However, Gray's fans leapt to his defense on social media, pointing out the tune 'wasn't even his style of singing', claiming the performance was a 'set-up' meant to make him look bad, and repeating their belief that he 'in fact CAN sing'. He even drew comparisons to actress Roseanne Barr's intentionally-horrid effort at a San Diego Padres baseball game in 1990, which saw her booed so badly she blocked her ears before spitting on the pitcher's mound. That national anthem was as bad as Fergie's,' tweeted one person. However, when it came to his national anthem performance, critics were very quick to blast Gray in a series of scathing online reviews - with many comparing Gray's rendition to other car-crash versions of the Star Spangled Banner, including Fergie of Black Eyed Peas fame's awful performance at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, which was so bad that basketball superstar Steph Curry burst out laughing. His second album, Superache, which was released in June, was critically acclaimed and reached the top 10 in both the US and the UK.
The singer - who now boasts more than 21 million monthly listeners on Spotify - first rose to fame through YouTube where he uploaded music videos as a teenager from his home in Texas.
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