The lateMac Millerwill always have a place inAriana Grande’s heart.
On Friday, the pop star unveiled adeluxe edition of her debut albumYours Trulyfor its 10th anniversary featuring new live versions of some of its songs, including “The Way,” her first collaboration with the rapper — and she paid tribute to him in its official visualizer.
In 2013, Grande, 30, and Miller became friendly while creating and performing “The Way,” her breakthrough hit. In the song’s original music video, the two artists performed together and shared kisses.
Mac Miller and Ariana Grande.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
The pair then entered a relationship in 2016, dated for two years and split in May 2018 — shortly before the rapperdied from an accidental overdosein September 2018 at age 26.
Ahead of theYours Trulyanniversary, “The Way” turned 10 in March, and Grande honored the rapper in a few simple words on social media. Responding to a fan’s celebratory post of a clip from the song’s music video on social media, she wrote:“I love you,“and then shared the post to her Instagram Story alongside the same message.
Throughout their relationship, the pair also collaborated on Miller’s “My Favorite Part” as well as a remix of Grande’s “Into You,” both released in 2016.
In a 2020 interview with Apple Music’sZane Lowe, Grande spoke about what she admired about Miller’s artistry.
“I think that nothing mattered more to him than music, ever. And he was the kind of person who woke up and rolled into the studio, tumbled out of bed, into the studio next door,” she told Lowe.
The Grammy winner continued, “Nothing was more important. Talk about losing track of time and forgetting to eat, [having to] remind yourself to take care of yourself and be a person. He was a person who gave literally every single second of his thought and time and life to his music.”
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source: people.com
