Ariana Grande is celebrating the tenth anniversary of her debut album, Yours Really, and dropped a deluxe version of the smash-hit album. For her “Dwell From London” model of “The Means,” the 30-year-old belts out her hit music within the official audio video with Mac Miller’s vocals added in. On the very finish, Ariana pays tribute to Mac. Because the video fades to black, “Feat. Mac Miller” is written in white.
“The Means” was the lead single from Yours Really and dropped forward of the album. The music grew to become a smash hit. Ariana and Mac had been featured within the attractive music video, their simple chemistry on full show. In honor of the music’s 10-year anniversary in March 2023, Ariana reposted the music video for “The Means” on her Instagram Story and wrote “I like you” on the backside of the submit for Mac.
The Depraved star and Mac first collaborated on a Christmas music in 2012 and developed a friendship. After working collectively on “The Means,” issues shortly grew to become romantic between them. They went public with their relationship in 2016. Ariana and Mac broke up in Might 2018 however remained mates.
Sadly, Mac died months later in September 2018 on the age of 26 from an unintended drug overdose. In a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram after his loss of life, Ariana wrote that she “adored” Mac from the second they met. “I’m so sorry I couldn’t repair or take your ache away. I actually wished to,” she added.
Ariana opened up about shedding Mac in her 2019 Vogue cowl story. “It’s fairly all-consuming,” Ariana stated about her grief. “Not at all was what we had excellent, however, like, f**ok. He was the very best particular person ever, and he didn’t deserve the demons he had. I used to be the glue for such a very long time, and I discovered myself turning into . . . much less and fewer sticky. The items simply began to drift away.”
Within the years since Mac’s loss of life, Ariana has all the time discovered a second to present her beloved ex a shoutout. She’s sung about Mac in songs like “Thank U, Subsequent,” “Ghostin,” and “Simply Like Magic.” In any case these years, Mac nonetheless holds a pricey place in Ariana’s coronary heart.
