Ariana Grande Boyfriend is Big Sean? 'I Love Making Music With Him' Says Singer

Although pop songstress Ariana Grande and rapper Big Sean has not confirmed rumors that they're dating, the fact remains that the 21-year-old does love Naya Rivera's ex-fiancé. Well, at least professionally.

"I love working with him, obviously. We've done many songs together... we even have a few that y'all haven't heard yet, so yeah, I love making music with him. He's very talented," Ari was quoted as saying by Extra TV.

This is not the first time that the singer confessed her "love" for the Detroit MC. In an interview with MTV last year, she talked about her first collaboration with him on her first album's single "Right There."

"It's really cool and he killed it. I love his verse," she said. "We wanted to have writing sessions and, like, jam together but we never found the time and we never found the right song."

"We were talking about a few other songs together but it just never worked out and it never was the right moment and then finally 'Right There' came along. And we were like 'Oh this is it'," the "Problem" singer continued.

"He's one of my favorites; I love him," Ari revealed. "I can't even tell you how many of his verses in his songs I've memorized."

"Well, there is actually some footage of her handful of homages to Sean floating around the Web, including her rapping 'Guap' and his verse in Justin Bieber's 'As Long As You Love Me'," MTV observed. "But, she says, hands down her favorite Sean verse is on Wiz Khalifa's 'GangBang.'"

Apparently, she's been a fan of Big Sean even before he became her professional partner and friend.

In addition to "loving" working with Big Sean, Ari also said that she's been excited about her new album, which will drop August 25, Monday. "The last, I guess six months, have been really, really exciting. I've obviously been working on this new album for a while now and putting it out's been almost seamless. I feel every things fallen into places with such ease and grace that it was just meant to be," she gushed, according to Enstars.

Five tracks from her sophomore album - "Be My Baby," "Love Me Harder," "Why Try," "Just A Little Bit of Your Heart," and "Too Close" - had been premiered online last Wednesday, August 20, Hollywood Life said.

It's worth noting that "Just A Little Bit of Your Heart" was co-written with none other than One Direction's Harry Styles. This collaboration may be one of those things which have fueled rumors of the British heartthrob going solo soon.

Could Big Sean be Ari's inspiration for this album? Tell us what you think, Arianators!