Macy Gray plans to release first album in seven years in September
Macy Gray has teased her first solo album in seven years.
The 'I Try' hitmaker has revealed she is currently hard at work on a follow-up to 2018's 'Ruby' and aims to drop it in September.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column, she said: 'We're probably going to drop a record when we're in the UK.
'We're in the middle of it and we want to drop some songs to see what everybody thinks.
'Then I will probably be able to put out an album by September.
'I like raw music with less production to show my voice, so everything's kind of stripped down. It's really cool. I'm having fun.'
The Grammy winner is bringing her 'On How Life Is 25th Anniversary Tour' - which launched in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 - to the UK, Europe and North America.
The UK and Europe leg kicks off on May 5 in Cheltenham, followed by stops in London, Amsterdam, Milan, Paris and more, before wrapping in Zagreb, Croatia, on June 20.
The Us leg begins on July 10 at House of Blues in Anaheim, California, with further dates in Portland, Vancouver, Denver, Chicago, Houston and more, before concluding on August 16 in Los Angeles.
Macy, 57, rose to fame with her hit single 'I Try', from her multi-platinum debut album 'On How Life Is'.
Away from music, she has appeared in the films 'Training Day' and 'Spider-Man', while the R'n'B-soul legend has appeared on several versions of 'The Masked Singer', including the UK, US, and Australian editions.
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