Editing Macy Gray

{{short description|American singer (born 1967)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Macy Gray
| image             = Macy Gray 2008.07.23 027.jpg
| caption           = Gray in 2008
| birth_name        = Natalie Renée McIntyre
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1967|9|6}}
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[neo soul]]
*[[jazz]]
}}
| occupations       = {{flatlist|
*Singer
*actress
}}
| years_active      = 1990s–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
*NuTech Digital
*[[Epic Records|Epic]]
*[[will.i.am Music Group|will.i.am]]
*[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
*[[Concord Records|Concord]]
*[[429 Records|429]] 
*[[Chesky Records|Chesky]]<ref name= Stripped-Chesky>{{cite web| url= https://chesky.com/collections/music/products/stripped-macy-gray |title= Stripped| website=Chesky.com| publisher= [[Chesky Records]]| access-date=August 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160914112626/http://www.chesky.com/album/stripped |archive-date=September 14, 2016 }}</ref>
*[[E1 Music|E1]]
*[[Mack Avenue Records]]}}
| birth_place       = [[Canton, Ohio]], U.S.
}}

'''Natalie Renée McIntyre''' (born September 6, 1967),<ref>{{cite journal|last=Barnett|first=Laura|title=Portrait of the artist: Macy Gray, singer|journal=[[The Guardian]]|date=May 10, 2010|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/10/macy-gray-singer|quote=Born: Canton, Ohio, 1967}}; {{cite web|last=Soeder|first=John|title=Macy Gray is philosophical about slumping sales|url=http://www.cleveland.com/homegrown/index.ssf?/homegrown/more/macy/grayarea.html|website=The Plain Dealer|access-date=February 16, 2015|quote=Ohio drivers-license records indicate she was born Sept. 6, 1967, making her 36.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110050037/http://www.cleveland.com/homegrown/index.ssf?%2Fhomegrown%2Fmore%2Fmacy%2Fgrayarea.html|archive-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref> known professionally as '''Macy Gray''', is an American [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]] singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by [[Billie Holiday]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hellomagazine.com |title=Macy Gray. Biography, news, photos and videos |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/macy-gray/ |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=hellomagazine.com |date=October 8, 2009 |language=English}}</ref> As of 2018, she has sold over 25 million records worldwide.<ref name="w848">{{cite web | title=Macy Gray on Technology, the Power of Trap Music, and Lasting Forever | website=OkayPlayer | date=September 27, 2018 | url=https://www.okayplayer.com/amp/macy-gray-talks-race-technology-and-trap-music-interview-2659550836 | access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref>

Gray has released ten studio albums, and received five [[Grammy Award]] nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including ''[[Training Day]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Scary Movie 3]]'', ''[[Lackawanna Blues (film)|Lackawanna Blues]]'', ''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'', ''[[For Colored Girls]]'', and ''[[The Paperboy (2012 film)|The Paperboy]]''. Gray is best known for her international hit single "[[I Try]]", taken from her [[multi-platinum]] debut album ''[[On How Life Is]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ani |first=Ivie |date=September 27, 2018 |title=Macy Gray on Technology, the Power of Trap Music, and Lasting Forever |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/interviews/macy-gray-talks-race-technology-and-trap-music-interview.html |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=Okayplayer |language=en-US}}</ref> Gray was inducted into the [[National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame]] in 2014 in her hometown of [[Canton, Ohio]].

==Early life==
Natalie McIntyre was born in [[Canton, Ohio]],<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jenna |last=Lemoncelli|date=March 4, 2022 |title=Macy Gray dissects 'laughing' LeBron James reaction from All-Star Game |url=https://nypost.com/2022/03/04/macy-gray-responds-to-lebron-james-all-star-reaction-in-video/ |access-date=March 30, 2022 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McGrath|first=Nick|title=Macy Gray: My family values|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/aug/04/macy-gray-my-family-values|access-date=July 13, 2014 |work= [[The Guardian]]|date=August 4, 2012}}</ref> the daughter of Laura McIntyre, a math schoolteacher,<ref>{{cite news|title=Dr. Laura Fisher McIntyre|url=http://www.walsh.edu/dr-laura-fisher-mcintyre|access-date=July 13, 2014|publisher=[[Walsh University]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125026/http://www.walsh.edu/dr-laura-fisher-mcintyre|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Otis Jones.<ref name= clown>{{cite news| last= Diu| first= Nisha Lilia |title= Macy Gray interview: 'I was a clown'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/7741360/Macy-Gray-interview-I-was-a-clown.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/7741360/Macy-Gray-interview-I-was-a-clown.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=July 13, 2014|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=May 30, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her stepfather was a steelworker, and her sister is a biology teacher.<ref name= clown/> She has a younger brother, Nate, who owns a gym in [[West Philadelphia]] and was featured on the season five finale of ''[[Queer Eye (2018 TV series)|Queer Eye]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=James |last=Kleinmann|title=TV Review: Queer Eye season 5|publisher=The Queer Review|url=https://thequeerreview.com/2020/05/25/tv-review-queer-eye-season-5-netflix/|date=May 25, 2020|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> She began piano lessons at age seven.<ref name=Guardian6Sept12>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/06/macy-gray-us-singer-and-actor |title= Macy Gray: 'I always had a kind of funny voice and it never occurred to me that I could sing' |first= Michael| last= Cragg| work= [[The Guardian]] |date= September 6, 2012| access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> A childhood bicycle mishap resulted in her noticing a mailbox of a man named Macy Gray; she used the name in stories she wrote and later decided to use it as her stage name. She was late developing and did not learn to hold conversation until just before her tenth birthday.<ref name= clown/>

