Mac Miller
Brick StowellRyan Michael Reavis has pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl in connection with Mac Miller's overdose death three years ago.
He's now the second man to plead guilty to that same charge in Miller's death, after Stephen Andrew Walter, the 48-year-old man responsible for supplying the rapper's drug dealer with counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl, entered his plea last month.
The Justice Department announced Wednesday (Nov. 10) that Reavis, 38, pleaded guilty to the federal criminal charge. In court documents obtained by Billboard, the new plea deal with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California states that on Sept. 4, 2018, Reavis followed the direction of fellow co-defendant Walter and knowingly distributed the counterfeit oxycodone pills, which he admitted to being aware contained fentanyl "or some other federally controlled substance," to a third co-defendant, Cameron James Pettit. Pettit later distributed the pills to 26-year-old rapper Miller, who was found dead in his San Fernando Valley, Calif., home three days later as a result of an accidental overdose from cocaine, alcohol and fentanyl.
Reavis faces up to 20 years in jail and a lifetime of supervised release.
While both Reavis and Walter are expected to give their guilty pleas in front of U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II in L.A. in the next few weeks, Pettit's case is still pending.
On Oct. 26, Mac Miller's 2014 fan-favorite mixtape Faces landed on streaming services for the first time and went on to debut at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
The estate of Prince has shared a previously unheard recording of “With This Tear,” a track the late icon originally wrote before passing it on to Celine Dion in the early 1990s.
The newly revealed version, released through NPG Records and Legacy Recordings, presents Prince’s own recording of the piano driven ballad, fully written, produced and performed by him. It was initially recorded at Paisley Park in November 1991 and had stayed in the vault until now.
Dion’s interpretation of “With This Tear” was included on her 1992 self titled album, highlighting one of many moments where Prince created songs for other artists while holding back his own versions. His original recording feels more minimal, putting the focus on his vocals and piano arrangement.
The newly issued version has been given an updated mix by Grammy nominated producer Chris James, who has worked on several Prince related releases before. This drop is part of the Prince Estate’s ongoing effort to open up more of his deep archive of unreleased music.
The release arrives at a meaningful moment, just ahead of the 10th anniversary of Prince’s passing. Since 2016, a consistent flow of archival material including deluxe reissues, vault recordings and rare collaborations has kept his legacy active in today’s music landscape while offering a closer look at how much he created.
“With This Tear” also highlights Prince’s long established role as a songwriter for others. Across his career, he wrote and produced tracks for a wide range of artists, often shaping songs that evolved into entirely new identities outside his own discography.
The release comes amid growing attention around Prince’s archive in recent years. In 2024, a demo of “Baby Doll,” an unreleased collaboration between Prince and Kylie Minogue, surfaced online and showed just how much material still remains unheard.
While there has been no official confirmation of a larger vault project, reports continue to suggest that more archival releases could be on the way.
