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
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"He wanted to tell people, ‘I still love this'"
The producer of Mac Miller‘s posthumous album ‘Circles‘ has revealed that the album was supposed to be the middle part of a trilogy which began with 2018’s ‘Swimming’.
Jon Brion, who produced the record, explained how it was meant to be the next step in the trilogy after ‘Swimming’, the final album to be released by the rapper before he died from a drug overdose in September 2018.
“He [Mac] had this whole aquatic theme that came out of something
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.
Mac Miller’s recently released posthumous album, Circles, was announced as a companion to 2018’s Swimming. As it turns out, the late rapper actually envisioned the projects as two-thirds of a trilogy. Producer Jon Brion, who completed Circles following Mac’s death, spoke about the Pittsburgh native’s plan in a recent New York Times interview.
"Those vocals were already there"
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.
Mac Miller's posthumous album has topped this week's new music release poll.
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.
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.
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.
When Mac Miller passed away in September 2018 of an accidental drug overdose, his estate remained mum about the possibility of releasing music he'd stashed in the vault. It wasn't until Jan.
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.
Last week Mac Miller’s parents announced the release of a posthumous album by the late rapper entitled “Circles,” which they say was recorded as a companion to his last album “Swimming.” The estate has announced listening events for the album at locations in Australia and his hometown of Pittsburgh.