The segment, often dedicated to television actors, included Aretha Franklin, John McCain, and Hugh Hefner, but not Miller, who died at the age of 26 of an apparent overdose. Upon seeing the Swimming artist missing from the segment, fans took to Twitter to voice their displeasure with the omission.
"Did they really just skip Mac Miller and not give him a tribute? Yes he was a singer and not an actor but they did a tribute to Aretha Franklin and McCain who was just a politician so...what's up?" one person wrote.
\u201cDid they really just skip Mac miller and not give him a tribute? Yes he was a singer and not an actor but they did a tribute to Aretha Franklin and McCain who was just a politician so...what\u2019s up? #Emmys\u201d
"I think it's weird and sad that they didn't mention #macmiller in that [in memoriam segment]. He was a singer and a performer, and definitely should've been included," another said.
\u201cI think it\u2019s weird and sad that they didn\u2019t mention #macmiller in that memorium . He was a singer and a performer, and definitely should\u2019ve been included. #emmys\u201d
During a tour stop in Chicago, he took a moment to dedicate a performance of Awaken, My Love!'s "Riot" to Miller, noting that "I'm a very sensitive person, but this Mac Miller shit got me fucked up."
"He was the sweetest guy, he was so nice. And we were both internet music kids, and a lot of critics were like, 'This corny-ass white dude, this corny-ass black dude,' and we used to talk. And this kid, he just loved music," Glover continued. "And we should be allowed to be sad about that. Like my heart was broken. And I feel good about being sad, because it tells me that he was special, that I had a special moment. Everybody in this room deserves that."
