News | Entertainment
16 Dec 2025 21:26
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Ariana Grande is "really thankful" for the impact Mac Miller had on her career

    The 32-year-old actress and singer has reflected on her late ex-boyfriend - who she dated from 2016 until 2018, when they split just four months before his tragic death aged 26 in September that year - and how he inspired her to make "R+B influenced pop music".


    Speaking to students at Chapman University, Ariana said in a clip shared on TikTok: "I'm really thankful for that."
    The Wicked star revealed she decided to get the Best Day Ever rapper on her track The Way because of his advice.
    She added: "That's also part of why I was so eager to ask him to be a part of it.
    "Not only because he was perfect for the song, but I also felt like I had him to thank for finding my sound."
    Miller died from overdose in 2018, and Ariana has paid tribute to him over the years.
    In 2020, she told Apple Music: "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.
    "Nothing was more important. Talk about losing track of time and forgetting to eat, 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."
    Ariana also pointed to the "many incredible and different bodies of work" he left behind.
    She added: "It has to be, it's just such a beautiful gift I think that he kind of touched the world with, and I think the thing he'd want most is for us to just appreciate it and not forget about it."
    She had previously reflected on the grief she felt when he passed, acknowledging that while their relationship wasn't "perfect", she still thought he was "the best person ever".
    She told Vogue magazine in 2019: "It's pretty all-consuming.
    "By no means was what we had perfect, but, like, f***. He was the best person ever, and he didn't deserve the demons he had.
    "I was the glue for such a long time, and I found myself becoming... less and less sticky. The pieces just started to float away."


    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     16 Dec: Olivia Wilde is releasing a charity necklace to help victims of the California wildfires
     16 Dec: Christina Aguilera says her daughter prefers her as a "no-makeup mama"
     16 Dec: John Cena can "operate" without sleep for 40 hours straight
     16 Dec: Howard Stern has hit back at Kim Kardashian after she claimed he accused her of faking her 2016 Paris robbery
     16 Dec: Daniel Craig is "enjoying" acting "more than ever" since quitting as James Bond
     16 Dec: Ozzy Osbourne was told he might not survive Black Sabbath's reunion gig
     16 Dec: Rob Reiner's classic films and the lines that have endured
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Could Warren Gatland be poised to return to international rugby coaching? More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The Finance Minister's ruling out further cuts to new borrowing next year to get the Government books back to black More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Olivia Wilde is releasing a charity necklace to help victims of the California wildfires 21:20

    Motoring:
    Flooding has partially closed State Highway 1 in Southland's Gore 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Christina Aguilera says her daughter prefers her as a "no-makeup mama" 20:50

    Entertainment:
    John Cena can "operate" without sleep for 40 hours straight 20:20

    Entertainment:
    Howard Stern has hit back at Kim Kardashian after she claimed he accused her of faking her 2016 Paris robbery 19:50

    Entertainment:
    Daniel Craig is "enjoying" acting "more than ever" since quitting as James Bond 19:20

    Living & Travel:
    Deciding to get a pet when I didn't think I could 18:57

    Soccer:
    Auckland FC defender Callan Elliott's reflecting on a moment he'd like to forget 18:57

    Entertainment:
    Ozzy Osbourne was told he might not survive Black Sabbath's reunion gig 18:50

    Entertainment:
    Rob Reiner's classic films and the lines that have endured 18:37


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd