Raye

The multi-award-winning British artist RAYE is redefining modern pop music through raw storytelling, genre-defying sound, and record-breaking success. The three-time GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer made history at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards as the first artist ever nominated for both “Best New Artist” and “Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical)” in the same year. This milestone followed the South London singer’s record-breaking sweep at the 2024 BRIT Awards, where she took home six awards—the most by any artist in a single year—and became the first woman ever honored as “Songwriter of the Year.” With viral performances at the 2025 GRAMMYs (“Oscar Winning Tears.”) and the Academy Awards (James Bond tribute), RAYE has proven herself to be one of the industry’s most exciting voices. 

Since her 2014 debut, RAYE has charted eighteen Top 40 UK singles and surpassed over 10 Billion cumulative streams. Her genre-defying catalog—covering pop, R&B, hip-hop, gospel, jazz, big band, and dance—includes collaborations with Stormzy, Central Cee, Lucky Daye, David Guetta, Jax Jones, and Disclosure. A prolific songwriter, RAYE has also penned hits for icons such as Beyoncé, Charli XCX, and Jennifer Lopez, as well as rising stars like JADE and Halle.

RAYE’s 2023 debut album, My 21st Century Blues (Human Re Sources/The Orchard), was a decade in the making and marked her first as an independent artist. The record achieved unprecedented critical and international commercial success, propelled by the inescapable worldwide smash hit “Escapism.” The single not only became her first career UK No. 1, but also reached Top 10 in over 20 countries, was certified RIAA Platinum in the US, and became the UK’s largest-selling single by a female British artist in 2023. Further, the album led to over 150 headline shows across the globe, including standout performances at Coachella, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock, Austin City Limits, Corona Capital, and Montreux Jazz Festival. 
 

Awards

• Brit Awards - British Artist of the Year (2024), Best New Artist (2024), Songwriter of the Year (2024), Best R&B Act (2024), British Album of the Year (2024), Song of the Year (2024), Best R&B Act (2025)

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