Gray attended elementary school with Brian Warner (later known as musician [[Marilyn Manson]]) although they did not know each other.<ref name=Guardian6Sept12/><ref>{{cite news |last=McGrath |first=Nick |date=August 3, 2012 |title=Macy Gray: My family values |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/aug/04/macy-gray-my-family-values |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> She attended more than one high school, including a boarding school which asked her to leave due to her behavior.<ref name=Guardian6Sept12/>

She attended the [[University of Southern California]] and studied scriptwriting.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="clown"/>

==Musical career==
[[File:Macy gray.jpg|thumb|upright|Gray in 1995]]
While attending the [[University of Southern California]], she agreed to write songs for a friend.<ref name=":1"/> A demo session was scheduled for the songs to be recorded by another singer, but the vocalist failed to appear, so Gray recorded them herself. 
{{blockquote|I started forming bands and writing songs just for fun and then I really got into it and got attached to it. Then a friend of mine asked me to be a singer in his jazz band. He gave me all these jazz CDs and I studied all these different singers and I kind of taught myself how to sing for a gig, but I didn't take it seriously until later.<ref name=Guardian6Sept12/>}}
She then met writer-producer Joe Solo while working as a cashier in Beverly Hills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spectrasonics.net/news/news-content.php?id=2 |title= Joe Solo Hits it 'Big' with Macy Gray and Stylus RMX |publisher= Spectrasonics |date=January 4, 2010 |access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref> Together, they wrote a collection of songs and recorded them in Solo's studio. The demo tape gave Gray the opportunity to sing at jazz cafés in Los Angeles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2021 |title=Macy Gray (1967- ) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/macy-gray-1967/ |access-date=March 8, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> Although Gray did not consider her unusual voice desirable for singing,<ref name=Guardian6Sept12/> [[Atlantic Records]] signed her. She began recording her debut record but was dropped from the label upon the departure of [[A&R]] man [[Tom Carolan]], who had signed her to the label.<ref name="Taxi Interview">{{cite web |url= http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0308/vp-ar-lava-records.html|title= Tom Carolan Vice President of A&R, Lava Records|first= Doug |last= Minnick|date= August 2003|publisher= Taxi Transmitter |access-date=May 14, 2011}}</ref> Macy returned to Ohio but in 1997 Los Angeles based [[Zomba Label Group]] Senior VP A&R man [[Jeff Blue]], convinced her to return to music and signed her to a development deal, recording new songs based on her life experiences, with a new sound, and began shopping her to record labels.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/07/26/macys-parade|title=Macy's Parade|first= Louisa |last= Kamps|date=July 26, 1999|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=October 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Macy_Gray.aspx|title=Macy Gray|website= Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990|year= 2004 |publisher= The Gale Group, Inc.; republished online at Encyclopedia.com |access-date=October 27, 2015}}</ref> In 1998, she landed a record deal with [[Epic Records]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Steve |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133848,00.html |title=Shades of Gray – Macy Gray |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=March 12, 2001 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-date=January 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109200710/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133848,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She performed on "Love Won't Wait", a song on the [[Black Eyed Peas]]' debut album ''[[Behind the Front]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2001/blackpeas.htm |title=Black Eyed Peas – guest program |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=March 10, 2001 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114155335/http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2001/blackpeas.htm |archive-date=January 14, 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

===1999–2001: ''On How Life Is''===
Gray worked on her debut album in 1999 with producer [[Darryl Swann]].<ref name="latimes2007">{{cite news| url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-mar-25-ca-rack25-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Odd charm works only so long for Macy Gray | date=March 25, 2007 | access-date=May 12, 2010 | first1=Richard | last1=Cromelin | first2=Natalie | last2=Nichols | first3=Soren | last3=Baker}}</ref> Released in the summer of 1999, ''[[On How Life Is]]'' became a worldwide smash.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonybmg.com.au/artist/artistSiteLink.do?artistId%3D12467 |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208132300/http://www.sonybmg.com.au/artist/artistSiteLink.do?artistId=12467 |archive-date=December 8, 2008}}</ref> The first single, "[[Do Something (Macy Gray song)|Do Something]]", stalled on the charts, but the second single, "[[I Try]]", made the album a success.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/macy-gray-the-new-voice-of-soul-723699.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208030452/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/macy-gray-the-new-voice-of-soul-723699.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 8, 2008 | work=[[The Independent]] | location=London | title=Macy Gray: The new voice of soul | first=David | last=Usborne | date=March 4, 2000 | access-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref> "I Try" (which was originally featured in ''[[Love Jones (film)|Love Jones]]'' and the [[Jennifer Aniston]]-starring romantic-comedy ''[[Picture Perfect (1997 film)|Picture Perfect]]'' in 1997)<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/g/graymacy-trouble.shtml |first=Cynthia|last=Fuchs| title=Macy Gray: The Trouble With Being Myself – PopMatters Music Review |work=PopMatters |date=August 1, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030802161536/http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/g/graymacy-trouble.shtml|archive-date=August 2, 2003|url-status=dead|access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> was one of the biggest singles of 1999,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alaskajim.com/charts/yearlysingles/1999.asp | title=Top Songs of 1999 – US Singles Charts | website=Alaskajim.com | access-date=January 2, 2011 | archive-date=November 1, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101004113/http://www.alaskajim.com/charts/yearlysingles/1999.asp | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allcharts.org/music/years/usa-singles-1999.htm |title=USA Top Singles For 1999 |publisher=Allcharts.org |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> and subsequent singles ("[[Still (Macy Gray song)|Still]]" and "[[Why Didn't You Call Me]]") ensured the album became triple platinum in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/first-night-macy-gray-koko-london-443292.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208030457/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/first-night-macy-gray-koko-london-443292.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= December 8, 2008 | work=[[The Independent]] | location=London | title=First Night: Macy Gray, Koko, London | first=Ben | last=Walsh | date=April 4, 2007 | access-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref> and quadruple platinum in the UK.<ref name=cinnerview>{{cite web| url= http://www.chicagoinnerview.com/archives/jan04_macy_gray.htm| title= Macy Gray| first= Jim | last= Famera| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090212202605/http://www.chicagoinnerview.com/archives/jan04_macy_gray.htm |date= January 2003| archive-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>

