Raye debuts “The Music Nay Contain Hope”

RAYE DEBUTS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SOPHOMORE ALBUM

THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.

OUT NOW VIA HUMAN RE SOURCES

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SOLD-OUT NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR KICKS OFF

MARCH 31 IN SACRAMENTO, CA

LP FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH HANS ZIMMER, AL GREEN,

 LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, FLAMES COLLECTIVE CHOIR, AND

SISTERS AMMA & ABSOLUTELY

CO-PRODUCED BY MIKE SABATH, TOM RICHARDS, CHRIS HALL, PUNCTUAL & MORE

RAYE PRESENTS TAYLOR SWIFT WITH IHEARTRADIO MUSIC POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD

AND PERFORMS HIT SINGLE “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!”

SPECIAL GUEST ON BRUNO MARS’ THE ROMANTIC TOUR, PERFORMING IN STADIUMS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA THIS SUMMER – TICKETS HERE

(New York, NY – March 27, 2026) – Following a show-stopping performance at tonight’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, where she performed her Top 10 pop radio hit “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! and presented the “Pop Album of the Year” award to Taylor Swift , four-time GRAMMY Award®-nominated global superstar RAYEreleases her highly anticipated sophomore album, THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE., available now on all digital streaming platforms via Human Re Sources. The monumental body-of-work unfolds in four “seasons,” with each side of the vinyl representing a different chapter in a sonic journey that moves from darkness to light.

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Speaking on the album, RAYE shares: “Music is medicine, I’ve always said that. I guess I’m in the process of making medicine for myself that I can share with the world. I want us all to say to ourselves that it’s going to be all right, and I’m going to have faith in the seeds that I’ve planted beneath the snow. I wanted to create something that is a hug, bed or soft place for that person who needs it.”

THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. is an ambitious and deeply personal opus that finds RAYE at her most fearless and emotionally expansive. It marks a bold evolution for the South London native, transforming heartbreak, self-doubt, and personal turmoil into a cinematic exploration of resilience and renewal. Blending pop, R&B, jazz, big band, soul, and orchestral influences, the 17-track album unfolds like a technicolor drama of modern life, balancing moments of darkness with an undercurrent of defiant optimism. The result is an immersive, emotionally charged body of work that positions hope not as naïve idealism, but as something hard-earned, fragile, and ultimately transformative.

As RAYE sings on the album’s final track “Fin.”:

“For it’s life’s guarantee

That we’re all going to die

Come rain, or come storms

We’ve we got one little life

The sun has promised to shine

All four beautiful seasons.

Even if we can’t see it,

Hope must always exist.

Hope is above the clouds to conclude

There and so it goes

And as it says on the tin, in the winds

That this May Contain Hope.”

Featuring the UK No. 1, RIAA Platinum-certified hit “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” alongside previously released singles including the soaring ballad “Nightingale Lane.” and “Click Clack Symphony.,” created with Hans Zimmer and accompanied by a cinematic music video directed by Dave Meyers, the LP highlights RAYE’s continued artistic evolution. Additional contributions from Al Green, the London Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Tom Richards), Flames Collective Choir, and her sisters Amma and Absolutelyare complemented by co-production from Mike Sabath, Tom Richards, Chris Hill, Pete Clements, Jordan Riley, and Punctual. RAYE debuted several songs from the album during her sold-out EU/UK arena tour this winter, further building momentum ahead of release. Collectively, critical response positions THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. as a landmark 2026 release, an emotionally resonant and meticulously crafted project that reinforces RAYE’s status as one of the most compelling voices and innovative songwriters of her generation.

RAYE has spent the past two months lighting up arenas across Europe and the UK on her 51-date THIS TOUR MAY CONTAIN NEW MUSIC run, joined by her sisters Amma and Absolutely. The tour includes six nights at London’s The O2, and next week she heads to North America for a fully sold-out run, with performances at Radio City Music Hall (April 15 & 16) and Greek Theatre (May 12 & 13). She will also join Bruno Mars as a special guest on The Romantic Tour this summer, appearing on 26 stadium dates across North America. For tickets and additional information, visit RAYEofficial.com.

ABOUT RAYE

Since 2014, RAYE has charted 20 Top 40 UK singles and surpassed 10 billion cumulative streams. In 2024, the South London native made history by winning six BRIT Awards, including “Album of the Year,” the most ever in a single year, alongside a total of seven nominations. Other accolades include an Ivor Novello Awardfor “Songwriter of the Year,” “Best UK & IE Artist” at the MTV EMAs, and the Ivors Academy’s special “Songwriter Advocate Award.” She has also been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and honored with Variety’s “Triple Threat” Award, in addition to nominations for BET’s “Best International Act” and the MTV VMAs “Video For Good.”

THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. is led by the massive UK No. 1 smash hit, “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!”, which set the stage for RAYE’s sophomore era. To date, it’s amassed over 800 million streams, reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, and marks RAYE’s second Top 10 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart. The single is certified Triple Platinum in Brazil; Double Platinum in Australia; Platinum in the U.S., UK, Belgium, France, Norway, The Netherlands, and New Zealand; and Gold in seven additional territories.

Most recently, RAYE was honored with the Recording Academy’s “Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change” CEO Merit Award for her raw and honest song “Ice Cream Man.” that amplifies the voices of sexual assault survivors. She was also nominated at the 68th Grammy Awards for the music film Live At The Royal Albert Hall—her one-night-only show backed by a 50-piece orchestra and gospel choir—which was released on vinyl and broadcast on the BBC and PBS. RAYE was previously nominated for “Best New Artist”and “Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical)” at the GRAMMYs in 2025.

RAYE’s sophomore album THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. is out everywhere now – LISTEN HERE // PURCHASE HERE.

THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. Tracklist

Intro: Girl Under The Grey Cloud.

I Will Overcome.

Beware.. The South London Lover Boy.

The WhatsApp Shakespeare.

Winter Woman.

Click Clack Symphony. (feat. Hans Zimmer)

I Know You’re Hurting

Life Boat.

I Hate The Way I Look Today.

Goodbye Henry. (feat. Al Green)

Skin & Bones.

WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

Fields. (feat. Grandad Michael)

Joy. (feat. Amma & Absolutely)

Happier Times Ahead.

Fin.