Ariana Grande and Mac Miller Reach Number One on iTunes With "The Way"

Boca native Ariana Grande's seriously high notes boosted the young singer to the top of the iTunes charts today. Just released, her second single, "The Way," features college rapper dude Mac Miller and some heart-warming, wholesome lyrics, well, at least for an R&B song.Grande sings emotionally, like a teenaged Mariah...

By Liz Tracy

March 26, 2013

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Boca native Ariana Grande's seriously high notes boosted the young singer to the top of the iTunes charts today. Just released, her second single, "The Way," features college rapper dude Mac Miller and some heart-warming, wholesome lyrics, well, at least for an R&B song.

Grande sings emotionally, like a teenaged Mariah Carey, with Miller coming in on a Big Pun "Still Not a Player" sample. Grande, known as Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon's Victorious, said on Twitter right after hitting numero uno: "Today has been insane really. Pinch me. I've been crying non stop. I really wasn't expecting this. Do y'all have a clue how much I love you?"

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Liz has her master’s degree in religion from Florida State University. She has since written for publications and outlets such as Miami New Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Ocean Drive, the Huffington Post, NBC Miami, Time Out Miami, Insomniac, the Daily Dot, and the Atlantic. Liz spent three years as New Times Broward-Palm Beach’s music editor, was the weekend news editor at Inverse, and is currently the managing editor at Tom Tom Magazine.

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