RAYE Returns With ‘This Music May Contain Hope’: Stream It Now

RAYE knows more than most about hope, and music’s touching powers. The London-born singer and songwriter is a former BRIT School student and nominee for BBC Music’s Sound award, a proven identifier of the next big thing. Then, a record deal with Polydor, a frustrating era that boiled over when, in 2021, she tweeted that the major label wouldn’t let her release an album.

What came next is the stuff of legend. In January 2023, RAYE landed her first U.K. No. 1 single with “Escapism” (featuring 070 Shake) and went on make history. In March 2024, she collected a record haul of six BRIT Awards, including album of the year and artist of the year. That effort smashed the old record of four awards in one night, held jointly by Harry Styles (2023), Adele (2016) and Blur (1995).

In January 2026, she nabbed her second U.K. No. 1 with “Where Is My Husband?” It peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, the best placed of her three titles to impact the chart. Today, RAYE enters the next phase...