In [[43rd Grammy Awards|2001]], Gray won the [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] for "I Try", which was also nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] Grammys.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.night.01/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |url-status=dead |title=Madonna, Macy kick off Grammys |date=February 21, 2001|first=Jamie|last=Allen| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504091622/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.night.01/index.html |archive-date=May 4, 2008 }}</ref> She then collaborated with [[Fatboy Slim]], the Black Eyed Peas, and [[Slick Rick]] (on the song "The World Is Yours", from the ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' soundtrack), as well as acting for the first time, in the thriller ''[[Training Day]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445242/20010718/gray_macy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010721080917/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445242/20010718/gray_macy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2001 |title=Macy Gray, Ludacris, LL Cool J On 'Rush Hour 2' Soundtrack – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=July 18, 2001 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> In August 2001, Gray was booed at the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame Game|Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibition game]] after forgetting the lyrics to the [[American national anthem]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010807/aponline133518_000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111235956/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010807/aponline133518_000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |title=Macy Gray Is Booed During Anthem |access-date=May 26, 2007|date=August 7, 2001 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

===2001–2005: ''The Id'' and ''The Trouble with Being Myself''===
[[File:FEMA - 14639 - Photograph by Ed Edahl taken on 09-04-2005 in Texas.jpg|thumb|240px|Gray visiting the Astrodome as a volunteer, in Houston, Texas, September 3, 2005]]
Gray's ''[[The Id (album)|The Id]]'' featured appearances by [[John Frusciante]] and [[Erykah Badu]] on the single "[[Sweet Baby (Macy Gray song)|Sweet Baby]]" (which was co-written with longtime collaborator Joe Solo).<ref>{{cite web|first= Teri |last= vanHorn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445307/20010720/gray_macy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010726113118/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445307/20010720/gray_macy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 26, 2001 |title=Macy Gray Lets It All Hang Out on the Id – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=July 20, 2001 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> The album peaked at number eleven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12037979 |title=Macy Gray News |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |access-date=January 2, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It fared even better in the UK, where it reached number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and was certified gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]].<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/macy-gray-old-vicbrthe-rza-subterania-londonbrkelis-astoria-london-667141.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081202145258/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/macy-gray-old-vicbrthe-rza-subterania-londonbrkelis-astoria-london-667141.html| url-status= dead| archive-date= December 2, 2008|title=Macy Gray : Old Vic| newspaper=[[The Independent]] | location=London | first=Simon | last=Price | date=August 27, 2001 | access-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref>

In 2002, she appeared in ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' and contributed a remix of her song "My Nutmeg Phantasy" to its accompanying soundtrack. Gray also worked with [[Carlos Santana|Santana]] on the track "Amoré (Sexo)", for his album ''[[Shaman (album)|Shaman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first1= Teri |last1= vanHorn| first2= Tina| last2= Johnson |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441621/20010313/gray_macy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010618212747/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441621/20010313/gray_macy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 18, 2001 |title=Macy Gray Plans The Id LP, 'Spider-Man' Role |publisher= [[MTV]] |date=March 13, 2001 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref><ref name="yahoo1">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-294045-news--Macy-Gray |title=Macy Gray |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224232313/http://music.yahoo.com/ar-294045-news--Macy-Gray |archive-date=February 24, 2007}}</ref>

Also in 2002, she appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation CD in tribute to Nigerian [[Afropop]] pioneer [[Fela Kuti]], ''[[Red Hot and Riot]]''. She appeared on a remake of Kuti's classic track "Water No Get Enemy" alongside prominent [[neo soul]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and R&B artists, [[D'Angelo]], [[the Soultronics]], [[Nile Rodgers]], [[Roy Hargrove]], and Kuti's son, [[Femi Kuti]].{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}

