One singer said, “The emotions that I’m feeling now when I’m playing those songs, they’re not the same as they were when I wrote them.”

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She told the Zach Sang Show, "We were just hanging out, and he had a ring, and he just asked me. It was really sweet. He didn't get on a knee or anything, thank God…oh my God, that would've been so googly. I'm not like a very traditional person, so the fact that I'm even getting married is something I never even saw coming...like, I never wanted that. I was like, 'Fuck that, there's no point...what's the point?' And then I kinda understood it when it was, like, with the right person."

On Instagram, Ariana shared a tribute to Mac, writing, "I adored you from the day I met you when I was 19, and I always will. I can't believe you aren't here anymore. You were my dearest friend. For so long. Above anything else. I'm so sorry i couldn't fix or take your pain away. I really wanted to."

She also told Vogue, "[The grief is] pretty all-consuming. By no means was what we had perfect, but, like, fuck. He was the best person ever, and he didn't deserve the demons he had. I was the glue for such a long time, and I found myself becoming... less and less sticky. The pieces just started to float away."

They reportedly briefly rekindled their relationship at the tail end of 2015, but by January, it was over again. Then, in 2017, Justin and Selena were officially back on. However, they broke up in early 2018, and Justin went on to marry Hailey Baldwin just six months later.

Halsey and Alev also welcomed their son, Ender, in 2021.

On her 2024 track "Lucky," Halsey seemingly alluded to the breakup, singing, "Then I left the doctor's office full of tears / Became a single mom at my premiere / And I told everybody I was fine for a whole damn year / And that's the biggest lie of my career."

Alev Aydin hasn't publicly commented on their breakup.

However, Joe's rep denied this, telling TMZ, "After multiple conversations with Sophie, Joe initiated divorce proceedings in Florida, as Florida is the appropriate jurisdiction for the case. Sophie was aware that Joe was going to file for divorce. The Florida Court has already entered an order that restricts both parents from relocating the children. Sophie was served with this order on September 6, 2023, more than two weeks ago."

He continued, "They're certainly not that sort of obsession. There's more nostalgia for the person that I was when I felt that way. There's also a document of love that I had for someone, and I feel like that was reciprocated at the time. I mean, that's just art. Our lives change. And the hard part for me is not writing about it — the hard part is making the decisions that lead me to peace. That's very, very difficult. But I'm not just going to whine for the rest of my life. ... Writing songs and watching how the meanings of those songs evolve over time, that's just art."

Amanda told Texas Monthly, "I did a lot of what you do when you're in a marriage for a long time, a lot of compromising and bending and being accommodating, a lot to keep the peace and the dreams going. I did that knowingly, because I was doing it for us. I didn't feel like it was a bad trade or anything at the time, because I thought it was forever. Now I don't feel that way. Like, what the fuck, man? I just gave you my whole life, and you ripped it to shreds."