Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande’s manager, Scooter Braun, told MTV News that her new album Daydreamin', which will be dropped in August, is really great.

"Her album is a throwback to the great R&B of the 90s," he said. "And she has some incredible ballads on there. We're talking about putting out one album in August and following it with a second album in February or March. She's recording so much music that we feel like we can keep the momentum going. I'm so incredibly excited about the album and the music. This girl would live in the studio if she had the opportunity."

Ariana was influenced by R&B superstars like Carey and Mary J. Blige and she wanted to pay homage to the '90s.

"I grew up on that stuff. ... It was a fun album to be a part of. It was a fun album to get the demos in my email [for] and listen to and say, 'Damn'," he said. "You don't expect it from her and that's what I like about her. Music today isn't defined by what color you are or where you're from or what genre you're supposed to be in. The genres are all crossed and the races are all crossed, and at the end of the day, [music is] supposed to be the universal language and we're finally seeing in the industry where [music] is the universal language and genres are universal."

That crisscrossing of genres is on full display on "The Way," which finds the Nickelodeon actress hooking up Pittsburgh MC Mac Miller. "A collaboration works well when you're not introducing someone [to get on a record]," he said. "I've seen it with some of my other artists; they're actually friends with the artists they're collaborating [with]. She was friends with Mac.

"She put that record together and then she called Mac and said 'I want you to get on it.' She was friends with him and you can see there's a natural chemistry between them as friends," Braun continued. "And I think that's why it works so well. These kids are all around the same age and the same generation and they're having fun with the music." Braun also shared his favourite song from the album. "I don't know what we're going to drop next, but I can tell you one of my favorite songs is called 'Baby, I.' And it's a great, it's such a feel-good record," he said. "I don't want to tell you too much. You'll just have to wait and hear it."