Sources close to the musician couple reveal that their busy schedules have played a factor in their decision to part way.
- May 10, 2018
AceShowbiz - Ariana Grande and Mac Miller are back in the market. The Nickelodeon alum and the 26-year-old rapper reportedly have decided to go their separate ways after dating for nearly two years.
Sources close to the lovebirds tells TMZ that their busy schedules have played a factor in their decision to part way. However, the two are still on extremely good terms and will remain "best friends," according to the source.
Neither Ariana nor Mac has responded to the report.
The split report may come as a shock to fans of the couple, as Mac gushed over her singer girlfriend when she released her new single "No Tears Left to Cry". He wrote on Twitter, "very proud of this girl right here. Welcome back. We missed you. One of a kind."
very proud of this girl right here â¤ï¸
Welcome back. We missed you.
One of a kind. https://t.co/aUJC9UL9fb
— Mac (@MacMiller) 20 April 2018
Ariana and Mac made their relationship Instagram official in September 2016 , but they have been friends since around 2012. They first sparked dating rumors in August 2016 after they were spotted hanging out together at Disneyland and walking through an airport together.
Last year, Ariana revealed in an interview with Cosmopolitan that she had feeling for the "Smile Back" spitter for a long time. "We have loved and adored and respected each other since the beginning, since before we even met, just because we were fans of each other's talent," she said.
Explaining why the didn't begin dating sooner, Ariana told the mag, "We weren't ready at all, though, to be together. It's just timing. We both needed to experience some things, but the love has been there the whole time."
Prior to dating Mac, Ariana was linked to her backup dancer Ricky Alvalrez. The petite diva also once dated her "Right There" and "Best Mistake" collaborator Big Sean in addition to dating her "Almost Is Never Enough" duet partner Nathan Sykes.
