--- description: The first single from the Nickelodeon star's upcoming sophomore album gets a little help from Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. title: Ariana Grande: "Problem" With Iggy Azalea — Watch Performance image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ariana Grande's New Single Is No "Problem": Listen  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 28, 2014 8:01 PM CUT  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 28, 2014 8:01 PM CUT It’s been less than a year since Ariana Grande released her debut album, _Yours Truly —_ but when your first record’s breezy mix of R&B and pop delights critics and draws endless comparisons to Mariah Carey, you try not to keep the fans waiting. So here comes [“Problem,”](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/problem-feat.-iggy-azalea/id864998988?i=864999001&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 "undefined") the first single off Grande’s as-yet untitled sophomore album, due sometime later this year. The track is a bouncy, brassy ode to letting go of unworthy exes and instituting a no-scrubs policy in your personal life, and Grande lets her Broadway-honed vocals soar over a beat that would be equally at home in the club. Aussie export Iggy Azalea shows up for some moral support, and while her optimistically titled _The New Classic_ [hardly made the same impression](http://time.com/69751/iggy-azalea-new-classic-review/ "undefined") Grande’s own debut did, the rapper seems at home throwing out tongue-twisters and Jay Z references throughout her guest spot. Clearly, there’s no problem girl power can’t solve. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/79767/ariana-grande-problem-iggy-azalea/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/79767/ariana-grande-problem-iggy-azalea/"},"headline":"Ariana Grande's New Single Is No \"Problem\": Listen","datePublished":"2014-04-28T20:01:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:32:32.701Z","description":"The first single from the Nickelodeon star's upcoming sophomore album gets a little help from Australian rapstress Iggy Azalea","url":"https://time.com/79767/ariana-grande-problem-iggy-azalea/","keywords":["Music","Iggy Azalea","Ariana Grande"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/79767/ariana-grande-problem-iggy-azalea/","name":"Ariana Grande's New Single Is No \"Problem\": Listen"}}]}] ```