71-495: Rachel Agatha Keen (born 24 October 1997), known professionally as Raye , is an English singer and songwriter. She first rose to prominence after signing with Polydor Records , and later her 2016 collaborations, " By Your Side " and " You Don't Know Me " with Jonas Blue and Jax Jones respectively. She also gained media attention following her departure from Polydor after the label allegedly refused to release her debut album. Her debut studio album, My 21st Century Blues (2023)
142-526: A Christian and credits her faith for helping her to overcome her personal struggles. In an interview for Rolling Stone UK , Raye revealed that she had struggled with body dysmorphia , addiction , an eating disorder , and anxiety . In a separate interview for the BBC , Raye revealed a record producer had sexually assaulted her earlier in her career. In 2019, Raye was given a BMI Film & TV Award for her "groundbreaking artistry, creative vision and impact on
213-484: A child, she sang gospel songs in a church where her father was the musical director and her mother sang in the choir. Later, she moved to Croydon , where she studied at Coulsdon Church of England Primary School and Woodcote High School and at age 14 attended BRIT School , before dropping out after two years due to feeling "confined... despite learning an extensive amount." Keen spent most of her teenage years learning how to write songs professionally in studio sessions at
284-692: A dual single release, " Escapism " (featuring 070 Shake ), and "The Thrill is Gone" in October 2022. All singles would come together to form Raye's debut studio album, My 21st Century Blues , which was released in February 2023. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, behind Shania Twain 's Queen of Me . In support of the album, Raye embarked on a mini tour entitled The Story So Far, which marked her first headlining shows in Europe and North America. This
355-503: A hiatus following the statements and in July 2021, she announced that she had parted ways with Polydor to work as an independent artist. Raye closed the year performing her Euphoric Sad Show headline UK and Ireland tour. In June 2022, Raye released the single "Hard Out Here", her first release as an independent artist. The second single, "Black Mascara", was released in August 2022 and was followed by
426-536: A joint venture with Philips in 1962 creating the Grammophon-Philips Group, of which Polydor became a subsidiary label. Late 1960s, Polydor released albums of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers , Cream , The Who , Jimi Hendrix , Bee Gees and Eric Clapton . Polydor opened a US branch in 1969 (in years prior, they licensed their catalogue to Atlantic Records ), but did not become a real presence in
497-426: A new generation is redefining Scandipop. In a genre once typified by blonde singers and ice-cool beats, artists like Mabel, Zhala and Seinabo Sey are multi-racial and multi-genre, yet create music indebted to Sweden's pop heritage In March 2017, after the releases of the 2015 and 2016 singles "My Boy My Town" and "Thinking Of You", she released " Finders Keepers " featuring British rapper Kojo Funds , which reached
568-538: A remix of "Finders Keepers" by South African DJ and music producer Jaydon Lewis was released on streaming platforms. On 9 February, Mabel was featured in Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif 's song "Zero". On 20 March, Mabel posted a statement on Instagram saying that she will be releasing new music after being in an 18-month hiatus. On 25 April, she released "Vitamins" as a standalone single. On 10 May, she released "Look at My Body, Pt. II" featuring British musician Shygirl as
639-473: A school with aesthetic training and courses including musical, music & song as well as visual arts and design. At age 15, Mabel enrolled at the Stockholm music school Rytmus Musikergymnasiet (a music high school) where she took a three-year course in songwriting, production and music theory . She commented on her time at the school on Swedish radio: "I was drawn to RnB and wanted to write songs on piano, but
710-620: A strong indie roster through the Fiction imprint with acts such as Ian Brown , Bright Eyes , Elbow , Stephen Fretwell , White Lies , Kate Nash , Snow Patrol , Filthy Dukes , and Crystal Castles . Polydor has also survived in Canada, becoming the home label for Drake . It also acts as the UK label for American-based acts under Interscope-Geffen-A&M such as Eminem , the All-American Rejects ,
781-554: A subsidiary label under the new company. Throughout the 1970s, Polydor Incorporated became a major rock label, also releasing records by hit makers such as the Bee Gees , Gloria Gaynor , Atlanta Rhythm Section and Ray, Goodman & Brown . Into the 1980s, Polydor continued to do respectable business, in spite of becoming increasingly overshadowed by its PolyGram sister label Mercury Records . Polydor took over management of British Decca's pop catalogue. A&R manager Frank Neilson