She recorded a duet with [[Zucchero]] called "Like the Sun (From Out of Nowhere)", which featured [[Jeff Beck]] on guitar released in 2004 on ''[[Zu & Co.]]'', a duet collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/zucchero-050906.shtml |title= Unito Nella Diversitá: A Chat with Zucchero| first= Nikki| last= Tranter |website=PopMatters |date= September 6, 2005 |url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060205104323/http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/zucchero-050906.shtml| archive-date= February 5, 2006 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ca.music.yahoo.com/Zucchero/Like-The-Sun-From-Out-Of-Nowhere/lyrics/21127475 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110718134307/http://ca.music.yahoo.com/Zucchero/Like-The-Sun-From-Out-Of-Nowhere/lyrics/21127475 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |title=Zucchero Like The Sun (From Out of Nowhere) lyrics on Yahoo! Music |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |access-date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> Her song "Time of My Life" was included in the [[8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture|soundtrack to ''8 Mile'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nutsie.com/song/Time%20of%20My%20Life/4718121?album_id=4718104&artist_id=1001467 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226031248/http://www.nutsie.com/song/Time%20of%20My%20Life/4718121?album_id=4718104&artist_id=1001467 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 26, 2008 |title='Time of My Life' on 8 Mile (album, cd) by Macy Gray (artist) |website=nuTsie.com |access-date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> A cartoon based on Gray's childhood was being developed, but it never came to fruition.<ref name="latimes2007"/><ref name="yahoo1"/>

In 2003, Gray released her third studio album, ''[[The Trouble with Being Myself]]'', to rave reviews.{{citation needed |date= October 2011}} The lead single, "[[When I See You]]", became a radio hit in the U.S. and a top-forty hit in the UK, although the album was not as well received by fans.<ref>{{cite web|first= Karu F. |last= Daniels|url= http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2007/02/05/macy-gray-back-into-the-swing-of-things/ |title=MACY GRAY: Back Into the Swing of Things – Entertainment Newswire |website= BlackVoices.com| publisher= [[AOL]] |date=February 5, 2007 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> Nevertheless, it became Gray's third top twenty album in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/macy_gray/reviews/5554 |title=Macy Gray – The Trouble With Being Myself – Review |work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517214128/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/macy_gray/reviews/5554 |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/vxqv/ |title=Music – Review of Macy Gray – The Trouble With Being Myself |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=May 6, 2003 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> A greatest hits collection and a live album were subsequently released: ''[[The Very Best of Macy Gray]]'' (2004) and ''[[Live in Las Vegas (Macy Gray album)|Live in Las Vegas]]'' (2005). Additionally, Gray was featured on [[Marcus Miller]]'s 2005 album ''[[Silver Rain]]'', on a [[cover version|cover]] of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s 1986 song "[[Girls & Boys (Prince song)|Girls & Boys]]". She also appeared on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' with [[Queen Latifah]] and [[Lil' Kim]] on "[[Cell Block Tango]]/He Had it Comin'".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12037435 |title=Lil' Kim News |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=December 12, 2002 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124114731/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12037435 |archive-date=November 24, 2006 }}</ref>

===2007–2010: Return to music and ''Big''===
[[File:Macy Gray 2008.07.23 020.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Gray performing in Toronto, July 23, 2008]]
Gray began 2007 by being kicked off-stage at a concert in [[Barbados]] for profanity (which was part of the show), but she was not aware that it was against the law in that country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/macy-gray/25835 |title=Macy Gray almost arrested for swearing |work=NME |date=January 15, 2007 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> She gave a public apology that night to avoid arrest.<ref name="free-press-release1">{{cite web|url=http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200708/1187845462.html |title=Macy Gray and Mixed Chicks go "BIG" – Macy Gray, Music, Mixed Chicks |publisher=Free-press-release.com |date=August 2007 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref>

In March, Gray released her fourth studio album (sixth overall), ''[[Big (album)|Big]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/03/28/235056.php |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090715082128/http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/03/28/235056.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2009 |title=New Album Releases, 3-27-2007: Macy Gray, Ego Plum, Tim McGraw, Warren Zevon re-issues |publisher=Blogcritics.org |date=July 2, 2007 |access-date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> Two singles, "[[Finally Made Me Happy]]" and "[[Shoo Be Doo]]", were released from the album.<ref name="free-press-release1"/> "What I Gotta Do", another track from the album, is featured on the ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' soundtrack. It has been considered Gray's comeback album, after a four-year hiatus since her last studio album.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/macy-gray-koko-londonbrmutya-buena-borderline-london-443857.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208030502/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/macy-gray-koko-londonbrmutya-buena-borderline-london-443857.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 8, 2008 | title=Macy Gray, Koko, London Mutya Buena, Borderline London, A haircut does not a comeback make|work=[[The Independent]] | location=London | first=Simon | last=Price | date=April 8, 2007 | access-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref> The album was critically acclaimed and seen by some as her best work to date.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/why-macy-gray-is-big-over-here-401149.html | work=[[The Independent]] | location= London | title=Why Macy Gray is big over here | first=Susie | last=Mesure | date=September 2, 2007 | access-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref> It features collaborations with [[Natalie Cole]], [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]], [[Justin Timberlake]], and [[will.i.am]], who co-executive produced the album with Gray. It was moderately successful in the U.S., where it debuted and peaked at number 39 on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Gray's highest-charting album since ''The Id''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053163/mcgraw-leads-seven-top-10-debuts-onto-billboard-200 |first=Katie| last=Hasty|date=April 4, 2007|title=McGraw Leads Seven Top 10 Debuts Onto Billboard 200 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> ''Big'' reached number 62 on the albums chart in the UK,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/14926 |title=Macy Gray – Big – Music Charts |website= Acharts.us |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> her lowest-charting UK album, but it achieved some success in several other countries, including Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Finland, reaching the Top 40 on their album charts.<ref>{{cite web| first= Steffen |last= Hung |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Macy+Gray&titel=Winter+Wonderland&cat=s |title=Macy Gray – Winter Wonderland |publisher=swisscharts.com |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref>

[[PBS]]'s ''[[Soundstage (TV series)|Soundstage]]'' live concert series premiered a Gray concert on July 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/mgray/featured.htm |title=Soundstage . Macy Gray |publisher=PBS |date=July 5, 2007 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151259/http://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/mgray/featured.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On July 7, 2007, Gray performed at the [[Live Earth concert, Rio de Janeiro|Brazilian leg]] of [[Live Earth]] at [[Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro|Copacabana]] Beach in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/macygray |title=Live Earth Artist: Macy Gray |access-date=August 8, 2007 |work=[[Live Earth]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831062826/http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/macygray |archive-date=August 31, 2007 }}</ref> Gray and her band members wore clothes bearing political messages. Gray's dress carried the message "Darfur Red Alert".

