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K Bye for Now (SWT Live) (stylized in all lowercase) is the first live album by American singer Ariana Grande. The album features Grande's set from her Sweetener World Tour in 2019. The album was released on December 23, 2019 and features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Big Sean and Childish Gambino.-Wikipedia
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HOT 101.7
After weeks of teases, Ariana Grande‘s live album documenting her just-wrapped world tour arrived on Sunday night, after she performed the trek’s final show in Los Angeles. The album is called k bye for now (swt live), and features all your favorite Ari songs, . . . .
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marie claire
What a holiday season it's been for Ariana Grande fans! . . . . Yes, the Sweetener World Tour has come to an end, but leave it to Ari to know exactly how to console us: Grande dropped a live album from the tour, appropriately titled k bye for now (swt live).
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Exclaim!
As promised, Ariana Grande has delivered a live album from her "Sweetener World Tour." It's called k bye for now, . . . . The album comprises tracks performed across 100 shows around North America and Europe over the last year in support of Sweetener and thank u, next.
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STEREOGUM
Clocking in at about 90 minutes across 32 tracks, K Bye For Now is dominated by material from Sweetener and Thank U, Next, but also features old favorites from her earlier albums . . . .
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Rolling Stone
Ariana Grande has delivered an early Christmas present with her new live album, K Bye for Now (Swt Live), which she dropped early Monday. The album collects 32 tracks from her recent world tour, including renditions of “No Tears Left to Cry” and “Thank U, Next.” Special guests include Big Sean, Nicki Minaj and Childish Gambino.
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Paste Magazine
Ariana Grande’s newest record, thank u, next, made Paste’s list not only of the best pop albums of 2019, but also of the best albums of the year, period. If you’ve burned yourself out putting Grande’s earworms on repeat all year, you’ve got a chance to hear them anew: She’s released a live album, k bye for now, to celebrate the end of her Sweetener World Tour. The 32-track release includes full performances of eight cuts from thank u, next, . . . .
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Hollywood Life
After wrapping up her ‘Sweetener’ tour, Ariana Grande gave fans an epic surprise to say thank you — a LIVE album from the tour, featuring 32 tracks! We can’t wait to see what she does next!
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Forbes
Just minutes after she wrapped her concert in Inglewood, CA, Ariana Grande gifted her fans with an early Christmas present: her first live album. The singer dropped the lengthy K Bye For Now (Swt Live) album at about 2:00 AM EST on Monday, December 23, so millions of people around the world who love the vocalist are sure to wake up to a wonderful surprise.
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THE GRAPE JUICE
Ariana Grande has unwrapped a festive surprise in the form of new live album ‘K Bye For Now.’
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CNN Entertainment
The holidays just got a little bit sweeter for Ariana Grande devotees. The hits are all here, from recent chart-toppers like "7 Rings" and "God Is a Woman" to quintessential Grande gems "Dangerous Woman" and "Love Me Harder." The 32-track album spans an average night on the Sweetener tour, with some rare guest spots from Nicki Minaj and Big Sean.
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Variety
As promised, Ariana Grande dropped a live album from her “Sweetener World Tour” just hours after the final date wrapped in Los Angeles. The 32-track album spans songs from all across her career, including hits like “7 Rings,” “God Is a Woman,” “Dangerous Woman” and “Love Me Harder” — and features guest spots from Nicki Minaj and Big Sean.
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HYPEBEAST
To end 2019, Ariana Grande surprised her fans with a new live album, titled k bye for now (swt live). Recorded during the songstresses global Sweetener Tour, the live album features hits from her late 2018 and early 2019 discography.
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BuzzFeed.News
Ariana Grande Just Dropped A Brand New Album Called "K Bye For Now" And Christmas Has Definitely Come Early.
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INDEPENDENT
Ariana Grande has released a surprise new live album recorded during her Sweetener world tour. K bye for now is made up of 32 songs, including many from Grande’s two most recent albums, the 2018 Sweetener and the 2019 thank u, next.
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MSN Entertainment
Ariana Grande has delivered an early Christmas present with her new live album, k bye for now (swt live), which she dropped early today. The album collects 32 tracks from her recent world tour . . . .
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Meaww
Culled from her 2019 world tour, the album includes a whopping 32-track display of pure pop entertainment. A beautifully mastered album, including an assortment of some of her greatest hits . . . . Grande handles and uplifts the crowd like a true pop songstress on the album.
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uDiscover Music
Ariana Grande has released a 32-track live album from her Sweetener world tour, titled K bye for now (swt live). The tracklist combines cherry-picked recordings from shows in London, Copenhagen, Nashville, New York and more.
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elite daily
Ariana Grande's 'K Bye For Now' Live Album Will Make The Holiday Sweetener. Ariana Grande has the voice of an angel, and now, for the first time ever, fans can replay the singer's live vocals as many times as they want through Ariana Grande's live K Bye For Now album.
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CULLED CULTURE
To honor this time in her life, Grande has paid homage to the unprecedented in numbers Sweetener World Tour by releasing a live album (in keeping with modeling herself after a certain Madonna method) complete with thirty-two songs from various tour performances throughout the world . . . . A world that very much fell at Grande’s feet swooning throughout the year.
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Teen VOGUE
Ariana Grande Dropped a Surprise Live Album Called “k bye for now" The perfect way to say “thank u, next” to 2019!
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E ONLINE
Ariana Grande is saying "thank u, next" to 2019 in the sweetest way. Featuring songs from 2018's Sweetener and 2019's thank u, next, the 32-song album was Ariana's way to end her fourth concert tour, which ran from March 18 until December 22, on a sweet note.
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USA Today
Ariana Grande said "Thank U, Next" on the last day of her "Sweetener" world tour with her first live album. The live album features all Grande's new notable hits from the past two albums, as well as a handful of fan favorites . . . .
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Entertainment
Just when you thought Ariana Grande’s 2010s couldn’t get any sweeter, she’s given us something else to say thank u for. The singer marked the end of her Sweetener World Tour, . . . , by dropping a live album of her set from the tour Sunday night. k bye for now (swt live) consists of 32 live tracks and includes appearances from Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, and Childish Gambino.
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The Fader
First teased on December 11th, the tracklist for k bye for now features songs from the entirety of Grande’s catalogue but largely focusses on her 2018 and 2019 albums Sweetener and thank u, next, the latter of which featured prominently in our Best Songs of 2019 list and 25 Best Pop Songs of 2019 list.
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The World News
On Sunday, the Grammy-nominated singer dropped a new album k bye for now, a compilation of the live performances from several stops of her Sweetener World Tour. Featuring songs from 2018's Sweetener and 2019's thank u, next, the 32-song album was Ariana's way to end her fourth concert tour, which ran from March 18 until December 22, on a sweet note. Talk about the ultimate gift!
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Global News
Only two days before Christmas, Ariana Grande has come out of the woodwork after a busy year on the road and gifted her fans with yet another album. From God Is a Woman and 7 Rings to Dangerous Woman and Thank U, Next, the selection includes a plethora of Grande’s biggest hits to date.
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Pop Dust
The pop star's surprise live albums proves she's better than ever, even in the aftermath of tragedy.
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REFINERY29
On Sunday evening, she gave her final performance at The Forum in Los Angeles, and then dropped a brand new album ot say goodbye. K Bye For Now is basically the live Ariana Grande tour experience, featuring 32 songs from Sweetener, Thank U, Next, and others that she performed along the road.
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The Musical Hype
Essentially pop superstar Ariana Grande issues a live version of a greatest hits set with the awesome K bye for now (swt live).
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Breatheheavy Community
Ariana Grande gifted fans with a live album of the Sweetener Tour titled k bye for now (swt live) just hours after her world tour wrapped up in Los Angeles. What’s most impressive about k bye for now is how close her tour vocals sound to the originals.
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MTV News
She has now made that a reality with the release of K Bye For Now (Swt Live), out now, a massive and complete look at the tour's setlist as well as a few extra magical moments. This just became one hell of a holiday season for Ari stans.
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BUSTLE
Fans might think hearing Ariana Grande live would be a once in a lifetime experience, but now they can take her performances with them everywhere. . . . And given its brilliant title, k bye for now (SWT Live), it's also a parting gift for fans from the artist before she takes a much-deserved break.
