RAYE returns with dancefloor smash 'Black Mascara'
"I used the juxtaposition of an upbeat dance track to tell this awful story of being misled by someone I really loved and trusted"
Soundtrack Of My Life: Keane's Tom Chaplin
Noughties indie legend. RAYE stan. Self-professed "good dancer"
RAYE: "I became a 'rent-a-verse'. People knew my songs, but they didn't know me"
How the outspoken pop star fought the music biz and won
Labels pushing artists to make TikToks: you're spoiling the fun (and that's not even the worst of it)
It's a sad state of affairs that leaves us all worse off
RAYE: "I'm worried for future songwriters – things need to change"
"Major labels are realising that you can’t blackmail the system any more"
Adele, Ed Sheeran and Inflo lead 2022 Ivor Novello Award nominations
Coldplay, Dave, RAYE, Laura Mvula, Sleaford Mods and PinkPantheress are among others nominated for this year's awards
Listen to Disclosure and RAYE's rousing new garage single 'Waterfall'
"We knew within five minutes we were gonna make a summer sunshine banger and that’s exactly what we ended up with"
RAYE reflects on leaving Polydor in new interview: "I'd put my neck on the line"
"I was ready to just give up and not be an artist any more"
Mighty Hoopla 2021 review: glittery pop fun and queer brilliance at south London one-dayer
Nostalgia acts and current hitmakers alike gather for a fabulous antidote to testosterone-fuelled rock fests
RAYE announces 'The Euphoric Sad Show' UK and Irish headline tour
The singer will head around the country later this year