Raye @ Reading Festival in Reading

About the artist

Four times BRIT nominated, RAYE is one of the most streamed artists in the world with over 3 billion streams of her music. She has a double-platinum, five platinum, three gold and five silver singles to her name. She is also indisputably one of the UK’s premier songwriters. Her songs have amassed over 3.5 billion streams, having written for some of the world’s biggest artists including: John Legend, Ellie Goulding, Khalid, David Guetta, Diplo, and Beyonce. In 2019 she was awarded The BMI Impact Award in recognition of her ‘ground-breaking artistry, creative vision and impact on the future of music, in 2022 she was nominated for the Ivors Songwriter of the year. The emotionally raw, in-your-face anthem Hard Out Here, marked the singer-songwriter’s first solo music in over a year and her official debut as an independent artist. The following singles, included Escapism which became a world wide smash hit leading to the widespread discovery of RAYE the artist, ahead of the release of her debut album My 21st Century Blues. It’s RAYE part two. RAYE on her own terms. It’s the RAYE of old, but reloaded. These are songs made by RAYE, for RAYE, but within that they’re for everyone who has faced and overcome adversity. They’re also anthems for other women in the industry, or stuck in a cycle of misogyny.

Lineup

• Charli xcx · headliner
• Kneecap · headliner
• Fontaines D.C. · headliner
• Sombr · headliner
• ADÉLA · headliner
• Chase & Status · headliner
• JADE · headliner
• Kasabian · headliner
• RAYE · headliner
• Skye Newman · headliner