Raye is back with her 17-track, second studio album this month, ‘The Music May Contain Hope’ on March 27th.
This follows her breakthrough debut album ‘My 21st Century Blues’ in 2023, that scooped the Londoner 6 Brit Awards – unprecedented for a female solo artist in the UK and even the US.
Raye picked up gongs for Best Album, Best Artist, Best Song, Best R&B Act and Best New Artist at the Brits when she was only 26. She was also the first woman to ever win ‘Songwriter of the Year’ and a Mercury Prize nomination.
It’s been a long time coming (3 years to be exact) but Raye’s second album ‘The Music May Contain Hope’ is definitely worth the wait.
In the last 3 years she has honed her writing skills and voice, working with the likes of impresario Mike Sabath. Her first track from the album ‘Where Is my Husband?’ is already hitting the airwaves and getting praise for its tone and authenticity.
The new album is said to reflect 4 seasons so expect a mix of pop, rhythm, blues and dance.
Raye first shot to fame when her track ‘Escapism’ went viral on Tik Tok and reached number one in the UK charts. Her album ‘My 21st Century Blues’ also won her a Mercury Prize nomination, plus all those aforementioned Brit Awards.
Raye has said her middle name was inspired by her grandmother, Agatha Dawson-Amoah, who she has said is her mentor. “My grandma is awake til 3am praying for me and my beautiful sisters, I love you so much,” Raye said.
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