Mac Miller lives on.
After announcing his sixth and final studio album Circles earlier this week, the family the late rapper has released the first single “Good News.” The whimsical video, directed by Eric Tilford and Anthony Gaddis, features imagery from Miller’s career.
“Why can’t it just be easy / Why does everybody need me?” asks Miller. “Good news, good news, good news / That’s all they want to hear / No, they don’t like you when I’m down.”
Circles serves as a companion to 2018’s Grammy-nominated album Swimming, and was completed with help from producer Jon Brion, who had been working with Miller on Circles at the time his passing.
The project showcases Miller’s singing voice in addition to rapping, with inspiration from T-Rex (“Surf”) and John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band, along with a cover Arthur Lee’s 1972 single “Everybody’s Gotta Live.”
In honor Miller’s music and legacy, there will be three fan pop-up events in Los Angeles, New York, and Pittsburgh on Jan. 17 and 18. The exhibitions, in partnership with Amazon Music, will feature immersive, intimate, front-to-back listenings Circles in Ultra HD audio, as well as a multimedia fan art exhibition and exclusive merch. Entry is free and all net proceeds from merch sales will go to The Mac Miller Fund.
Circles will be released Jan. 17 and is now available for pre-order. See the tracklisting below.
1. “Circles”
2. “Complicated”
3. “Blue World”
4. “Good News”
5. “I Can See”
6. “Everybody”
7. “Woods”
8. “Hand Me Downs”
9. “That’s on Me”
10. “Hands”
11. “Surf”
12. “Once a Day”