Grammy-winning singer Macy Gray has announced her new album, Love Songs for Big Hearts and Robots.
Set to release this fall, the album features a collection of reimagined love songs injected with Gray’s signature raspy vocals.
Regarding her upcoming project, Gray notes, “In these really uncomfortable times, music is the one thing that everybody can agree on – it’s the ONLY thing that puts us all on the same page. You go to a concert and no one gives a chit who you voted for.”
The album will include production by Stevie J, Tony Deniro, Jason Mater and Alex Lebowitz. While more details will be unveiled soon, Gray teases, “There are some wildly unexpected features on the album. You have to hear it because there’s nothing like it.”
Alongside her album announcement, Gray has released her cover of Alicia Keys‘ diamond-selling hit “No One” as the lead single. The original version, which has over a billion streams on Spotify, appears on Keys’ 2007 album, As I Am.
Love Songs for Big Hearts and Robots isn’t Gray’s first rodeo with cover albums. Her previous works include Covered (2012), a blend of rock, pop and rap, Talking Book (2012), a tribute to Stevie Wonder‘s iconic 1972 album, and Stripped (2016), a mix of her own and classics like Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.”
Gray’s upcoming LP will mark her first solo album since 2018’s Ruby. In 2023, the “I Try” singer released The Reset, her joint album with her band, The California Jet Club. The album included the singles “Thinking of You,” “Undone” and “The Disco Song.”
“We wanted to put a smile on people’s faces and make them dance and cry. The best records make you feel something,” Gray told Rated R&B about the album.
Gray just launched the North American leg of her 25th Anniversary Summer Tour, which celebrates the milestone anniversary of her acclaimed debut album, On How Life Is (1999).
“When you have a big birthday, you don’t just celebrate that day. I don’t know about you, but I celebrate the whole month,” said Gray. “To me, this is just as big. I am still celebrating the record and want to invite my fans who have been with me from the start to come party with us.”
Stream Macy Gray’s version of Alicia Keys’ “No One” and see her upcoming tour stops below.
Macy Gray’s On How Life Is 25th Anniversary Tour Dates
North American Leg
Jul 10 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim
Jul 12 – San Francisco, CA @ Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre
Jul 14 – Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Jul 15 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Jul 16 – Vancouver, Canada @ Commodore Ballroom
Jul 18 – Spokane, WA @ BING CROSBY THEATER
Jul 19 – Boise, ID @ The Egyptian Theatre
Jul 21 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
Jul 22 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Jul 23 – Fort Collins, CO @ Washington’s
Jul 25 – St Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Jul 26 – La Vista, NE @ The Astro
Jul 27 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Minneapolis
Jul 29 – Chicago, IL @ Ramova Theatre
Jul 30 – Canton, OH @ Canton Palace Theatre
Aug 1 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Aug 2 – Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
Aug 3 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage
Aug 4 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
Aug 6 – Augusta, GA @ Miller Theater
Aug 7 – Huntsville, AL @ Mars Music Hall
Aug 8 – Mobile, AL @ Saenger Theatre Mobile
Aug 9 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston
Aug 10 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre
Aug 12 – Albuquerque, NM @ KiMo Theatre
Aug 15 – El Cajon, CA @ The Magnolia
Aug 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Theatre
Get tickets at macygraytours.com.