In 2008, Gray launched a new campaign under the name "Nemesis Jaxson", with the single "Slap a Bitch".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2008/12/watch-it-macy-g.html |title=Music Video News: WATCH IT: Macy Gray "Slap A Bitch" |publisher=Video Static |date=December 12, 2008 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140546/http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2008/12/watch-it-macy-g.html |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref>

Early in 2009, Gray recorded the song "Don't Forget Me" for the soundtrack of ''[[Confessions of a Shopaholic (film)|Confessions of a Shopaholic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Shopaholic-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B001N6FPR8 |title= Confessions of a Shopaholic: Original Soundtrack: Music |website= Amazon |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref>

===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>

===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>

===2016–present: ''Stripped'' and ''Ruby''===
In 2016, Gray's career continued with an album produced by [[Chesky Records]], the record label founded by Grammy-nominated composer and musician [[David Chesky]]. ''[[Stripped (Macy Gray album)|Stripped]]'' was released September 9, 2016, and garnered almost unanimous praise from critics. The album debuted at No. 3 on the [[Billboard Chart|Billboard Jazz Chart]].<ref name= Stripped-Chesky/> Earlier that year, she was featured on [[Ariana Grande]]'s song "Leave Me Lonely" from her third studio album, ''[[Dangerous Woman]]''.

Gray released her tenth studio album, ''[[Ruby (Macy Gray album)|Ruby]]'', in September 2018.

===Other work===
In 2001, she was the voice for Seeiah Owens in the video game ''[[SSX Tricky]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ahmed |first=Shahed |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/sports/ssxtricky/news.html?sid=2816990 |title=Celebrities lend their voices to SSX Tricky – Xbox News at GameSpot |publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=December 10, 2001 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culturecartel.com/review.php?rid=10004216 |title=Electronic Arts – 2001 – SSX Tricky Games Review |website=CultureCartel.com |date=November 22, 2002 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708213417/http://www.culturecartel.com/review.php?rid=10004216 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 }}</ref> Gray sang the theme song for the [[Nickelodeon]] animated series ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'', composed by [[Jared Faber]] and [[Emily Kapnek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YVnFZoxC4U | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211109/3YVnFZoxC4U| archive-date=November 9, 2021 | url-status=live|title=As Told By Ginger (Theme Song) | date=August 19, 2008|via= [[YouTube]] |access-date=January 2, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Gray also performed the song on the short-lived [[UPN]] romantic comedy ''[[Second Time Around (TV series)|Second Time Around]]'' starring [[Boris Kodjoe]] and [[Nicole Ari Parker]] in 2004. In 2006 Gray appeared in the eighth season of Bravo's ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'', playing for [[Habitat for Humanity International|Habitat for Humanity]]. She finished in third place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bravotv.com/Celebrity_Poker_Showdown/Players/About/Macy_Gray.shtml |title=Celebrity Poker Showdown |work=[[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]] |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208010829/http://www.bravotv.com/Celebrity_Poker_Showdown/Players/About/Macy_Gray.shtml |archive-date=December 8, 2008 }}</ref>

In August 2008, Gray headlined at the 2008 [[Summer Sundae]] music festival in [[Leicester]], England, performing cover versions of [[Rod Stewart]]'s "[[Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?]]", [[Deee-Lite]]'s "[[Groove Is in the Heart]]" and [[Radiohead]]'s "[[Creep (Radiohead song)|Creep]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.summersundae.com/lineup/artist-detail.php?cat_id=5&year=2008&artid=393445 |title=Summer Sundae Weekender |publisher=Summersundae.com |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-date=February 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220203508/http://www.summersundae.com/lineup/artist-detail.php?cat_id=5&year=2008&artid=393445 |url-status=dead }}</ref> For the gig, her band wore pink [[Andy Warhol]] wigs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20080808_sundae1.shtml |title=6 Music – Matt's Blog Day 1 |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=August 8, 2008 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> On September 28, 2008, Gray sang the American national anthem as part of the Israeli flag-raising ceremony at the [[List of diplomatic missions of Israel|Israeli consulate]] of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bloomekatz|first= Ari B. |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-flag29-2008sep29,0,4260835.story |title=Consulate in Los Angeles raises Israeli flag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101162930/http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-flag29-2008sep29%2C0%2C4260835.story |archive-date=November 1, 2008|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last= Tugend| first= Tom| url= http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/israeli_flag_flies_at_consulate_for_first_time_20080928/ | archive-url= http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090725054212/http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/israeli_flag_flies_at_consulate_for_first_time_20080928/ | url-status= dead | archive-date= July 25, 2009 |title= Israeli flag flies at consulate for first time| work= [[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]| date= September 29, 2008}}</ref> Also in 2008, Gray collaborated with Australian DJ and singer [[Kaz James]] on the song "[[Can't Hold Back (song)|Can't Hold Back]]". The single was released in early 2009 in Australia and is credited to Kaz James featuring Macy Gray.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.kazjames.com/featuredInfo/home.do |title= Kaz James + Macy Gray Rumoured To Perform at Sydney's Future Music Festival!! | date= February 27, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312071445/http://www.kazjames.com/featuredInfo/home.do |archive-date= March 12, 2009 | website= KazJames.com| access-date=May 1, 2009}}</ref> In 2009, Gray briefly competed in [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 9|season 9]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' with professional partner [[Jonathan Roberts (dancer)|Jonathan Roberts]]. They were eliminated in a double elimination in week one. In 2012, she performed the [[Michael Jackson]] song "[[Rock with You]]" for a special performance of the [[West End theatre|West End]] musical ''[[Thriller – Live]]'' for [[BBC Children in Need]] Pop Goes the Musical.

