Raye

Raye loses songwriting books for second album in car theft

Singer, who won a record-breaking number of Brit awards this year, says books were in its boot and the follow-up to My 21st Century Blues will be delayed

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

25, Oct, 2024 @12:34 PM

Leeds festival review – Lana Del Rey and Liam Gallagher are sublime after the storm

An eclectic line-up – from Lambrini Girls to Fontaines DC and Fred Again – defied Storm Lilian to deliver a fiery, heartfelt festival

Dave Simpson

26, Aug, 2024 @11:26 AM

‘He’s never worked a day in his life!’: Paul McCartney honours Bruce Springsteen at Ivor Novello awards

Springsteen receives Academy fellowship as Raye named songwriter of the year, and Yussef Dayes, Victoria Canal and Speakers Corner Quartet pick up major awards

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

24, May, 2024 @7:10 AM

Coachella 2024: women save the day as festival suffers an identity crisis

Ticket sales might have lagged for the once-unbeatable double weekender but an array of crowd-pleasing female acts made it a worthwhile journey

Alaina Demopoulos

15, Apr, 2024 @6:34 PM

Raye, Tate McRae and a bit of a rave: all the Brits 2024 performances reviewed

From Kylie’s megamix to Rema’s maximalism, we rate and slate the performers at British music’s biggest night of the year

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

03, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM

Brit awards 2024 – as it happened

It’s the biggest night in British music – and Raye broke records as the most-garlanded artist in a single year. Relive our liveblog of the evening

Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Laura Snapes and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

02, Mar, 2024 @11:25 PM

Raye’s record-breaking Brits defied the limited imaginations of the British music industry

Raye’s six Brit awards marked a huge vindication for the newly independent artist and rightly shamed the major label that apparently couldn’t see her potential

Laura Snapes

02, Mar, 2024 @11:04 PM

Brit awards 2024: women dominate as Raye scores record-smashing six wins

Artists have previously only managed four wins in one ceremony, capping an astonishing year for the British singer who was once left in major label limbo

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

02, Mar, 2024 @10:45 PM

Brit awards 2024 – full list of winners

The winners of every category at the 2024 Brits, updated as the ceremony progresses

Guardian music

02, Mar, 2024 @8:19 PM

‘She has worn her heart on her sleeve’: how Raye went from major-label frustration to seven Brit nominations

Whether she wins or not, the singer-songwriter has already made history and could do so again if she sweeps the board tomorrow

Laura Snapes

01, Mar, 2024 @2:27 PM

Raye review – the sweet sound of revenge

Ahead of this week’s Brits, where she’s up for a record seven gongs, the singer-songwriter draws on her famously hardwon debut album in a show poised between raw truths and joyous bangers

Kitty Empire

24, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM