Who is Macy Gray and what is her net worth?
R&B singer Macy Gray performed at the NBA All-Star game on February 20 to a cheering stadium.
Gray became a household name in the 1990s for her hit song I Try which was released in the summer of 1999.
Who is Macy Gray?
Macy Gray, whose birth name is Natalie McIntyre, is an R&B singer who got her start in the 1990s and become known for her hit single, I Try.
This song climbed to the Top 5 spot pop hit in 1999 and she became known for her unique raspy voice and became a fashion icon heading into the millennium.
Growing up in Canton, Ohio, Gray was teased in school for her raspy voice and when she stumbled into the music industry, she was initially self-conscious of her voice but as her singing career skyrocketed, she embraced her unique sound.
She released her album, On How Life Is, in July 1999 which debuted her hit single I Try.
The following year Gray earned her first Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and Best Female R&B Vocal.
I Try is currently ranked as her number one song on Spotify with more than 239million listens and her page boasts of more than 2.6million monthly listeners.
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How did she build her career and what is her net worth?
Macy Gray's singing career got off to a rather unusual start as she stumbled into the music industry accidentally.
It was while she was attending the University of California for their screenwriting program in Los Angeles when her friend asked her to write the lyrics for her original songs.
A demo recording was set up, but her friend failed to show.
Gray instead performed the songs but one of the songs hadn't been overdubbed by another vocalist.
She began to attract attention when the demo started making its rounds and Gray was eventually picked up by Atlantic Records.
However, after recording her first album, the studio refused to release it.
Although she took a step back from the music industry and returned to her hometown in Ohio, her demo tape was still circulating.
Meanwhile Gray continued to write music and in 1997 the record label, Zomba, convinced her to return to Los Angeles and sign a record deal.
She was picked up in 1998 by Epic, with whom she worked alongside producer Andrew Slater to release her first album, On How Life Is.
The R&;B singer has also acted in several films including Training Day, Spider-Man, Lackawanna Blues, and For Colored Girls.
According to , Gray currently has a net worth of $12million.
What happened during her performance at the NBA All-Star game?
Macy Gray stepped onto the court at the NBA All-Star game on February 20, 2022, to perform the Star-Spangled Banner in front of a cheering stadium.
Her slowed-down rendition of the song was accompanied by a guitarist and has received mixed reviews from those who watched the game, including LeBron James who appeared to stifle a laugh during her performance.
The reaction to James' appearing to refrain from laughing during Gray's performance received a mixed response on Twitter with one user commenting, "LeBron holding in a laugh listening to Macy Gray sing is the best part of BHM."
Another person tweeted in support of Gray and condemned James' response to her performance.
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"Lebron James is supposed to protect black women," the individual wrote.
"He shouldn't been an adult and kept a straight face while Macy Gray was performing. People felt comfortable to laugh at her style of singing because the camera cut to Lebron holding in his laughter smh."
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