In 2015, Gray was featured on the song "Into the Deep" by [[Galactic]].<ref name="AllMusic.com">{{cite web|title=Into the Deep |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/into-the-deep-mw0002850200/credits|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> In 2016, Gray was featured on the song "Leave Me Lonely" by [[Ariana Grande]]. In 2018, Gray was featured alongside [[Dolly Parton]] on a re-recording of "[[Two Doors Down (Dolly Parton song)|Two Doors Down]]" for the [[Dumplin' (soundtrack)|''Dumplin''' soundtrack]]. In 2020, Gray was featured on the single "Out Of Love" by Canadian band [[Busty and the Bass]]. The band also released a notable cover of Gray's "[[I Try]]" in 2016.

In 2021, Gray competed in [[The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 3|season three]] of the [[The Masked Singer (Australian TV series)|Australian version of ''The Masked Singer'']] as "Atlantis". On February 20, 2022, Gray performed [[The Star-Spangled Banner]] at the [[2022 NBA All-Star Game]]. Gray represented her home state of Ohio at the 2022 [[American Song Contest|America Song Contest]] with the song "Every Night".

In 2023, Gray competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 10|season ten]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as the wild card contestant "Sea Queen". She finished in fourth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-masked-singer-season-10-finale-recap-winner-runner-ups-ne-yo-john-schneider-1235847017/|title=The Masked Singer Season 10 Finale: Winner, Runner-Up Revealed|website=Variety|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=December 20, 2023|access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref>

In 2025, Gray competed in [[The Masked Singer (British TV series) series 6|season six]] of the [[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|British version of ''The Masked Singer'']] as "Toad in the Hole", which she was third to be eliminated. She subsequently walked off stage before later returning to unmask in front of the audience and panel.

==Personal life==
Gray was married to Tracey Hinds, a mortgage broker, for about two years, but they divorced prior to her rise to prominence.<ref name= clown/> They have three children.<ref name= cinnerview/> She opened the Macy Gray Music Academy in 2005.<ref name="Music School1">{{cite web |date=October 20, 2005 |title=Macy Gray Opens Her Own Music School |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/macy-gray-opens-her-own-music-school |url-status=dead |access-date=May 30, 2013 |publisher=Contact Music.com}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Macy Gray discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
*''[[On How Life Is]]'' (1999)
*''[[The Id (album)|The Id]]'' (2001)
*''[[The Trouble with Being Myself]]'' (2003)
*''[[Big (album)|Big]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Sellout (album)|The Sellout]]'' (2010)
*''[[Covered (Macy Gray album)|Covered]]'' (2012)
*''[[Talking Book (Macy Gray album)|Talking Book]]'' (2012) 
*''[[The Way (Macy Gray album)|The Way]]'' (2014)
*''[[Stripped (Macy Gray album)|Stripped]]'' (2016)
*''[[Ruby (Macy Gray album)|Ruby]]'' (2018)

===Collaborative albums===
*''The Reset'' (with The California Jet Club) (2023)<ref name="e115">{{cite web | last=Centeno | first=Tony M. | title=Macy Gray & The California Jet Club Share Global Dates For 'The Reset Tour' | website=iHeartRadio | date=July 6, 2023 | url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-07-06-macy-gray-the-california-jet-club-share-global-dates-for-the-reset-tour/ | access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref>

==Concert tours==
'''Headlining tours'''
*The Trouble with Being Myself Tour (2003-2004)<ref name="o213">{{cite magazine | title=Macy Looking For 'Trouble' On The Road | magazine=Billboard | date=February 28, 2003 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/macy-looking-for-trouble-on-the-road-72140/ | access-date=February 8, 2025}}</ref>
*Big Tour (2007)<ref name="z802">{{cite web | title=Macy's Big Tour | website=Pollstar News | date=July 13, 2007 | url=https://news.staging.pollstar.com/2007/07/13/macys-big-tour/ | access-date=February 8, 2025}}</ref>
*The Way Tour (2015)<ref name="o967">{{cite web | title=Macy Gray To Embark On 2015 Australian Tour | website=The Music | date=October 22, 2014 | url=https://themusic.com.au/news/macy-gray-to-embark-on-2015-australian-tour/iz-cn56BgIM/22-10-14 | access-date=February 8, 2025}}</ref>
*Stripped Tour (2017)<ref name="r838">{{cite web | last=Tyas | first=Matt | title=Macy Gray Interview – 'Stripped Tour' | website=Manchester’s Finest | date=March 1, 2017 | url=https://www.manchestersfinest.com/music/macy-gray-interview-stripped-tour/#:~:text=Macy%20Gray%20is%20a%20couple%20of%20days,'Stripped'%20The%20album%20has%20a%20huge%20Jazz | access-date=February 8, 2025}}</ref>
*Ruby Tour (2018)<ref name="v986">{{cite magazine | last=Alysse | first=Bianca | title=Macy Gray Announces New Album 'Ruby' & Upcoming Tour Dates: Exclusive | magazine=Billboard | date=May 14, 2018 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/macy-gray-interview-new-album-ruby-tour/ | access-date=February 8, 2025}}</ref>
*On How Life Is 25th Anniversary Tour (2025)<ref name="m925">{{cite web | title=Macy Gray to perform in Zagreb on big anniversary tour | website=Croatia Week | date=February 5, 2025 | url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/macy-gray-to-perform-in-zagreb-on-big-anniversary-tour/ | access-date=February 8, 2025}}</ref>

