Conan Gray

2022 - 7 - 18

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Press Play At Home: Watch Dodie Perform A Morning-After Version ... (grammy.com)

In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, singer/songwriter dodie conjures a bleary last call in a hushed performance of "Four Tequilas Down"

In this episode of Press Play At Home, Valenzuela sings "La Fortaleza," which contains her worldview in microcosm. "Balencies," produced by Lido, also features production elements chosen by her puppy, Vision, who gets a nice shoutout in one of her verses. In this episode of Press Play at Home, Gray gives the song an acoustic treatment, strumming his guitar along to the emotional lyrics as he sits in an empty room. [Laughs.] You hear me versus my ego on it, and what that sounds like for me to be this soft-spoken person, but having a bigger ego, and having to defend certain words." "Four Tequilas Down" is as much a song as it is a memory—a half-remembered one. The song finds the pop singer/songwriter tracing his roots and personality traits back to their source: A turbulent childhood.

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MLB fans were not happy with Conan Gray's Home Run Derby ... (New York Post)

Conan Gray grabbed everyone's attention with his performance of the National Anthem during Monday's Home Run Derby, albeit for all the wrong reasons.

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Fans are out here wrongly comparing Conan Gray's pre-Home Run ... (For The Win)

OK, look: The Star-Spangled Banner is very, very hard to sing. It starts really low and ends really high “land of the free.” It's got a lot of lyrics to ...

Gray’s had some rough moments, but once he got into it, he did fine! In short, I’m always impressed by people who perform it at huge events. There were a lot of people comparing his anthem to the one Fergie did before the 2018 NBA All-Star Game that got ridiculed and remixed … and I’m here to say that’s not right!

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Twitter Calls Conan Gray's 2022 Home Run Derby National Anthem ... (Whiskey Riff)

Ouch... The national anthem is one of those performances that most singers consider a pleasure to do. Honoring this great country ahead of a sporting event ...

— 🦌🏆💍 (@SnellSZN)July 19, 2022 — 😭 (@MarqueTWayne)July 19, 2022 — 💔 (@killmesIime)July 19, 2022 the internet hated it. In fact, it’s almost like they want you to fail. The national anthem is one of those performances that most singers consider a pleasure to do.

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Fergie Trends After Conan Gray's 'National Anthem' Gets Mixed ... (Newsweek)

In 2018, the former Black Eyed Peas singer's own rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" was heavily criticized.

"Idk who Conan Gray and I wish it stayed that way. "I don't know who TF Conan Gray is but that was top 5 worst National Anthem renditions I've ever heard," tweeted Patrick Sheldon, co-host of the "Bear Down Chicago" podcast. "I don't know who Conan Gray is but I just heard him sing and he was fine so y'all leave him alone," opinion writer Skylar Baker-Jordan tweeted from her verified account.

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Conan Gray's Rendition Of The National Anthem At The 2022 Home ... (UPROXX)

Conan Gray, who just recently dropped his highly anticipated album Superache, was invited to sing the National Anthem on Monday night, at the Home Run Derby ...

“It was a unanimous tear up.” “I also teared up,” Conan admitted about the moment. Gray’s fans, though, came to his defense.

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'Why did he agree to do this?': Pop star brutally roasted in anthem ... (Fox Sports)

'Why did he agree to do this?': Pop star brutally roasted in anthem pile-on.

His selection was criticised by some commentators as a cheap way of Major League Baseball trying to reach out to a younger audience. Gray’s performance was so confronting, fans have been left scratching their heads trying to remember a worse performance of a national anthem at a sporting event. Gray was at the receiving end of a social media pile on after his performance fell flat with fans ahead of the MLB’s Home Run Derby in Los Angeles.

YouTube star Conan Gray butchers 'Star-Spangled Banner' (Toronto Sun)

Conan Gray did not impress anyone who heard his performance of the U.S. national anthem before Monday night's MLB Home Run Derby.

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Conan Gray blasted for 'Fergie moment' after national anthem ... (HITC)

Conan Gray's national anthem attempt has been scrutinised, with fans comparing the singer's attempt to the infamous Fergie rendition of 2008.

What are your thoughts on Conan Gray’s national anthem cover? But Conan Gray’s fans were quick to defend his take on the national anthem. His army of supporters went on to claim that the performance “wasn’t even bad”.

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MLB fans slam Conan Gray's Home Run Derby national anthem ... (Dexerto)

As a teenager, singer Conan Gray rose to fame by uploading song covers and blogs on YouTube. Gray built a YouTube following of over 4.5 million subscribers, ...

You can review Gray’s national anthem performance for yourself below. MLB fans mock Conan Gray’s national anthem MLB fans labeled YouTuber turned pop star Conan Gray’s MLB Home Run Derby National anthem a swing and miss.

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