SECTION 10
#1732852750443852-632: Is different from her previous work, and adds that she knows this is a cliché. "This is a new chapter in my life. I have once again changed the team I work with. And for the first time, I have decided to let my family in. I need them. They are my anchor that keeps me grounded, but they are also my compass that guides me back to my true self. As soon as I feel lost or inadequate". In October 2024 Mabel stated in Swedish Elle that she has been working in Max Martin's studio with her brother. On 19 January 2024,
923-688: The Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number 22. The track also charted internationally, becoming Raye's best-charting single of her career to date in various territories. In January 2023, Raye opened for Lewis Capaldi 's Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent Tour in the UK and Ireland. In February 2023, Raye made her U.S. network television debut performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . Raye supported Kali Uchis ' Red Moon in Venus Tour, which took place from April to May in North America, and SZA on
994-518: The Grammy Award for Best New Artist . Raye has also written songs for other acts, including Beyoncé , Little Mix , Rihanna , David Guetta , John Legend and Ellie Goulding . Rachel Agatha Keen was born on 24 October 1997 in Tooting , London , to a Ghanaian - Swiss mother who is a mental health worker and an English father from Yorkshire. Raye's middle name is the first name of her grandmother. As
1065-645: The Jingle Bell Ball , alongside other artists such as Ava Max , Rita Ora , Regard and The Script . From January to March 2020, Mabel embarked on the High Expectations Tour across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. In February 2020, she released the song " Boyfriend ". She then featured in a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge cover of the Foo Fighters song " Times Like These " as part of
1136-555: The Live Lounge Allstars . This was organised in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . Later that year, in July, Mabel collaborated with AJ Tracey on " West Ten " and released an acoustic version of High Expectations . The following month, Clean Bandit released " Tick Tock " featuring Mabel and 24kGoldn . Following a teaser titled 'Allow me to reintroduce myself', posted to her social media in June 2021, " Let Them Know "
1207-632: The UK Albums Chart at number three and was certified platinum. It included the UK top 10 singles: " Don't Call Me Up ", " Mad Love " and " Boyfriend ", with "Don't Call Me Up" also charting on the US Billboard Hot 100 . She won the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist in 2020. Her second studio album About Last Night... was released in 2022. It was supported by the release of its lead single " Let Them Know ". The album peaked at number two on
1278-708: The UK Singles Chart . She also featured on Jax Jones ' single " You Don't Know Me " in December 2016. The song, co-written by Raye herself, peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and has been certified double Platinum by the BPI. In February 2017, Raye performed her first headline concert at XOYO in Shoreditch . Raye was featured alongside Starrah on the track "Dreamer" from Charli XCX's mixtape Number 1 Angel , which
1349-515: The 1970s and 1980s, the Polydor/PolyGram Senior VP (who was originally the first head of their new at the time rock department) was Jerry Jaffe, who also signed acts such as Motörhead , Dexys Midnight Runners , and The Jam . He also interacted with many famous and successful artists while in that position, including Nick Lowe and John Lennon , as well as going on to work with groups such as The Jesus and Mary Chain and Saint Etienne
1420-632: The BRIT Awards, where she won six out of seven nominations including Artist of the Year, breaking the record for most awards awarded to an artist in one night in the history of the BRIT Awards. She was one of the songwriters on the song "Riiverdance", contained on Beyoncé 's country music-inspired album Cowboy Carter (2024). On 6 April 2024, Raye appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live , opposite host Kristen Wiig ; she performed "Escapism" and "Worth It", while also previewing an unreleased song, which
1491-580: The Black Eyed Peas , Billie Eilish , Camila Cabello , Gwen Stefani , Dr. Dre , Lana Del Rey , Lady Gaga , Olivia Rodrigo , Selena Gomez and Sting . In 2006, Polydor launched Fascination Records , a music label dedicated to pop music. Both Girls Aloud and Sophie Ellis-Bextor transferred to the new label and created groups such as The Saturdays and Girls Can't Catch . Several pop acts from US label Hollywood Records , such as Demi Lovato , Jonas Brothers , Miley Cyrus , and Selena Gomez &
