'I said, 'Tell him I said hi,' and he texted me, 'Yo, it's Pete,' and we were inseparable,' Grande said.ĭavidson also credited Braun with initiating their contact. Grande told Ebro Darden during an August interview on Beats 1, that she 'reconnected' with Davidson when she was in New York doing album promo, and her manager, Scooter Braun, was going to visit Davidson backstage at 'SNL.' Will Heath/NBC / Jason Kempin/Getty Images

Davidson in a 'SNL' sketch with Donald Glover on May 5 Grande at the Met Gala on May 7.