Editing Macy Gray (section)

===2011–2015: ''Covered'', ''Talking Book'', and ''The Way''===
[[File:Macy Gray in Ljubljana, Slovenia by Jan Prunk (2013).JPG|thumb|Gray performs live at the 54th Ljubljana Jazz Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on July 6, 2013.]]
In 2011, Gray signed a deal with [[429 Records]] and started recording a series of covers for her next studio album ''[[Covered (Macy Gray album)|Covered]]''. The album was officially released on March 26, 2012. The album's first single was "[[Here Comes the Rain Again]]" (originally performed by [[Eurythmics]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.429records.com/sites/429records/429details/d_macygray.asp |title=Macy Gray |publisher=429 Records |date=March 9, 2012 |access-date=March 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402214327/http://www.429records.com/sites/429records/429details/d_macygray.asp |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> On February 16, 2012, Gray participated in the [[Sanremo Festival]] as a guest, performing alongside [[Gigi D'Alessio]] and [[Loredana Bertè]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.musicavideoblog.it/categorie/eventi/festival-di-sanremo-2012-macy-gray-in-duetto-con-gigi-dalessio-e-loredana-berte_art19853.html|title=Festival di Sanremo 2012: Macy Gray in duetto con Gigi D'Alessio e Loredana Bertè|newspaper=Musica Video Blog – Il primo video blog italiano dedicato al mondo della musica|access-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203080941/http://www.musicavideoblog.it/categorie/eventi/festival-di-sanremo-2012-macy-gray-in-duetto-con-gigi-dalessio-e-loredana-berte_art19853.html|archive-date=February 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For the 40th anniversary of the 1972 [[Stevie Wonder]] album ''[[Talking Book]]'', Gray covered the entire record and released her ''Talking Book'' as a tribute.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/10/macy-grays-cover-of-stevie-wonders-talking-book.html|first=Ben|last=Greenman|title= Macy Gray's album-length cover of Stevie Wonder]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325205012/http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/10/macy-grays-cover-of-stevie-wonders-talking-book.html |archive-date=March 25, 2014|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=October 29, 2012}}</ref>

In an interview with [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s ''Where Are They Now'', Gray opened up about her problems with drug abuse, stating that she was ill-prepared for the level of fame she received. The interview coincided with the release of her album ''[[The Way (Macy Gray album)|The Way]]'', released in October 2014 on Kobalt Records. A world tour was announced shortly after its release.<ref name= HuffPostTheWay>{{cite web|title=Macy Gray on Her Drug Use And Reaction To Fame: 'I Was A Massive A**hole' (VIDEO) |url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/macy-gray-confessions-drug-use-fame_n_6005366.html?ir=Entertainmenttainment&ir=Entertainment|work=[[HuffPost]]|date = October 20, 2014|access-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref>