Macy Gray Explains How Ariana Grande Collab Came Together & The Memes That Followed
At the beginning of Ariana Grande's most recently released Dangerous Woman song, "Leave Me Lonely," you can hear Macy Gray singing ever-so sadly and sensually, a combination that has you yearning for an absent lover. Gray brings her signature rasp—the one that won her a Grammy in 2001 for "I Try"—to the forlorn track, giving it an air of mystery and heartbreak.
Gray got on the phone us to talk about the collaboration, and how it's led to the "freshest stuff" she'll be putting out with her upcoming album. We chat about her work with bringing local young musicians onstage and her three-hour-long conversation with Prince.
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