When Ariana touched down in the states to return home, her boyfriend Mac was there at the airport to welcome her home. Tragedy struck an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in May 2017, as 22 concert attendees were killed following the attack. Mac Miller comforts Ariana following Manchester terrorist attack (May 2017) We love making music together - we do that always. He added, “We hung out for a long time and everything just happened organically. It’s very dope and I like how that worked out.” “We made that song and started becoming close again. We’re very good friends first and foremost,” Miller said. Speaking to People about his duet with Ariana, Mac said, “I wrote that love song before I saw her. On “My Favorite Part,” Mac raps about how beautiful his lady is before the pair’s voices blend together for the hook. The newly minted couple joined forces again for the slow-burning, jazzy “My Favorite Part” from Mac Miller’s 2016 album The Divine Feminine. Mac releases “My Favorite Part” featuring Ariana (September 2016) The couple took their romance public at the 2016 MTV VMA Awards and was seen cuddling with each other at a VMA Awards after party hosted by Republic Records.Ī post shared by Ariana Grande on at 4:28pm PDT Mac and Ariana go public with their relationship (August 2016) After releasing the “Into You” remix, Mac and Ariana were spotted kissing at a restaurant in Encino, CA. In August 2016, Mac and Ariana reunited for the remix of the singer’s track “Into You.” Before reuniting with Mac, Ariana was in a relationship with Big Sean, who collaborated with the singer on “Right There” from her album Yours Truly. Mac hops on the remix of Ariana’s single “Into You” (August 2016) “I’m gonna say a one just ’cause the cigarettes,” she said but insisted she wasn’t insulting Mac and said, “he’s a great, great, great guy.” While visiting Los Angeles’ Power 106 radio station, J Cruz asked the singer to rate her kiss with Mac. “She’s like an angel, she’s very nice, she’s a sweet girl.”Īriana gave “The Way” kiss with Mac Miller a 1/10 score (July 2013) “She’s like the greatest person in the world,” he said. Mac couldn’t dodge Ariana questions after “The Way” kiss, but even though they weren’t dating - she was reportedly dating YouTube star Jai Brooks at the time - Mac had nothing but sweet things to say about Ariana.
Mac calls Ariana “the greatest person in the world” (July 2013) I didn’t even know that was going to happen and then we were shooting and the director was like, ‘This should happen,’ and I’m like, ‘Alright.’” She’s got a boyfriend and everything,” he told MTV News in April of 2013. Towards the end of the video, the chemistry between the two had already heat up and led to more kissing, fueling relationship rumors. In the light-hearted visual for “The Way,” Ariana and Mac flirt throughout the video, from Ariana landing a kiss on Mac’s cheek to Mac taking photos of the singer.
What do you think?’ And he said, ‘Sounds like a hit to me!’ she told Billboard in 2013. “I cut my vocal on it, and then Mac and I had been hanging out for a while at that point, and I was like, ‘I really want you to feature on this record. Mac and Ariana lock lips in “The Way” (March 2013)įollowing their Christmas duet, Ariana heard the Big Pun-sampling “The Way” from producer Harry Samuels and felt like Mac would be the perfect addition to the track. Watching the parade from the couch all warm and cozy in our apartment. The pair teamed up to do a cover of the Christmas classic of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” just in time for the holiday season. In November 2012, Ariana Grande was watching the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and asked her followers, “What are you thankful for at the moment?” Mac Miller responded and said, “the velvet revival,” which was the start of their first-ever conversation that ended with Mac, or rather his alter ego Larry Lovestein, requesting to do a duet with the then-Nickelodeon star. The Twitter conversation that started it all (November 2012) Mac, who had a run-in with the law earlier this month and was charged with drunk driving and hit-and-run, has remained mum on all of his socials, while Ariana has been prepping her upcoming album following the release of her new song “No Tears Left To Cry.”īelow, Billboard takes a look back at Ariana Grande and Mac Miller’s relationship history. Naturally, the news of Ariana and Mac’s split didn’t sit well with fans, as heartbreak and crying emojis have since flooded the artists’ Instagram comment section.