🔊🥳Today, February 26, 1971, Max Martin was born Karl Martin Sandberg, in Stenhamra, Sweden. For the production of Ariana Grande’s sensational single, ‘break up with your boyfriend, i’m bored,’ Martin used a sample of ‘It Makes Me Ill’ by *NSYNC. The song was co-produced by Ilya, for Grande’s 2019 “thank u, next.” At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Grande’s “thank u, next” was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album, and Album of the Year.