Ariana Grande Premieres ‘Break Free,’ Second Song From Upcoming Album

Ariana Grande has dropped a new single, the Zedd-produced “Break Free.”

This is the second release from her upcoming album My Everything, which is slated to hit the masses on August 25.

The track is a breakup song that celebrates independence rather than reveling in the sadness that often first accompanies a split.

It’s a catchy electronic dance music (or EDM) song and is sure to please fans of this former Nickelodeon star, who’s done a fine job of shedding her Victorious and Sam & Cat roots.

Grande admits in recent comments to Billboard that she never expected to do a full-on EDM song, “but that was an eye-opening experience, and now all I want to do is dance.”

Clearly, Ariana doesn’t want to be known as the bubblegum pop star anymore, and says her new album will show just how much she’s grown.

Grande had said previously that the album would showcase her transformation as an artist. In an interview with Boca Raton magazine, she said the record “will especially reflect how much her music has matured since her last effort, Yours Truly.

“I think it shows my progression as an artist and as a person. It’s a little more grown-up, while still remaining authentic to me as a person… I’m very excited for people to hear it.”

Here’s a peek (or listen) at “Break Free”:

In a previous report from The Inquisitr, Ariana said she was surprised by the success of her full-time fling into music.

“When my first single went to number one, it was crazy,” she said. “I never thought that would happen. To see people embrace me as an artist was the coolest thing in the world. That’s when I realized, ‘Hey, there might be something to this music thing that works out for me.'”

But Ariana Grande said she wanted her follow-up effort to be even better, and was determined to put in whatever work it would take.

“I’m a workaholic, and a perfectionist,” she said. “It was a very exciting thing for me to all of a sudden have this new mission, to make something as special as ‘Yours Truly,’and to put my time and effort into something new and something I want to make just as good, if not better.”

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