Mac Miller producer convinced I Can See features Ariana Grande’s vocals

Mac Miller debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated Feb. 1), thanks to 10 writing credits on the latest weekly Billboard Hot 100. The tracks are all from his posthumous album Ci

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.

"He wanted to tell people, ‘I still love this'"

Mac Miller’s posthumous album, Circles, is all but devoid of guest features, but there may be one famous voice hidden on the album: Ariana Grande. The pop star—who was in a relationship with Miller for several years—likely contributed background vocals on the project’s fifth song, “I Can See,” according to producer Jon Brion.

"Those vocals were already there"

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.

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.

Earlier this month, Mac Miller's family announced they were releasing "Circles," a companion to "Swimming," on the late rapper's behalf. In their social media announcement, the family expressed their gratitude to producer Jon Brian, who completed the album after Mac's death.

Mac Miller lives on in his music.

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.

Following Mac Miller’s death in 2018, producer Jon Brion was tasked with completing the rapper’s posthumous album, Circles. The project is out today, and Brion opened up about putting its songs together in an extensive series of notes shared on Apple Music. He reflected on his experience listening to Mac record the album’s final song, “Once A Day,” saying he cried hearing it in the studio.

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.