SECTION 20
#17328527504431562-551: The European part of the second leg of a tour in the support of his debut studio album . After her tour with Styles, she embarked on her own headline tour through the United Kingdom and Europe. In June, she was featured on " Ring Ring " alongside American rapper Rich the Kid and British DJ Jax Jones . Later that year, after releasing " One Shot ", she co-wrote "Blind", a song for British girl group Four of Diamonds . In January 2019, Mabel
1633-746: The German Deutsche Grammophon -Aktiengesellschaft record plant and company from the German government. The German state had taken over British-held Grammophon as enemy property during World War I. Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Polyphon - Grammophon -Konzern group. It was used as an export label from 1924. After the British and German branches of the Gramophone Company were separated during World War I , Deutsche Grammophon claimed
1704-560: The German branch of EMI . (In Germany, it was impossible to sell the trademark without selling the company.) Polydor remained Deutsche Grammophon's export label, including classical music, in France and the Spanish-speaking world for the remainder of the long-playing era, as a result of language and cultural concerns. DGG established a subsidiary in London called Polydor Records Ltd. in 1954. In
1775-579: The London R&;B scene appetizing. Mabel released her debut single "Know Me Better" in July 2015, which caught the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac , who made the song her Tune of the Week. Within weeks, Mabel signed a recording contract with Universal. Just after leaving Stockholm for London, The Guardian's Tshepo Mokoena spotlighted Mabel as one of Sweden's rising stars in a profile of three new Swedish R&B singers: Better Swede symphony: how
1846-584: The Mercury name. Today, Polydor, along with EMI Records in the UK and Australia and UMG itself in Canada distribute Lost Highway Records ' albums in the Commonwealth realms . In 1972 the British Polydor Records Ltd. was renamed to Polydor Ltd. In the early 1970s, the main source of income for the label was the successful UK band Slade as well as The New Seekers and The Who . At the time, between
1917-540: The Netherlands, France, and Germany, making it Raye's first chart appearance as a lead artist. In July 2020, Raye released the single " Natalie Don't ". In November 2020, Raye released her first mini-album, Euphoric Sad Songs , featuring previous releases "Love Me Again", "Please Don't Touch", "Secrets", and "Natalie Don't" plus additional new singles "Love of Your Life" and the album's fifth official single, " Regardless " (with Rudimental ). The latter single peaked inside
1988-903: The Polydor Records name and logo is mostly used on reissues of older material from its 1960s and 1970s heyday. Island Records handles the US distribution of most pre-1998 Polydor releases, including the reissues from the British Decca pop/rock collections, while Republic Records handles reissues from James Brown and the MGM Records and Verve Records pop catalog. However, starting in the 2010s, Interscope Records has been signing acts such as Azealia Banks and Lana Del Rey jointly to Polydor and its logo has been seen on both releases. Record producer Harold Shedd founded Polydor's Nashville, Tennessee , division in 1994, which specialised in country music . Among
2059-753: The Scene were also signed to Fascination. In 2008, A&M Records UK was founded as an imprint of Polydor UK. The same year Polydor obtained distribution of The Rolling Stones ' back catalogue as well as new releases. With the establishment of A&M Records UK, A&M Records' Canadian division became a separate entity for the first time since the formation of Universal Music Group. Polydor, meanwhile, continued to distribute Interscope, Geffen and selected Lost Highway releases in Canada through Universal Music Canada , as it does to this day. Polydor UK rejected British singer-songwriter Raye ’s album My 21st Century Blues and one of its lead singles Escapism for release under
2130-536: The Scottish Albums Chart, once again her highest to date. On 8 June 2023 Sveriges Radio announced Mabel would be one of the hosts of the 2023 season of Swedish radio show Sommar . While hosting the show, Mabel said she had been writing new songs with her brother Marlon, and with support from her parents and her boyfriend Preye Crooks. She stated that in the past she was reluctant to include her family, but that has now changed. She added that this material
