Editing Macy Gray (section)

===2010–2011: ''The Sellout''===
The first single from Gray's fifth studio album ''[[The Sellout (album)|The Sellout]]'', "[[Beauty in the World]]", is featured in the final sequence of the series finale, "[[Hello Goodbye (Ugly Betty)|Hello Goodbye]]", of the ABC television series, ''[[Ugly Betty]]''. "Beauty in the World" was also used as the theme in multiple videos created by [[Microsoft]] to promote [[Internet Explorer 9]].{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} Both singles released from the album ("Beauty in the World" and "Lately") were top 10 hits on the US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] Chart.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}

Upon its release, ''The Sellout'' received generally mixed reviews from most music critics. Metacritic gave it an average score of 57, based on 15 reviews;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/graymacy/thesellout |title=''The Sellout'' (2010): Reviews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623150705/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/graymacy/thesellout |archive-date=June 23, 2010|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=July 1, 2010}}</ref> Andy Gill of ''[[The Independent]]'' gave it three out of five stars; while [[AllMusic]] writer John Bush shared a similar sentiment and panned Gray's songwriting.<ref name= AMG>{{cite web |first=John |last= Bush |title=Review: ''The Sellout'' |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1737389|pure_url=yes}} |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 24, 2010}}</ref>

However, ''[[The Boston Globe]]''{{'}}s James Reed commended its production,<ref name="Reed">{{cite news|last=Reed|first=James| url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/06/21/macy_gray_the_sellout/ |title=Review: ''The Sellout''|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060224/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/06/21/macy_gray_the_sellout/ |date=June 21, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2016|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=July 1, 2010}}</ref> and Jeremy Allen of ''[[NME]]'' gave the album a 7/10 rating.<ref name= Allen>{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Jeremy|url= https://www.nme.com/reviews/11375 |title=Review: ''The Sellout''|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406164229/http://www.nme.com/reviews/11375 |date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=April 6, 2016|work=[[NME]]|access-date=July 1, 2010}}</ref>