"There’s still another month of spring left, but it seems as though we’ve already heard the song of the summer: 20-year-old Nickelodeon vet Ariana Grande’s "Problem" – a sax-driven, 1990s-throwback-R&B jam featuring a guest rap by Iggy Azalea – has exploded online and on radio, selling 438,000 copies in its first week. It was the fourth-largest debut week for a woman, and the biggest-ever debut for someone under 21; the song has topped the iTunes chart in more than 50 countries. "What it’s done so far is just incredible in this day and age," says Tom Poleman, the president of National Programming Platforms for Clear Channel. “She could become one of pop music’s core artists.”"
the praise tho!! read some more to see Rolling Stone's full stanning on the new princess!!
Read more:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...#ixzz32TRr6hS8
Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...ummer-20140522