With a streamlined team of hitmakers such as Max Martin, she pulls off pop, R&B, reggae, and house—all without overextending herself or pandering to trends.

Track by track, Dangerous Woman has sly, subtle distinctions -- a little bit of torch gives way to some heavy hip only to have frothy pop surface again -- and while some of these cuts work better than others, the range is impressive, as is Grande's measured, assured performance.

The album glides through styles, maintaining a slightly menacing yet sexed-up vibe throughout.

Ariana Grande leaves the princess image behind with 'Dangerous Woman'.

Dangerous Woman is an effortless leap forward on which Grande comes into her own as a vocalist and performer.

The songs on the album's latter half are limited by their strict adherence to contemporary pop and R&B trends.

Grande may not have settled on a sound, but she's still an outsized, dangerous talent.

The pint-sized pop star (she really is minuscule) has made effective use of her triple threat ability by bringing together her knack for seductive balladry, dancefloor-filling pop anthems and some '90s R&B throwback for one almighty third album.

It's common knowledge that Ariana Grande has officially outgrown her cutesy Nickelodeon image, and with her third studio album Dangerous Woman she makes this even more clear..