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Continuing what has already been a truly sensational year for her, global sensation RAYE today releases a stunning live album, Live at Montreux Jazz Festival. LISTEN HERE.

RAYE recently delivered a standout performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, a show that both the festival and RAYE herself found so inspiring that she decided to commemorate it with a special digital and 12″ vinyl album release. The album cover features a touching image of RAYE with her Swiss grandfather, who attended the performance.

The album is part of a long history of live albums recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival. RAYE says, “Playing Montreux Jazz Festival was one of the greatest musical honours we have ever been granted. I am so enamoured and in awe of the history of all the artists who have stood on the stage we shared, a festival dedicated to celebrating and providing a platform for true musicianship. I am so proud of this day we got to stand on that stage. I left the stage feeling the highest of highs.

Also in this moment my mum’s father, Hans, my beautiful Swiss grandfather got to see me sing for the first time. This was the most beautiful day in my memories for myself and my band. A day we will never forget and we wanted to share this moment with a beautiful vinyl for anyone who would care to listen.”

The album features RAYE’s breathtaking cover of the James Brown classic ‘It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World’. A live performance video for the song is out now (which you can check out here) and Montreux Jazz’s YouTube today also showcases the tracks ‘Genesis.’ and ‘Mary Jane’, coming September 16. RAYE’s full set will be released on YouTube on October 1.

RAYE recently made history by clinching an unprecedented six BRIT Awards this year – the record for the most wins of any artist in a single year – marking a groundbreaking achievement for the independent singer-songwriter at Britain’s biggest night in music. In addition to becoming the first female to ever win Songwriter of the Year, she also took home accolades, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, and Best R&B Act. RAYE gave a career-defining performance at the ceremony, performing a medley of songs off her critically acclaimed debut album.

RAYE also recently picked up the prestigious Songwriter of the Year at the Ivor Novello Awards 2024 and three awards at this year’s The Global Awards, including Best Pop and Best British Act, while her collaboration with Cassö and D-Block Europe on ‘PRADA’ won Best Song. This spring also saw RAYE make her lauded debut at Coachella, attend her first MET Gala wearing custom Fendi, be named to TIME Magazine’s ‘Next Generation Leaders’ list, and earn a Best International Act nomination at the upcoming BET Awards 2024. Additionally, RAYE gave a breakthrough rendition of ‘Genesis.’ on Saturday Night Live, which saw My 21st Century Blues skyrocket into the Top 10 of US iTunes.

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About RAYE

British singer-songwriter RAYE shines as one of the brightest stars in music today, boasting eight Top 20 UK singles, 5 Billion global Spotify streams, an Ivor Novello Award, and a track record of writing for the industry’s biggest names. Since her debut in 2014, RAYE has undergone a remarkable journey to stardom. Nominated for a record-breaking seven 2024 BRIT Awards – the most of any artist in one year – her long-awaited independent debut album, My 21st Century Blues, made an immediate impact. As a welcome result of her self-fulfilling work, RAYE unknowingly created the song that became synonymous with 2023. 

The global smash ‘Escapism.‘ not only became the largest-selling single by a female British artist in 2023, but it also earned RAYE her first UK #1 and entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US where it’s since been certified Platinum. Following support tours with Lewis Capaldi, Kali Uchis, and SZA, RAYE performed 130 headline shows including a rousing set at Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage. Her career-defining turn at Royal Albert Hall – accompanied by a 50-person orchestra and gospel choir – received a televised BBC special for the ages with critics heralding RAYE as “the most talented artist since Adele and Amy Winehouse” (The Telegraph). This year, she gears up to perform her “My 21st Century Symphony” to a sold-out crowd of 20,000 at The O2 Arena prior to making her debut at Coachella. After playing and owning the pop game, RAYE bet on herself and won.

In the last year, she has also graced the cover of magazines such as GQ, Cosmopolitan, Wonderland, Bricks, Euphoria, Time Out, and DIY and has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, V Magazine, NPR Music, People, Vulture, and many more. Globally, RAYE’s season of high-profile television performances this year includes The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Later… with Jools Holland, and The Graham Norton Show, in addition to a captivating appearance on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. RAYE has also been featured in Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS Shapewear collection campaign alongside PinkPantheress, Ice Spice, and Nessa Barrett.

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TRACKLIST

1. The Thrill Is Gone. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
2. Worth It. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
3. Mary Jane. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
4. Ice Cream Man. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
5. Genesis. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
6. It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
7. Escapism. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)

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