Rapper Mac Miller has been found dead at his California home after an apparent overdose, a Los Angeles coroner has confirmed.
The 26-year-old was open about his substance abuse.
“The music artist known as Mac Miller died today in his Studio City home,” the LA County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said in a statement.
“In the late morning of September 7, Malcolm McCormick was found unresponsive…. authorities were called and Miller was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:51.
“At this time, an autopsy is pending and a cause of death has not been determined.”
Mac Miller, whose real name was Malcolm James McCormick, rose to fame after topping US charts with his debut album in 2011.
The rapper released his latest record, Swimming, earlier this year and was due to go on tour.
He went through a well-publicized break-up with singer and girlfriend Ariana Grande earlier this year.
Ariana Grande and Mac Miller, who met in 2012, collaborated on a number of songs and performed together at the One Love Manchester concert in 2017.
Charges were filed against the rapper last month after he was arrested in May for DUI and hit and run.
Ariana Grande spoke out publicly about ending their “toxic relationship” after fans blamed her for his arrest.
She said in a typed message posted on social media:“I am not a babysitter or a mother and no woman should feel that they need to be.”
Ariana Grande said she had “tried to support his sobriety” for years, and was praying that he “figures it all out”.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mac Miller began to focus on his music while still at school and released his first mixtape under the name EZ Mac at just 15.
Maturing in the public eye, he starred in a MTV reality series in 2013 which followed him and a group of friends after he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career.
Mac Miller released a series of albums and EPs across the last decade, collaborating with high-profile artists like Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams.
In his final tweets posted on September 6, the rapper promoted the North American tour he was set to embark on next month.
In a statement confirming his death, Mac Miller’s family said that he was “a bright light in this world for his family, friends and fans”.
One Direction band was the big winner at the 20th annual MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow taking the awards for Best Pop, Best Live and Biggest Fans.
The boys were not at the ceremony to collect the award in person but thanked their fans in video clips.
Other stars winning multiple awards included Ariana Grande, 5 Seconds of Summer and Katy Perry, who was also absent from the event.
The event was held at the Hydro arena in Glasgow on November 9.
Anaconda singer Nicki Minaj hosted the awards, as well as performing a medley of some of her biggest hits.
Other performers included U2, Ed Sheeran, Royal Blood and Kiesza, who performed a large part of her set from inside a glittery red phone box.
Alicia Keys was among artists performing at the O2 Academy in Glasgow as part of an outside broadcast. Her performance was shown live on TV screens around the Hydro.
Speaking ahead of the show James Currell, chief operating officer for Viacom International Media, who produce the show, said he hoped this year’s awards could reach even more viewers than in the previous year.
One Direction band was the big winner at the 20th annual MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow taking the awards for Best Pop, Best Live and Biggest Fans
He said: “Tonight millions of viewers from across the world will see us from Glasgow on our 60 MTV channels and our 200 MTV digital properties.
“Last year we had 55 million people see the event. Could we do more tonight? Let’s keep our fingers crossed.”
Organizers revealed that 6,213 miles of cable had been installed to power the event, and a wiggery has been installed backstage to accommodate 500 wigs and 300 hairpieces.
Twenty two hairdressers and 40 make-up artists will assist the acts while 80 costumes have also been prepared.
The dressing rooms contain a number of treats, including a limited edition 10-year-old Highland single malt whisky from Glengoyne.
Meanwhile, each presenter and performer will be given presents including diamond and crystal jewellery, and SpongeBob SquarePants socks.
Ariana Grande has confirmed her relationship with Big Sean for the first time.
In a recent interview with the Telegraph Magazine, Ariana Grande was asked if it’s true that she is dating Sean Anderson, aka Big Sean.
The 21-year-old replied: “Yes, he is one of the most amazing men in the whole world, and that includes my grandfather and my brother. I think the world of him, and he’s an amazing person. That’s kind of all there is to it.”
Ariana Grande has confirmed her relationship with Big Sean for the first time
Ariana Grande and Big Sean have been linked since the 26-year-old hip hop artist contributed to her second album My Everything.
Big Sean is a featured artist on album track Best Mistake and stars as the uncredited “whisperer” on Ariana Grande’s breakthrough single Problem.
Ariana Grande recently became the first female solo artist in the US to achieve two number one albums within 12 months since 2010.
Katy Perry is leading the nominations for this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) with seven nods, including Best Female, Best Pop Act, Best Video and Best Live act.
Katy Perry will be going head to head in most categories with Ariana Grande, who has six nominations for the awards being held in Glasgow in November.
5 Seconds of Summer and Pharrell Williams have five each, one more than One Direction.
Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, Eminem, Sam Smith and Kiesza have all received four nominations each.
Katy Perry is leading the nominations for this year’s MTV EMAs with seven nods (photo Twitter)
The biggest battleground may well be between 5Seconds of Summer and One Direction as they go head-to-head in the Biggest Fans category.
Cheryl Cole won the wildcard vote to be in the running for Best UK & Ireland Act, the winner of which will enter the Best Worldwide category.
Voting has begun now on the official MTV EMA site, and will remain open until November 8.
The MTV EMAs ceremony will take place at Glasgow’s Hydro venue on Sunday, November 9.
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