If you peruse the rest of GrandeвЂ™s catalog, youвЂ™ll find songs about relationships, sex, family, and love, but not another song like вЂњ7 Rings.вЂќ ItвЂ™s such an anomaly in her repertoire, especially coming after her song вЂњthank u, next.вЂќ Cardi B raps вЂњI like dollars, I like diamondsвЂќ in her hit song вЂњI Like ItвЂќ, while Drake waxes on about вЂњbaguettes in his iceвЂќ in вЂњSicko Mode.вЂќ Brand dropping and wealth flaunting have always been staples of rap music as a way of building credibility, but itвЂ™s rarer to hear a pop singer rhapsodize about how her вЂњblack card is business card.вЂќ Unlike rap, pop isnвЂ™t a genre that demands statements of extravagancy in return for success. The вЂњTop 40вЂќ hits are saturated with similar verses. Of course, Grande isnвЂ™t alone in her materialistic lyrics.

ThatвЂ™s the role of an advertisement, not a pop song. What I find most disturbing about GrandeвЂ™s contribution to the trend is that her song earnestly promotes consumption as an antidote to grief, unhappiness, and trauma. вЂњBut wait,вЂќ you might be thinking, вЂњisnвЂ™t a lot of music devoted to the buying and flaunting of things?вЂќ Of course it is. My problem lies with the message, which can be boiled down to the shameless promotion of a life devoted solely to the buying and flaunting of things. I have no quibble with the musicality of the song, for like most of GrandeвЂ™s tunes, itвЂ™s a true bop. For my friends who do reside вЂneath a boulder, hereвЂ™s the song. Hello, everyone! Unless you live under a rock, youвЂ™ve probably listened to Ariana GrandeвЂ™s new song вЂњ7 Rings.вЂќ Based on GrandeвЂ™s relatable experience of drunkenly purchasing seven engagement rings for her friends at TiffanyвЂ™s, the song celebrates sisterhood, self-care, and self-made millions.

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