2201-546: The Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart in late 2017. In May 2017, she released her debut extended play Bedroom . In October 2017, Mabel released "Begging", the lead single from her debut mixtape Ivy to Roses , which was released shortly after. In December, she collaborated with Not3s on " My Lover ". Following the January 2018 release of a second Not3s collaboration, " Fine Line ", Mabel opened for English singer Harry Styles during
Raye - Misplaced Pages Continue
2272-566: The UK Albums Chart, becoming her highest-charting album on the chart. Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey was born on 19 February 1996 in Alhaurín el Grande , Málaga , Spain. She is the youngest child of English music producer Cameron McVey and Swedish singer Neneh Cherry . Through her mother, Mabel is the step-granddaughter of the American jazz musician Don Cherry , granddaughter of Swedish-Sierra Leonean highlife and afrobeat musician Ahmadu Jah and
2343-451: The UK Singles Chart and has been certified Silver by the BPI. In March 2018, Raye collaborated with Kojo Funds and released "Check" which peaked at number 26 in the UK and is certified Gold. Both "Decline" and "Cigarette" would appear on Raye's third extended play , titled Side Tape , which was released in May 2018. A video for promotional single "Confidence" (with Maleek Berry and Nana Rogues),
2414-704: The UK Singles Chart as well as peaking inside the top 20 in Ireland and Scotland. The track received a Gold certification in the UK. A collaboration with DJ Regard titled " Secrets " was released in April 2020. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and topped the UK Dance Chart. The song also reached the top ten in Ireland and Scotland as well as on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. "Secrets" charted in numerous countries such as
2485-596: The UK Singles Chart, becoming Raye's highest charting single as a lead artist on the chart at the time. In June 2021, Raye released the single "Call On Me", which was intended to serve as the lead single for her debut studio album. Raye co-wrote and co-produced the song " Let Them Know " by Mabel , which was also released the same month. Later that month, Raye revealed that her record label, Polydor Records , had been withholding her debut album for several years. The statement received support from fellow artists including Charli XCX , MNEK , and Rina Sawayama . Raye later went on
2556-665: The US record industry until its purchase of the recording contract and back catalogue of R&B performer James Brown in 1971, and the absorption of the MGM Records label by its parent company PolyGram in 1972. In 1970, Polydor acquired the Hong Kong–based Diamond Records , which had been owned and founded by the local Portuguese merchant Ren da Silva in the late 1950s. In 1972, The Grammophon-Philips Group (GPG) reorganised to create PolyGram , from Poly dor and Phono Gram . The Polydor label continued to run as
2627-477: The United States. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. The company is usually mentioned as "Polydor Ltd. (UK)", or a similar form, for holding copyrights. Notable current and past artists signed to
2698-575: The acts signed to Polydor Nashville were Shane Sutton, Tasha Harris, 4 Runner , the Moffatts , Chely Wright , Mark Luna, Clinton Gregory , Amie Comeaux , along with Toby Keith and Davis Daniel , who transferred from Mercury Nashville in 1994. The Nashville division was renamed A&M Nashville in March 1996 and closed in September of the same year, as PolyGram consolidated all its Nashville operations under
2769-506: The early 1960s, orchestra leader Bert Kaempfert signed unknowns Tony Sheridan and The Beatles , credited as The Beat Brothers , to Polydor. Popular International entertainers such as James Last , Bert Kaempfert, Kurt Edelhagen , Caterina Valente and the Kessler Twins appeared on the Polydor label, as well as many French, Spanish and Latin-American figures. Siemens entered into
2840-471: The future of music." She has over ten million certified sales in the United Kingdom. She has also won a Brits Billion Award —becoming one of its first recipients—as well as an Ivor Novello Award , MOBO Award , six Brit Awards —becoming the first female recipient to win Songwriter of the Year, and a Global Award . She also won Album of the Year at the 2024 BRIT Awards . Among five other awards for which she
2911-719: The label include Rainbow , Siouxsie And The Banshees , Yngwie J. Malmsteen , the Cure , James Brown , Ray, Goodman & Brown , Atlanta Rhythm Section , John Mayall , Deep Purple , Cream , the Moody Blues , the Who , Jimi Hendrix , Bee Gees , Lana Del Rey , Stephen Fretwell , the Jam , Style Council , the Shadows , James Last , Eric Clapton , Gloria Gaynor , Level 42 , Sam Fender , S Club , Girls Aloud and Ellie Goulding . Polydor Records
