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Ariana Grande is celebrating the tenth anniversary of her debut album, Yours Actually, and dropped a deluxe version of the smash-hit album. For her “Stay From London” model of “The Approach,” the 30-year-old belts out her hit tune 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 Approach” was the lead single from Yours Actually and dropped forward of the album. The tune turned a smash hit. Ariana and Mac had been featured within the horny music video, their plain chemistry on full show. In honor of the tune’s 10-year anniversary in March 2023, Ariana reposted the music video for “The Approach” 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 tune in 2012 and developed a friendship. After working collectively on “The Approach,” issues rapidly turned romantic between them. They went public with their relationship in 2016. Ariana and Mac broke up in Could 2018 however remained buddies.

Sadly, Mac died months later in September 2018 on the age of 26 from an unintentional drug overdose. In a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram after his demise, 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 needed to,” she added.

Ariana opened up about dropping Mac in her 2019 Vogue cowl story. “It’s fairly all-consuming,” Ariana stated about her grief. “Certainly not was what we had good, however, like, f**okay. He was the very best individual 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 changing into . . . much less and fewer sticky. The items simply began to drift away.”

Within the years since Mac’s demise, 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.