Macy Gray
Macy Gray is a multi-award-winning musician, songwriter, producer and actress. She has drawn comparisons to some of the world’s most revered music talent and renowned for her very own vocals and lyrics.
Macy parlayed an utterly unique voice and an outlandish sense of style into pop stardom at the turn of the millennium, appealing to audiences of all colors in search of a fresh alternative to mainstream R&B. After an accidental entry into the music industry, she reached the mainstream in grand style with "I Try," a Top Five pop hit in 1999. A Grammy award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and multiple platinum certifications for the parent album, On How Life Is, followed shortly thereafter. Gray went on to build a sizeable and unpredictable discography that included gutsy original material and bold covers that paid tribute to Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, and Metallica.
Gray subsequently recorded with Fatboy Slim, the Black Eyed Peas, and Slick Rick, and made her screen acting debut in the Denzel Washington police drama Training Day. 2001’s The Id entered the Billboard 200 at number 11, quickly went gold on the strength of lead single "Sweet Baby," and featured appearances from Erykah Badu and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante, among others. Between releases, Gray appeared as herself in the blockbuster film Spider-Man and also guested on Santana's Shaman. In April 2003, her third album, The Trouble with Being Myself, arrived on the shelves and peaked at number 44. Gray then moved from Epic to Geffen. With a new production team, including will.i.am and his confederate Ron Fair, Gray returned with a slicker version of soul on Big, a March 2007 release that entered the Billboard 200 at number 39.
The Sellout, a June 2010 release featured some self-composed songs and an appearance from Bobby Brown, and became her fourth Top 40 album. The Way, a set of original material, was independently released with help from rights management company Kobalt in October 2014. Backed by a jazz quartet featuring trumpeter Wallace Roney.. Two years later in 2016, she released Ruby, which featured new material written with the likes of Ryan Tedder and Meghan Trainor.
Macy’s new album THE RESET will be out in March 2022 and she will be performing “Every Night” on American Song Writer on NBC in February.