Raye - Misplaced Pages Continue
2982-814: The label, leading her to release the former independently. At the 2024 Brit Awards , Raye received 6 awards, all for works released with labels other than Polydor, breaking the record for the most nominations received by a single artist in a year. In December 2022, Universal Music Japan reorganized Universal J, which previously was known as Universal Polydor until 2002. The label was split into two record labels, UJ and Polydor Records. The changes took place on 1 January 2023. Polydor's Japanese division has three sub-labels which are Perfume Records , Asse!! Records ( HY 's exclusive label), and Utahime Records ( Akina Nakamori 's exclusive label). It also has distribution rights for NHK Records. The first release under Polydor in Japan
3053-547: The late 1980s and 1990s. Later, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the label was also home to The Who and The Jam (as well as its successor act The Style Council ). Although Polydor's American branch is nearly inactive, in the United Kingdom Polydor remains one of the most prominent labels in the country—with artists such as Take That , Cheryl , Duffy , Girls Aloud , S Club , The Saturdays , Kaiser Chiefs , Ellie Goulding , Mabel and Lawson . Polydor also has
3124-457: The lead single from her upcoming third studio album. On 17 May, Mabel received a Brits Billion Award . On 25 May, she performed at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend . On 19 July, she released "Female Intuition" as the second single from her upcoming third studio album. On 30 August, McVey released her third single, “Chat” from her third upcoming studio album. On 11 October, McVey released her fourth single, “Stupid Dumb” featuring Ty Dolla $ ign Mabel
3195-630: The most popular students wrote indie songs on guitar." While in high school she had a popular Swedish style blog, chronicling her girl-gang's style. It was so successful that it landed her in the front row of international runway shows with her mother Neneh Cherry , including the likes of Stella McCartney and the Paris Fashion Week . Mabel's stylist is her Swedish high school friend Simone Beyene Mabel told Swedish morning show Nyhetsmorgon that she moved to London as soon as she graduated Rytmus musikgymnasium in Stockholm because she found
3266-565: The next few years, Polydor tried to keep itself afloat with new artist signings, new releases, and reissues, while still becoming more and more dormant. In 1998, PolyGram was purchased by Seagram and absorbed into its Universal Music Group . During the consolidation of these two music giants, Polydor's United States operations were folded into Interscope-Geffen-A&M and Universal Records , while its overseas branch remained intact, with its records continuing to be distributed domestically through Interscope and A&M. Today, in North America,
3337-602: The niece of Swedish singers Eagle-Eye Cherry and Titiyo . Her sister Tyson, half-sister Naima and half-brother Marlon Roudette are also singers. The family lived in Alhaurín el Grande for two years prior to Mabel's birth before relocating back to Notting Hill , West London , England when she was two years old. At age four, she taught herself to read through phonetics and audiobooks , but soon developed anxiety from being sensitive to her surroundings and being bullied due to racial backgrounds. Her parents—who were against
3408-656: The rights to the Nipper -dog and gramophone trademark for Germany, where HMV recordings were to be released under the Electrola trademark replacing the company lost during the war. In turn, Deutsche Grammophon records exported from Germany were released on the Polyphon Musik and Polydor labels . New foreign branches were founded, for example in Austria, Denmark, Sweden and France. In 1941, Deutsche Grammophon (including Polydor)
3479-593: The second leg of her SOS Tour in June. That same month, she performed at the Glastonbury Festival 2023 . In October 2023, Raye released My 21st Century Symphony , a live interpretation of songs from her debut album recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall alongside the Heritage Orchestra and the Flames Collective, a 30-piece gospel choir. In March 2024, Raye performed a medley of a few of her hits at
3550-536: The second single from her debut studio album, High Expectations , which was released on 2 August that year. The song debuted at number 18 in the UK, later peaking at number 8. " Don't Call Me Up " was nominated for the "Song of The Year" award at the Swedish Radio P3's 2020 P3 Guld Awards Following the November 2019 release of her Christmas single Loneliest Time Of Year , in December 2019, Mabel performed at
