[@GeorgeRodriguez-lp9yf]

Preeze

[@ariaomo]

Just when you didn’t think you could fall in love with a person more… omg I love her so much

[@SideEyeee_]

SO COOL