MY 21ST CENTURY BLUES OUT FEBRUARY 3rd
GLOBAL HIT “ESCAPISM” WITH 070 SHAKE CONTINUES METEORIC RISE ON US & UK SINGLES CHARTS SURPASSING 120 MILLION STREAMS TO DATE
SOLD OUT MY 21ST CENTURY BLUES WORLD TOUR KICKS OFF FEBRUARY 25th
LISTEN & WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO HERE
My 21st Century Blues Tracklist
1. “Introduction.”
2. “Oscar Winning Tears.”
3. “Hard Out Here.”
4. “Black Mascara.”
5. “Escapism.” (feat. 070 Shake)
6. “Mary Jane.”
7. “The Thrill Is Gone.”
8. “Ice Cream Man.”
9. “Flip A Switch.”
10. “Body Dysmorphia.”
11. “Environmental Anxiety.”
12. “Five Star Hotels.” (feat. Mahalia)
13. “Worth It.”
14. “Buss It Down.”
15. “Fin.”
Multi-platinum independent pop star RAYE is gearing up for the release of her long-awaited debut album, My 21st Century Blues, due out on February 3, 2023 and available to pre-order now HERE via Human Re Sources / The Orchard.
Today, RAYE reveals the complete tracklist for the highly anticipated album set to include her current smash hit single “Escapism.” (feat. 070 Shake) in addition to previously released tracks like “Black Mascara.”, “Hard Out Here.”, and “The Thrill Is Gone.” The deeply personal 13-song body of work – touching on everything from RAYE’s painful experiences in the music industry to sexual abuse, rape, body dysmorphia, addiction, misogyny, and even climate change – also includes new standouts “Ice Cream Man”, “Buss It Down”, and “Five Star Hotels” with UK alt-R&B vocalist Mahalia.
The success surrounding RAYE’s 2022 comeback has been exponential. Giving an emotional, adrenaline-rushing performance, the London native continues to evince herself as a powerhouse star performer with the massive global success of “Escapism.”, which catapulted to viral TikTok fame last month and has since surpassed 5.65 Billionviews and 4 Millioncreations on the platform in addition to more than 120 million cumulative streams and 24 million monthly Spotify listeners. The song amassed 14 million streams last week alone and continues its meteoric rise across the globe again this week where it’s on course to become RAYE’s first-ever UK #1 single and has achieved new peaks on the Billboard Hot 100 (#72) and across Spotify’s Top 50 Global (#19) and US Daily Viral 100 (#2) charts. “Escapism.” officially impacts US Top 40 and Rhythmic Radio next week on Monday, January 9th.
Additionally, RAYE announced this week that she’ll be joining Lewis Capaldi as a special guest on his sold-out Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Spent IE/UK arena tour in January prior to embarking on her own headline My 21st Century Blues World Tour kicking off in Europe before playing five sold-out North American cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City in March. For more details on ticketing, visit RAYE’s official website HERE.
WATCH “ESCAPISM.” (FEAT. 070 SHAKE) VIDEO HERE
It’s been a year since RAYE, the mononym for South Londoner Rachel Keen, blew up her career in order to rebuild it. Frustrated at the fact she’d been continually denied the chance to release her debut album by her then major label — despite more than 25 Million monthly Spotifylisteners, 7 top 20 UK singles, and 4 Brit Award nominations to her name, plus songwriting credits that have clocked more than 3.5 Billion global streams for other chart-topping acts like Beyoncé, John Legend,Little Mix and Charli XCX to name only a few— she posted a series of viral tweets that shed light not only on her own struggles but on the plight of female artists caught in an endless loop of faceless dance features and broken promises. A straight shooter, RAYE has always relished being a maverick. Brought up in a musical household (her dad and grandad were both songwriters), RAYE knew from an early age that she would carry on this songwriting lineage. At 14 years old, RAYE decided she wanted to attend the Brit School, the creative hothouse that had helped shape the likes of Adele and Amy Winehouse, but left two years later to jump-start her career. That same year she released the independently-funded, blissed-out Welcome To Winter EP on Soundcloud. In between penning hit records, such as “Bigger” for Beyoncé’sThe Lion King: The Gift album and “Bed” with Joel Corry & David Guetta, RAYE released a series of projects, including Second EP in 2016, Side Tape mixtape in 2018 and Euphoric Sad Songs mixtape in 2020. Her solo catalog alone has over 3 Billion cumulative streams. She garnered early support from BBC Radio, The Guardian, and Vogue, and continues to be championed by global names, including Bulgari, Christopher Kane, and JW Anderson. Furthermore, she’s toured with Halsey, Khalid, Rita Ora, Years & Years, and Jess Glynne. Now, with My 21st Century Blues completed and proper infrastructure in place to capitalize on her extensive experience as a hitmaker, RAYE is ready to launch stage two of her career and build out her discography. Over the summer, RAYE made her comeback as an independent artist with “Hard Out Here,” a no-holds-barred anthem that easily earned widespread support from critics at The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, PAPER, and more. She followed up with “Black Mascara” in August and in October, her double release of “Escapism.” and “The Thrill Is Gone.” coincided with her performance of the singles on the critically acclaimed British show “Later… with Jools Holland.”
Pre-Order My 21st Century Blues https://raye.orcd.co/m21cb
Listen to “Escapism.” (feat. 070 Shake) https://raye.orcd.co/escapism-thrillisgone
Listen to “Black Mascara” https://raye.orcd.co/blackmascara
Listen to “Hard Out Here” https://orcd.co/hardouthere
Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Spent IE/UK Tour Dates
RAYE as special guest with Lewis Capaldi
1/14/23 – Leeds – First Direct Arena
1/16/23 – Sheffield – Utilita Arena
1/18/23 – Manchester – AO Arena
1/19/23 – Liverpool – M&S Bank Arena
1/21/23 – Newcastle – Utilita Arena
1/23/23 – Aberdeen – P&J Live
1/24/23 – Glasgow – OVO Hydro
1/26/23 – Birmingham – Utilita Arena
1/27/23 – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
1/29/23 – Belfast – SSE Arena
My 21st Century Blues 2023 World Tour Dates
2/25/23 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg
2/26/23 – Berlin, DEU – Frannz
2/27/23 – Copenhagen, DK – Lilie Vega
3/1/23 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser Strand
3/2/23 – Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
3/4/23 – Dublin, IE – Olympia Theatre
3/5/23 – Belfast, UK – Limelight
3/7/23 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
3/8/23 – London, UK – Roundhouse
3/14/23 – San Francisco, CA – Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
3/15/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
3/17/23 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
3/19/23 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
3/21/23 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
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