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Rolling Stone has released a new article focusing on “How Ariana Grande and Max Martin Made ‘Problem’ the Song of the Summer”. Max Martin is the producer/song-writer behind the huge hit.

In the article, Rolling Stone talks to Ariana about never really being into acting, “Problem”, her first single, “Put Your Hearts Up” and so much more. Highlights can be found below.

On not really being into acting: “I hate acting. It’s fun, but music has always been first and foremost with me.”

On her single: “I was scared to approach it, because of the whispers. Their objective was to do the opposite of a traditional song structure. The idea was to have a really belt-y verse and then a completely minimalistic, whispering, basic chorus. At first, I just didn’t like being all belt-y right away.”

On her first single, “Put Your Hearts Up”: “It was geared toward kids and felt so inauthentic and fake. That was the worst moment of my life. For the video, they gave me a bad spray tan and put me in a princess dress and had me frolic around the street. The whole thing was straight out of hell. I still have nightmares about it, and I made them hide it on my Vevo page.”

To read the full article click here. I love the way they styles “Problem”. Structurally it is different than anything out there and knowing that she worked with Max for more songs on her new album has me so excited to hear it!