'''Co-headlining tours'''
*The Reset Tour (2023)<ref name="i005">{{cite web | title=Macy Gray Announces Fall 2023 'The Reset Tour' | website=RTTNews | date=July 8, 2023 | url=https://www.rttnews.com/3374469/macy-gray-announces-fall-2023-the-reset-tour.aspx | access-date=February 8, 2025}}</ref>

'''Opening act'''
*Everyday Tour (2001)<ref name="s107">{{cite magazine | title=Macy Gray To Open DMB Stadium Dates | magazine=Billboard | date=February 20, 2001 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/macy-gray-to-open-dmb-stadium-dates-80496/ | access-date=February 8, 2025}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2001 
| ''[[Training Day]]'' 
| Sandman's Wife
|
|-
| 2002 
| ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' 
| Herself 
| 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003 
| ''[[Gang of Roses]]'' 
| Black Haired Woman
| 
|-
| ''[[Scary Movie 3]]'' 
| Herself 
| 
|-
| 2004 
| ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' 
| Sleeping French Woman
|
|-
|rowspan=4| 2005 
| ''[[Lackawanna Blues (film)|Lackawanna Blues]]''
| Pauline 
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[The Crow: Wicked Prayer]]'' 
| Cara Mia 
|
|- 
| ''[[Shadowboxer]]'' 
| Neisha
|
|-
| ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]'' 
| Lashandra Davis 
|
|-
| 2006 
| ''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'' 
| Taffy 
|
|-
| 2010 
| ''[[For Colored Girls]]'' 
| Rose / Lady in Pink 
| 
|-
| 2012 
| ''[[The Paperboy (2012 film)|The Paperboy]]'' 
| Anita Chester 
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2014 
| ''Percentage'' 
| Mama Cash
|
|- 
| ''The Grim Sleeper'' 
| Margette 
|
|- 
| ''Sacrifice'' 
| Nurse Williams
| Short
|-
|rowspan=3| 2015 
| ''November Rule'' 
| Alice 
|
|-
| ''[[Brotherly Love (2015 film)|Brotherly Love]]'' 
| Mrs. Taylor 
|
|- 
| ''Where Children Play''
| Helen Harrold 
| 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016 
| ''[[Papa (2016 film)|Papa]]'' 
| Agent Macy Sterling 
|
|-
| ''[[Cardboard Boxer]]'' 
| Den Mother Chata 
|
|-
| 2018 
| ''[[Change in the Air]]''  
| Donna 
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2021 
| ''[[Dutch (2021 film)|Dutch]]''
| Delores Murphy
|
|- 
| ''Phobias'' 
| Renée 
|
|- 
| ''Real Talk'' 
| Aisha
|
|-
|rowspan="1" | 2024 
| ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30984064/ Dutch II: Angel's Revenge]''
| Delores Murphy
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Sneaks (film)|Sneaks]]''
| Adriana (voice)
| 
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| ''Videotech'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Videotech Special 7"
|-
| ''[[Sessions at West 54th]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #3.2"
|-
| 2000 
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Hope and Glory"
|-
| 2000–01 
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #30.12" & "#30.18"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
| ''Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Express Yourself"
|-
| ''VH1 Presents the 80's'' 
| Herself 
| Recurring Guest
|-
| 2002 
| ''[[MDs (TV series)|MDs]]'' 
| Jess 
| Episode: "Wing and a Prayer"
|-
|rowspan=4| 2003
| ''The National Lottery Wright Ticket'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #1.5" 
|-
| ''When I Was a Girl'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Singers"
|-
| ''[[MTV Cribs]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Oct 13, 2003"
|-
| ''[[The Bronx Bunny Show]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #1.8" 
|-
|rowspan=5| 2004 
| ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Bluestock"
|-
| ''[[Simply the Best (game show)|Simply the Best]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #1.4" 
|-
| ''[[American Dreams]]'' 
| [[Carla Thomas]] 
| Episode: "Real-to-Reel"
|-
| ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'' 
| Lady Chanticleer (voice)
| Episode: "Diva Delivery/Castle High"
|-
| ''[[That's So Raven]]'' 
| Rhonda 
| Episode: "Taken to the Cleaners"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2005 
| ''[[Punk'd]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #6.7" 
|-
| ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'' 
| [[Trixie Carter|Trixie]]'s Grandmother (voice) 
| Recurring Cast: Season 1
|- 
| ''[[1-800-Missing]]'' 
| Cleo 
| Episode: "A Death in the Family"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Tournament 8, Game 5" 
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' 
| Herself/Musical Guest
| Episode: "Round 5 Results" 
|-
|rowspan=3| 2009 
| ''[[Black to the Future (TV series)|Black to the Future]]'' 
| Herself
| Episode: "Hour 4: The 00s"
|-
| ''[[Head Case]]'' 
| Herself
| Episode: "The Wedding Ringer"
|-
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' 
| Herself/Contestant 
| Contestant: [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 9|Season 9]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| ''Choccywoccydoodah'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Starstruck: All You Need Is Love"
|-
| ''[[Night of the Proms]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #1.13" 
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Oprah: Where Are They Now?]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Charice's Surprising Revelation, Carmen Electra, Macy Gray & Shadoe Stevens"
|-
| 2016 
| ''[[Fuller House (TV series)|Fuller House]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Funner House"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017
| ''[[Through the Keyhole]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode #4.5" 
|-
| ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]'' 
| Herself/Competitor
| Episode: "Soul Train Special" 
|-
| 2019 
| ''[[The Real Housewives of Potomac]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Good Will Haunting" 
|-
|rowspan=3| 2021 
| ''[[Big City Greens]]'' 
| Kara Karaoke (voice) 
| Episode: "Okay Karaoke"
|- 
| ''[[The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 3|The Masked Singer (Australia)]]''
| Atlantis 
| Contestant: [[The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 3|Season 3]]
|- 
| ''[[The Real Housewives of Potomac]]'' 
| Herself
| Episode: "Altar-ed State of Mind"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2022
| ''[[I Can See Your Voice (American TV series)|I Can See Your Voice]]'' 
| Herself 
| Episode: "Episode 5: Macy Gray, Loni Love, Jodie Sweetin, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Houghton"
|- 
| ''[[American Song Contest]]'' 
| Herself/Contestant Ohio
| Episode: "The Live Qualifiers Part 2"
|- 
| ''Women Who Rock'' 
| Herself
| Main Guest
|-
|rowspan=1| 2023
|''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 10|The Masked Singer (American)]]''
|Sea Queen
|Contestant: [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 10|Season 10]]
|-
| 2024
| ''[[The Surreal Life]]'' 
| Herself
| Main Cast: Season 8
|-
| 2025
| ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer (British)]]''
|Toad in the Hole 
|Contestant: ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series) series 6|Series 6]]
|}