3621-498: The single " Love Me Again ", whilst a remix of the song with Jess Glynne was later released. The single later peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart and has been certified Silver. Another Guetta collaboration, " Make It to Heaven ", was released in November 2019 along with producer Morten . " Tequila " was released as a single in collaboration with DJs Jax Jones and Martin Solveig in February 2020. The song peaked at number 21 on
SECTION 50
#17328527504433692-417: The top 40 in the United Kingdom as well on the US Dance/Electronic Songs chart. The project is centered around the theme of the "seven stages of grief" with Raye stating that she wrote the album during each stage of grief with the creative process helping heal her broken heart. A collaborative single, " Bed " with Joel Corry and David Guetta , was released in February 2021. The song peaked at number three on
3763-598: The umbrella of PolyGram Label Group (PLG), a newly constructed "super label" specifically designed to oversee the operations of PolyGram's lesser performing imprints, which included Island Records , London Records , Atlas Records and Verve Records at the time. In 1994, as Island Records recovered from its sales slump, PolyGram dissolved most of PLG into it. Meanwhile, Polydor Records and Atlas Records merged, briefly called "Polydor/Atlas", and began operating through A&M Records , another PolyGram subsidiary. In 1995, Polydor/Atlas became simply Polydor Records again. Over
3834-462: The use of medication—encouraged Mabel to express herself through music and a journal. The following year, she learned piano and wrote her first song. To help manage her anxiety, the family moved to Sweden when she was eight and lived in her mother's native countryside home near the town of Hässleholm in southern Sweden, and later moved to Stockholm in October 2004. First she attended an international school, but later transferred to Kulturama
3905-437: The weekends. Raye's younger sister, Abby Lynn Keen, is also a singer-songwriter, professionally known as Absolutely. In December 2014, at the age of 17, Raye released her debut extended play Welcome to the Winter . Raye released the singles "Flowers" and "Alien" in February and April 2015, respectively, the latter featuring London-based rapper Avelino . In August 2016, Raye released her second EP, Second . The extended play
3976-468: Was Kobayashi Touya [ ja ] 's debut studio album, Hiiragi . Mabel (singer) Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey (born 19 February 1996) is a singer and songwriter. The daughter of English music producer Cameron McVey and Swedish singer Neneh Cherry , she rose to prominence in 2017 with her single " Finders Keepers " which peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart . Her debut studio album High Expectations released in 2019 entered
4047-409: Was a recipient, Raye broke the record for most wins and nominations for an artist at the ceremony in a single year. Polydor Records Polydor Limited , also known as Polydor Records , is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group . It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in
4118-527: Was able to score a major top ten hit in March 1981 for the label with "Do the Hucklebuck" by Coast to Coast as well as signing Ian Dury and Billy Fury to the company. In 1984, the company name was parodied in the rockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap (whose soundtrack album was distributed by Polydor), where "Polymer Records" was the band's record company. By the early 1990s, Polydor had begun to underperform. PolyGram subsequently trimmed most of Polydor's staff and roster, and shifted it to operate under
4189-442: Was also released that month. Later in 2018, Raye released the stand-alone single titled, "Friends", which peaked at number 66 in the UK. In September 2018, Raye supported Halsey on the European leg of the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Tour . In October 2018, Raye embarked on her own headlining tour, visiting a number of cities around the UK and Ireland. In February 2019, Raye was featured on the song "Tipsy" by Odunsi. In April 2019, it
4260-481: Was announced Raye would support Khalid on his Free Spirit World Tour in Autumn 2019, alongside Mabel . Raye collaborated with David Guetta on the single " Stay (Don't Go Away) ", which was released in May 2019 and peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart. Raye was revealed to be a co-writer on the track " Bigger " by American singer Beyoncé , which was featured on the soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift , released in July 2019. In August 2019, Raye released
