Alex Warren Performs Wedding Song About Wife Kouvr Annon Alongside Engaged Ballet Dancers at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

Love was in the air as Alex Warren performed at the 2024Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Paradein New York City.

The singer, 24, performed his hit “Carry You Home” during the yearly festivities down the heart of Manhattan on Nov. 28, appearing on Kinder’s workshop-in-the-clouds float. NBC co-hostSavannah Guthrieintroduced the singer as “fresh off his global tour” before he began to sing.

Warren’s song, originally released in May 2024, waswritten as a wedding songfor his wife Kouvr Annon,who he married in June 2024. The music video was released that same month and featured sweet behind-the-scenes moments from their nuptials.

“This night felt like a fairy tale, I imagined this day my entire life but it was so much better than I could ever imagine,“Warren wrote in the YouTube captionat the time. “Im a married man now, and it feels AMAZING.”

Alex Warren at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Nov. 28, 2024.Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

Warren joined ahost of Thanksgiving Day performersrepresenting a variety of industries, from Broadway talents to recording artists, influencers and Hollywood stars. Other parade features includeAriana Madix,Bishop Briggs,Charli D’Amelio,Chloe Bailey,Coco Jones,Dan + Shay,Dasha,Idina Menzel,Jimmy Fallon& the Roots, New Kids on the Block’sJoey McIntyre,Kylie Cantrall,Lea SalongaandLiza Colón-ZayasofThe Bear.

Cynthia Erivo,Oh, Mary!writer/starCole Escola,Kylie Minogue,Jennifer HudsonandBilly Porteralso starred in the famed autumn event.

Shortly before his performance at the 98th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day celebration, Warren spoke to PEOPLE about feeling “amped” about the opportunity.

“I grew up watching that, so the fact that I’m now going to be able to be in it’s a dream come true, honestly,” he said.

Alex Warren at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Nov. 28, 2024.Michael Loccisano/Getty

Michael Loccisano/Getty

Not to mention this year marks the first time the musician is spending the holiday away from his usual family traditions. “I’ve only ever been home for Thanksgiving, so that’s going to be very cool to be somewhere else for it,” he adds.

Warren experienced another exciting milestone earlier this year when he married his longtime partnerKouvr Annon. They tied the knot in a romantic garden ceremony at the Ethereal Gardens in Escondido, Calif., on Saturday, June 22.

“Getting married is extremely important to me,” Warren told PEOPLE at the time. “When I met Kouvr and the way she made me feel, I never wanted to let go of that feeling.”

source: people.com