Independent, chart-topping, award-winning: RAYE is all these things and more. Following her high-profile departure from her record label in 2021, her already well-established career has exploded with success (she won six BRIT Awards in 2024 alone), and the London-born singer-songwriter shows no signs of stopping. Having penned hits for acts such as Beyoncé, Little Mix and Anitta, RAYE’s versatility should come as no surprise. Highlights in her catalogue include the confessional breakout single, “Escapism.”—a trip-hop-influenced, starmaking collaboration with 070 Shake—and her rap-leaning turn on “Prada”, cassö’s bass-heavy dance flip of D-Block Europe’s “Ferrari Horses”. There’s also been a string of floor-fillers, from the snappy, Jax Jones-produced “You Don’t Know Me” to the flirtatious Joel Corry and David Guetta feature, “BED”, as well as “Genesis.”—a three-act trip through spoken word, hip-hop and jazz.