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RAYE has reflected on leaving Polydor in the summer after a public label dispute in her first interview since becoming an independent artist.The singer parted ways with Polydor Records earlier this year, after recently claiming that the label had refused to release her debut despite signing a four-album deal in 2014.“I have been on a 4 ALBUM RECORD DEAL since 2014 !!! And haven’t been allowed to put out one album,” she wrote on Twitter at the time. “ALL I CARE ABOUT is the music.

RAYE has announced details of a UK and Irish headline tour, set to take place later this year – see the list of dates below.The new shows come off the back of recent single ‘Call On Me’ and a series of high-profile label disputes that followed.Kicking off in Belfast at Limelight 2 on November 6, the tour will travel through the UK and Ireland for the first half of November, ending in Leeds at the Beckett Student Union on November 16.See RAYE’s upcoming UK and Irish tour dates below.

Laura Mvula has voiced her support for RAYE, after the singer left her record label following claims that she was being prevented from releasing her debut album.The singer parted ways with Polydor Records earlier this week, after recently claiming that the label had refused to release her debut despite signing a four-album deal in 2014.Mvula is no stranger to label conflicts herself, previously revealing that Sony Records unceremoniously sent her a seven-line email to reveal she was being

RAYE has announced that she’s now an independent artist after exiting her record deal with Polydor.The singer, who last month alleged that the label had refused to let her release her debut record despite having signed a four-album deal in 2014, wrote today (July 19) that an agreement was reached for her to leave.“Polydor and I have spoken and we have agreed to part ways,” she began her note on Twitter.“I want to say a big genuine thank you to the Polydor team, and all the individuals who have

Raye is taking a break from social media, days after revealing claims that her label won’t let her release her debut album.The singer has been signed on a four-album deal with Polydor since 2014 but has yet to release a full-length record.Writing on Twitter earlier today (July 4), Raye (whose real name is Rachel Keen) announced she would be stepping back from social media for the time being.

RAYE has played songs from her would-be debut album to fans on her Instagram after she claimed that her label hasn’t allowed her to release a record.The London singer-songwriter, who was shortlisted for the BBC Sound Of…2017 award, played snippets of several unheard songs that are intended for a debut release.As The Line Of Best Fit notes, one “banger” called ‘Fantastic’ was played to fans during RAYE’s Instagram Live before a piano-led track written with the singer’s best friend was shared,

RAYE has expressed her frustration that she’s yet to release her debut album, despite having been signed on a major label deal with Polydor for many years.The musician said on Twitter that she is “sick of being slept on,” and that she’s eager to put out her first full length LP.“Hey my dears, so for the last 7 days I have woken up crying my eyes out, not wanting to get out of bed and feeling so alone.

RAYE has shared a brand new song and video – watch and listen to ‘Call On Me’ below.The track, which the singer says she wrote for her sister in a difficult time, comes ahead of her widely-anticipated debut album.“I wrote this song on a day when my sister was going through something pretty intense, and I was so heartbroken for her,” RAYE says of ‘Call On Me’.

RAYE has discussed her plans for her upcoming debut solo studio album, which she says she’s getting “ready to drop” this year.