ID Labs’ E. Dan Reflects On Recording Mac Miller’s “Woods” & The Late Rapper’s Life & Legacy

Aretha Franklin remains one of the most iconic singers of all time, and now a new National Geographic series is set to take a closer look at her life and legacy. Oscar-nominated Harriet actress Cynthia Erivo will play the legendary star in the first authorized limited edition series about Franklin.

Since Mac Miller’s posthumous album, “Circles,” came out Friday, many fans have been convinced they heard Ariana Grande’s voice on the track “I Can See.” The late rapper’s reps responded to queries with a “no comment.” Now, his ex-girlfriend’s vocal cameo has been confirmed — or equivocally confirmed, at least — by the record’s producer, Jon Brion.

Mac Miller’s producer pal Jon Brion appears to have confirmed the rapper’s posthumous album features vocals from his ex-girlfriend Ariana Grande.

Since Mac Miller’s posthumous album, “Circles,” came out Friday, many fans have been convinced they heard Ariana Grande’s voice on the track “I Can See.” The late rapper’s reps responded to queries with a “no comment.” Now, his ex-girlfriend’s vocal cameo has been confirmed — or equivocally confirmed, at least — by the record’s producer, Jon Brion.

Happy Birthday, Mac.

Not a day goes by when Mac Miller isn't missed. 

A stunning tribute

Mac Miller’s estate just released his posthumous album, Circles—and his close friend and collaborator Thundercat recently visited Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show, where he reminisced on his relationship with the late rapper.

Ariana Grande has been super busy lately giving concerts around the world for her And while that means that Ari has been booked and busy for the past few months, it looks like she might have squeezed in some time to appear on her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller's posthumous album Circles.

In a special For The Record segment, Genius' Head of Artist Relations Rob Markman reflects on the late Mac Miller’s legacy through the release of his first posthumous album, Circles. Mac passed away in September 2018, roughly a month after the release of his album, Swimming.

Mac Miller’s posthumous album, Circles, contains only one guest appearance. “Hand Me Downs” features Melbourne, Australia singer and rapper Baro, who sings and plays drums on the track.

The new music coming out this week has taken fans by surprise. There's Eminem's unexpected album Music To Be Murdered By, a complete body of work from the late Mac Miller in Circles, and Halsey's genre-defying Manic.

Ariana Grande is showing support for her late ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller.

On Thursday (Jan. 16) the Mac Miller Estate opened its arms for a preview of the Circles: Til' Infinity listening event for Mac Miller’s first posthumous album, Circles.

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services.

Ariana Grande is showing support for her late ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller.

A new album from the late Mac Miller is out now. It’s called Circles, and Miller worked on the album with Jon Brion. It’s a companion piece to his album Swimming. The album features the previously shared single “Good News.” Have a listen below.

If you were cynical, you might think releasing a posthumous, pieced-together Mac Miller album 16 months after his passing from an accidental drug overdose would be just one more part of the current death march of releases from deceased young rappers with pleadingly emotive lyrics and sonically rock-ist edges.