RAYE

Since debuting in 2014, four-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated global superstar RAYE has charted 21 Top 40 UK singles and amassed over 10 billion Spotify streams. In 2024, the South London native made UK music history at the BRITs when she won six awards—the most by any artist in a single night—including taking home the top prize for Album of the Year and becoming the first woman to be named Songwriter of the Year. 

Released on March 27, 2026 via Human Re Sources/The Orchard, RAYE’s sophomore album THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. made an immediate impact upon release, marking her first UK No. 1 album and debuting in the Top 10 across 16 territories. Winner of the 2026 Mercury Prize for Album of the Year, the project continues to resonate with audiences around the globe, highlighting RAYE’s artistic evolution as an independent songwriter, composer, producer, and arranger. The 17-track LP spans four distinct “seasons” and is led by the inescapable global smash hit “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!,” which RAYE premiered live at Glastonbury and which became her second UK No. 1. Continuing to chart worldwide, “HUSBAND!” has spent over 30 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassed 1.5 billion cumulative streams, and earned 2x Platinum certifications in both the US and the UK. 

Fresh off being named one of the “world’s most influential rising stars” by TIME Magazine, RAYE recently became the first British woman to receive the Songwriters Hall of Fame prestigious Hal David Starlight Award, joining past honorees like Taylor Swift, SZA, and Alicia Keys. Other accolades include an MTV Video Music Award, Ivor Novello Awards for “Songwriter of the Year” and “Songwriter Advocate Award,” and countless nominations this year at the MTV Video Music Awards, BET Awards, American Music Awards, and iHeartRadio Music Awards. RAYE was also honored with the Recording Academy’s 2026 “Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change” CEO Merit Award and received Billboard Magazine’s “Indie Spirit Award” in recognition of her influence as a global independent artist. RAYE spent the first half of the year performing to capacity crowds across Europe and the UK, including a run of six sold-out nights at London’s O2 Arena. Following a sold-out North American leg and viral performances at the BET Awards and MTV Video Music Awards, the “Escapism.” singer joined Bruno Mars on his Romantic stadium tour this summer. Most recently, RAYE returned to the Royal Albert Hall for a symphonic reimagining of THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE., following the massive success of her My 21st Century Symphony shows at the Royal Albert Hall (2023) and The O2 (2024).