===Video game===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2000 
| ''[[SSX Tricky]]'' 
| Seeiah Owens (voice)
|}

===Documentary===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
|-
| 2004 
| ''Lightning in a Bottle''  
|-
| 2005
| ''All We Are Saying'' 
|-
| 2009
| ''Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown'' 
|-
| 2021
| ''Mr Nelson on the North Side'' 
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award !! Year !! Recipient !! Nominate !! Result
|-
| [[BMI Film & TV Awards|BMI Pop Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bmi.com/press/entry/534741|title = BMI's Pop Awards 2001 Song List &#124; Press}}</ref>
| 2001
| "[[I Try]]"
| Award-Winning Song
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Black Reel Awards]]
| [[Black Reel Awards of 2011|2011]]
| ''[[For Colored Girls]]''
| [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Ensemble|Best Ensemble]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Brit Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| rowspan="3"| Macy Gray
| [[Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act|International Breakthrough Act]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist|International Female Solo Artist]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Grammy Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|2000]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Do Something (Macy Gray song)|Do Something]]"
| [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2001]]
| rowspan="3" | "[[I Try]]"
| [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Awards]]
| [[2000 MTV Europe Music Awards|2000]]
| ''[[On How Life Is]]''
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album|Best Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[MTV Video Music Award]]s
| rowspan="4"| [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards|2000]]
| rowspan="2"| "[[I Try]]"
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| "[[Do Something (Macy Gray song)|Do Something]]"
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2001 MTV Video Music Awards|2001]]
| "[[Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)]]" (with [[Common (rapper)|Common]])
| [[MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video|Breakthrough Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Request + Line]]" (with the [[Black Eyed Peas]])
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video|Best Hip-Hop Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[NAACP Image Awards]]
| [[38th NAACP Image Awards|2006]]
| ''[[Lackawanna Blues (film)|Lackawanna Blues]]''
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special|Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Soul Train Music Awards]]
| [[2000 Soul Train Music Awards|2000]]
| ''[[On How Life Is]]''
| [[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Female|Best R&B/Soul Album, Female]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[2000 Teen Choice Awards|2000]]
| rowspan="3" | Macy Gray
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Female Artist|Female Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Q Awards]]
| 1999
| Best New Act 
| {{nom}} 
|-
| [[Pollstar]] Concert Industry Awards
| 2001
| Best New Artist Tour
| {{won}}
|-
| Independent Music Awards
| 2017
| ''[[Stripped (Macy Gray album)|Stripped]]''
| Best Album: Jazz with Vocals
| {{won}}
|-
| MVPA Awards
| rowspan="4"|2000
| "[[I Try]]"
| Best Adult Contemporary Video
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Billboard Music Awards|Billboard Music Video Awards]]
| "[[Why Didn't You Call Me]]"
| Best New Artist Clip – Pop
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2|[[NME Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2000.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911181240/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2000.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 11, 2012|title=Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 2000...|website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
| rowspan=5|Macy Gray
| Best New Act 
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Solo Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3|Žebřík Music Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anketazebrik.cz/historie/2003-1997/|title = 2003-1997 – Anketa Žebřík}}</ref>
| 1999
| Best International Surprise
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2001
| rowspan=2|Best International Female
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2002
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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