RAYE has performed My 21st Century Blues as direct support for SZA, Kali Uchis, and Lewis Capaldi’s respective sold out 2023 world tours. The second installment of her headline world tour continues with 45 dates across North America, Europe, the UK, and Australia including upcoming stints in Nashville, Atlanta, St. Louis, Seattle, Vancouver, and more before wrapping in Los Angeles on November 7th. Tickets are currently available via rayeofficial.com.
A No. 2 album in the UK, My 21st Century Blues was a decade in the making and marked RAYE’s debut as an independent artist. On her own terms, RAYE gave space for listeners who have faced and overcome adversity, with anthems for women in the industry that recounted her own painful experiences with sexual abuse, rape, body dysmorphia, addiction, misogyny, and even climate change. The album was nominated for “Best Independent Album” at the AIM Independent Music Awards and was one of only 12 albums selected as a finalist for the 2023 Mercury Music Prize.
RAYE is currently vying for No. 1 on this week’s Official UK Singles Chart with her latest global smash “Prada.” A collaboration with Casso and D Block Europe, the viral track is an exhilarating new take on the 2020 single “Ferrari Horses.” She has also recorded the theme song, “Mother Nature,” for BBC’s Planet Earth III with legendary composer Hans Zimmer and chart-topping UK band Bastille – WATCH HERE.
RAYE is riding high from the continued success of her inescapable global hit “Escapism.”, which peaked at No. 1 on the UK Official Singles Chart and has been certified RIAA Platinum in the US and 9 other territories. The track has since accumulated over 1 billion streams worldwide and remains the second biggest selling single of the year in the UK where it’s won “Best Social Trended Song” at The Global Awards, “Best Contemporary Song” at the Ivor Novello Awards, and “Best Independent Track” at the AIM Independent Music Awards. “Escapism.” also earned RAYE her highest-peaking song on the Billboard Hot 100 (No. 22) and topped TikTok’s viral music chart where it boasts 110 million views.
RAYE was recently shot for British Vogue and was named one of the title’s Top 25 Women of the Year in its Vogue 25 list.
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