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\n\tWeeks after scoring the highest-charting album of his career, Conan Gray triumphantly took the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night (Sept. 7) to close out the ceremony with his Wishbone<\/em> track \u201cVodka Cranberry.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tGray is not afraid to utilize elaborate costumes in his stage show, and during his VMAs performance, he opted for a Renaissance Faire look, playing a prince who laid down a sleeping beau on a bed of roses. The singer-songwriter belted out the anthem while prowling the stage and leaning in to the major hooks, as a backing band was whisked around him; while Gray has been showcasing his voice to major festival crowds all summer, he used the VMAs performance to introduce his vocal power to a much wider audience. <\/p>\n \n\tEventually, Gray pulled out a vial of what was likely not a cranberry vodka \u2014 in an ending worthy of Shakespeare, he downed the potion, then collapsed on his doomed lover to close out the performance.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cVodka Cranberry\u201d was released as the second single from Wishbone<\/em>, Gray\u2019s fourth studio album, which he once again worked on with producer Dan Nigro. Upon its release last month, Wishbone<\/em> debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 \u2014 Gray\u2019s third top 10 album, and the best debut of his career.<\/p>\n \n\tClick here<\/a> to watch Gray explain why his latest album is \u201ctruly miserable\u201d in a recent video chat with Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tCheck out the full winners\u2019 list<\/a> at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, held at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n