Ariana Grande had an unbreakable connection with late ex-boyfriend Mac Miller Entertainment Wed, Jan 20, 2021 Take a look back at Ariana Grande’s statements about her deceased former partner Mac Miller American singer Ariana Grande has time and again expressed her admiration for her former boyfriend Mac Miller. The two had broken up only months prior to the rapper’s death that occurred over an accidental overdose in 2018. Let’s take a look back at the Thank U, Next hit maker’s statements about her deceased former partner. Back in February 2019, singer-songwriter Njomza Vitia, who co-wrote Grande’s 7 Rings, told NPR during an interview: "Me and Mac were really close. He was one of my best friends. So [Ariana and I] were just around each other all the time because of him...So after Mac passed, she was really hurt.”