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NYLON
Coming in at a whopping 32 tracks, the record includes pretty much every track from 2019's Sweetener, and thank u, next, with a good selection of Grande's previous hits like the mega-hit Zedd collaboration "Into You" and 2013's "Tattooed Heart" thrown into the mix. There's also a sultry cover of "my heart belongs to daddy," a 1938 Cole Porter classic that was later popularized by Marilyn Monroe.
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IDOLATOR
Ariana Grande knows how to celebrate in style. Last night (December 22), the 26-year-old played the last show of her Sweetener World Tour. And she marked the occasion by rolling out her heavily teased live album. K bye for now (swt live) arrived online in the hours following the set, and it’s quite the gift
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HELLO GIGGLES
Ariana Grande’s first-ever live album is a Christmas present for all of us
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lab.fm
The 32-track release was recorded over the course of the pop star’s extensive Sweetener world tour, which concluded on Sunday at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The album features not just songs from her last two full-length projects, Thank U, Next and Sweetener, but also older fan favorites such as “Tattooed Heart” and “You’ll Never Know.”
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CTV NEWS
The holidays just got a little bit sweeter for Ariana Grande devotees. The pop titan dropped "k bye for now (swt live)," a live concert album, hours after her Sweetener World Tour concluded in Los Angeles.
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hotnewhiphop
Ariana Grande Commemorates Tour With "k bye for now (swt live)" Live Album.
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Study Breaks
Ariana Grande Releases Surprise Live Album, ‘K Bye For Now (Swt Live)’ Released just moments after her Sweetener World Tour ended, this recording perfectly captures the intensity and skill of the musician’s live performances.
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iHeart RADIO
After months of anticipation, the “Light Is Coming” singer-songwriter finally answered our prayers with the release of her long-awaited live concert album, K Bye For Now (Swt Live).
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POPCRUSH
The new album, which was recorded over the course of her record-breaking tour, includes 32 tracks from both 2017's Sweetener and 2018's Thank U Next, such as live renditions of "God is a Woman" and “7 Rings." It also features songs from past records including "Love Me Harder," "Be Alright" and "Side to Side."
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GENIUS
Ariana Grande Surprises Fans With Her New Live Album ‘K Bye For Now (Swt Live)’ k bye for now (swt live) runs 32 tracks. It includes live renditions of hits from across her catalog, although draws most heavily from her two recent albums, 2019’s thank u, next and 2018’s Sweetener.
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UPROXX
The 32-track album runs for about 90 minutes, and it features appearances from Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, and Childish Gambino. before releasing the album, Grande called it “a little something to thank u for everything and to make saying goodbye to this chapter a lil easier.” . . . the performances on the album are from the first leg of Grande’s North American tour and her European tour.
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stereoboard.com
The record spans Grande’s entire career, with the tracklist including cuts from every one of her five studio albums, the earliest being her 2013 debut ’Yours Truly’ and latest this year’s ’thank u, next’.
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ET
What a way to wrap up 2019! Ariana Grande had one heck of a year, so to thank her fans for their support, she dropped a surprise album on Sunday.
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POPSUGAR
Ariana Grande Just Gave Us the Best Christmas Eve's Eve Surprise — The Sweetener Live Tour Album.
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gobuzz
This live album is a perfect way to hear Ariana Grande at her strongest, as she ends 2019 (finally) on a high.
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The Women Journal
Recently the 26-year-old American singer Ariana Grande released her ‘K bye for now (swt live). The new live album is for the Sweetener world tour 2019. Her new album has shattered the music world.
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TheIndianSubcontinent
Ariana Grande's new album 'K Bye for Now' shatters the music world.
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Great Today News
The pop titan dropped “k bye for now (swt live),” a live concert album, hours after her Sweetener World Tour concluded in Los Angeles. It’s a triumphant end to an often-grueling tour, which began in March 2019 and included shows in North America and Europe.
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CELEBAND
Ariana Grande Surprises Loyal Fans With ‘Sweetener’ Tour Live Album . . . . After wrapping up her ‘Sweetener’ tour, Ariana Grande gave fans an epic surprise to say thank you — a LIVE album from the tour, featuring 32 tracks!
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