YouTube Star’s Home Run Derby National Anthem Sparks Criticism
Conan Gray’s performance of the national anthem during the Home Run Derby is garnering a lot of reactions. Gray is a 23-year-old YouTube singer-songwriter. During the event, Gray sang the national anthem and his…
Conan Gray’s performance of the national anthem during the Home Run Derby is garnering a lot of reactions.
Gray is a 23-year-old YouTube singer-songwriter.
During the event, Gray sang the national anthem and his performance was met with some criticism.
Check out his performance below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBmd4OaE4iM
One Twitter user reacted, saying, “I don’t know who TF Conan Gray is but that was top 5 worst national anthem renditions I’ve ever heard.”
Another wrote, “Congrats to Conan Gray for having one of the worst national anthem performance.”
Check out more reactions below:
Gray is not the only celebrity that has received criticism over their performance of the song.
In 2018, Fergie sang the national anthem during the NBA’s All-Star Game.
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The way Fergie sang the song sparked backlash.
She later broke her silence on the performance, saying, “I’ve always been honored and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA. I’m a risk taker artistically, but clearly this rendition didn’t strike the intended tone. I love this country and honestly tried my best.”