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Is Ariana Grande Collaborating With Aretha Franklin?

The legendary collaboration rumours return as the singer teases her new album...

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Friday, December 29, 2017 - 12:38

As the year comes to an end, Ariana Grande's fourth album only gets closer.

The pop superstar teased her highly-anticipated new album during a (very long) year-in-review on her Instagram Stories today, as she shared several pictures of her in the studio throughout the year.

With all photos dated, she seemingly confirms that recording sessions began in April during days off from her Dangerous Woman World Tour.

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Don't need permission
Made my decision to test my limits
Cause it's my business, God as my witness
Start what I finished
Don't need no hold up
Taking control of this kind of moment
I'm locked and loaded
Completely focused, my mind is open

All that you got, skin to skin, oh my God
Don't ya stop, boy

Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you
Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout

Nothing to prove and I'm bulletproof and
Know what I'm doing
The way we're movin' like introducing
Us to a new thing
I wanna savor, save it for later
The taste of flavor, cause I'm a taker
Cause I'm a giver, it's only nature
I live for danger

All that you got, skin to skin, oh my God
Don't ya stop, boy

Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you
Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you

All girls wanna be like that
Bad girls underneath, like that
You know how I'm feeling inside
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
All girls wanna be like that
Bad girls underneath, like that
You know how I'm feeling inside
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout

Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you
Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you

All girls wanna be like that
Bad girls underneath like that
You know how I'm feeling inside
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
All girls wanna be like that
Bad girls underneath like that
You know how I'm feeling inside
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout

Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
(Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you)
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
(Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you)
Writer(s): Ross Jacob Golan, Jens Carlsson, Martin Max Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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The adorable behind-the-scenes shots are super exciting, particularly the (sadly muted) video of her dancing to new music while in the studio with Pharrell Williams.

Amidst the build-up to her new album release, rumours of an Aretha Franklin collaboration have resurfaced as fan accounts have discovered an interview where the Queen of Soul hints a duet is in the works.

When asked if she would sing with any of the 'younger' pop girls, she said, "I think Ariana and I are gonna duet. You like that? I think we have a hot duo going."

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While we can only imagine how incredible an Ariana and Aretha collaboration would be, this interview actually took place in 2015 and is simply doing the rounds again.

However, very little is known about the Dangerous Woman singer's upcoming album so who knows what could happen?

Ariana has sang for President Barack Obama and collaborated with everyone from The Weeknd and Nicki Minaj to Calvin Harris.

https://twitter.com/ChristanLGrant/status/946590518515060737

Ariana Grande shares photos of her working on #AG4 earlier this year. (via Instagram stories) pic.twitter.com/NS8Vb6WJnU

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) December 29, 2017

Let's hope Aretha is next...

Words: Ross McNeilage

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I'm so into you
I can barely breathe
And all I wanna do
Is to fall in deep
But close ain't close enough
'Til we cross the line, yeah, yeah

So name a game to play
And I'll role the dice, hey

Oh, baby, look what you started
The temperature's rising in here
Is this gonna happen?
Been waiting and waiting for you
To make a move
(Woo, ooh, ooh)
Before I make a move
(Woo, ooh, ooh)

So baby, come light me up
And maybe I'll let you on it
A little bit dangerous,
But baby, that's how I want it
A little less conversation, and
A little more touch my body
'Cause I'm so into you
Into you
Into you

Got everyone watchin' us
So baby, let's keep it secret
A little bit scandalous
But baby, don't let them see it
A little less conversation and
A little more touch my body
'Cause I'm so into you
Into you
Into you
Oh, yeah

This could take some time, hey
I made too many mistakes
Better get this right, right, baby

Oh, baby, look what you started
The temperature's rising in here
Is this gonna happen?
Been waiting and waiting for you to make a move
(Woo, ooh, ooh)
Before I make a move
(Woo, ooh, ooh)

So baby, come light me up
And maybe I'll let you on it
A little bit dangerous
But baby, that's how I want it
A little less conversation, and
A little more touch my body

'Cause I'm so into you
Into you
Into you

Got everyone watchin' us
So baby, let's keep it secret
A little bit scandalous
But baby, don't let them see it
A little less conversation and
A little more touch my body
'Cause I'm so into you
Into you ('Cause I'm so into you)
Into you

Tell me what you came here for
'Cause I can't, I can't wait no more
I'm on the edge with no control
And I need, I need you to know
You to know, oh

So baby, come light me up
And maybe I'll let you on it
A little bit dangerous
But baby, that's how I want it
A little less conversation, and
A little more touch my body
'Cause I'm so into you
Into you
Into you

Got everyone watchin' us
So baby, let's keep it secret
A little bit scandalous
But baby, don't let them see it
A little less conversation and
A little more touch my body
'Cause I'm so into you
Into you
Into you

So come light me up
So come light me up, my baby
A little dangerous
A little dangerous my baby

A little less conversation and
A little more touch my body
'Cause I'm so into you
Into you
Into you
Writer(s): Martin Max Sandberg, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Alexander Erik Kronlund, Savan Harish Kotecha, Ariana Grande Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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