4331-429: Was followed by the My 21st Century Blues Tour, which commenced in February 2023. By December 2022, following the track going viral on multiple streaming platforms, "Escapism" ascended into the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, later peaking at number one in the first week of 2023, marking Raye's highest charting single and first chart-topper in the country. In the United States, "Escapism" became Raye's first song to chart on
SECTION 60
#17328527504434402-403: Was founded on 2 April 1913 by German Polyphon-Musikwerke AG in Leipzig and registered on 25 July 1914 (Nr. 316613). The label was founded as Firma Brachhausen & Riesener in 1887 by Gustav Adolf Brachhausen and Ernst Paul Riessner, for manufacturing their new mechanical disc-playing music box Polyphon , invented in 1870. During World War I on 24 April 1917, Polyphon-Musikwerke AG acquired
4473-445: Was nominated for British Breakthrough Act at the 2019 Brit Awards . She re-released Ivy to Roses with a new cover art and the inclusion of all the singles that had been released since the first edition's release. With this, Mabel also released " Don't Call Me Up ", which debuted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The song peaked at number 3, becoming her highest-charting single to date. On 7 June 2019, she released " Mad Love ",
4544-456: Was nominated for her first Grammy Awards in November 2024, including Best New Artist and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical . Raye grew up listening to R&B and neo soul artists such as Jill Scott , Frank Ocean and Lauryn Hill , and indie rock bands like Tame Impala and Bombay Bicycle Club . She has also expressed admiration for Beyoncé , Adele , Lady Gaga , Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone . Raye identifies herself as
4615-428: Was preceded by promotional singles "Distraction" and "Ambition", the latter featuring rapper Stormzy . "I, U, Us" was released as the lead single from the EP in October 2016. A video was released which was directed by British singer Charli XCX . A live performance video for the song "Shhh" was released in November 2016. That same year, she was featured on Jonas Blue 's single " By Your Side " which peaked at number 15 on
4686-404: Was purchased by Siemens & Halske . Polydor became a popular music label in 1946, while the new Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft label became a classical music label in 1949. The previously used label, Grammophon, was disbanded. DGG gave, by an agreement dated 5 July 1949, an exclusive license from 1 July 1951 to use the Nipper-dog with gramophone to the original owner's company Electrola ,
4757-407: Was released in March 2017. Stand-alone singles, " The Line " and "Sober (Stripped)" were released in May and August, respectively. In November, Raye released " Decline " (featuring Mr Eazi ), which peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart and has been certified Platinum. In February 2018, Raye released the single titled "Cigarette" (with Mabel and Stefflon Don ). The song peaked at number 41 on
4828-445: Was released independently to critical and commercial success, and won a total of six Brit Awards including the Brit Award for British Album of the Year at the 2024 BRIT Awards . The album's single, " Escapism ", found viral success on TikTok before becoming her first song to top the UK Singles Chart . It also became her first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 . In 2024, she received nominations for three Grammy Awards including
4899-536: Was released on 18 June 2021. On 16 July 2021, Mabel released the song "Take It Home" as part of Pokémon 's 25th anniversary album . In August 2021, she performed on the ITV2 reality series Love Island . On 29 October 2021, Mabel and Joel Corry released the song " I Wish ". The song was followed by a cover of the Cyndi Lauper song " Time After Time ", which she recorded for the 2021 McDonald's Christmas television advertisements. The second single, "Good Luck", featuring Jax Jones and Swedish EDM duo Galantis
4970-421: Was released on 18 March 2022. Mabel's second album is called About Last Night... In November 2021, Mabel performed at Hits Live in Liverpool, alongside other artists such as Mimi Webb , The Script , Becky Hill , Joel Corry , Tom Grennan , Ella Henderson and Ed Sheeran . About Last Night peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, Mabel's highest-charting album to date, it also peaked at number 4 on
5041-455: Was tentatively titled "Let There Be Light" by media publications, before being eventually released as the three-act single " Genesis " on 7 June. On 25 May, she performed her first festival headline slot at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Luton . She was announced as an opener for Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour for the final Wembley Stadium show. On 13 September, Raye released her second live album, titled "Live at Montreux Jazz Festival". Raye
#442557