RAYE breaks BRIT Award nomination history

Congratulations RAYE

RAYE
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 24th Jan 2024

Huge congratulations to ‘Bed’ singer RAYE as she has received a massive seven BRIT Award nominations. The singer, who has been nominated for Artist of the Year and Mastercard Album of the Year amongst others, has become the most BRIT-nominated artist in one year.

The other categories RAYE is nominated for include Best New Artist, Song of The Year with Mastercard (‘Prada’ and ‘Escapism’), Pop Act and R&B Act.

After attending the highly coveted BRIT School as a teenager, RAYE has gone on to release several hit songs including 'You Don't Know Me', TikTok viral 'Escapism' and her most recent banger 'Prada'. RAYE has also gone on to release her debut album ‘My 21st Century Blues’, along with an orchestral version, which features many of her hits.

Speaking about her amazing list on nominations for the 2024 BRIT Awards, RAYE said told presenter Yinka Bokinni: “My eyes fill up with tears when we talk about this, it’s too much, it’s really too much!

“The only way I can describe it is a miracle, this is deep… A year and a half ago Yinka, as far as the industry was concerned I was down and out. Never in my wildest dreams would I think that trying again would mean seven BRIT nominations!”

She went on to say: “I’m a BRIT kid, I went to the BRIT School, it was the goal, the ultimate goal was, find my way somehow to The BRIT Awards, and now I’ve had some nominations in the past, which I’ve been so grateful for, this is a whole different thing… I mean Best Album? Are you sick?!”

RAYE has previously been nominated for four BRIT Awards, dating back to ‘You Don’t Know Me’ with Jax Jones in 2018, which was up for British Single of The Year. To date, RAYE has not won a BRIT Award, so we have everything crossed for her this year!

Take a look through the 2024 BRIT Award nominations:

BRITs RISING STAR

The Last Dinner Party - WINNER
Caity Baser
Sekou

SONG OF THE YEAR WITH MASTERCARD

Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding – 'Miracle'
Switch Disco & Ella Henderson – 'REACT'
Lewis Capaldi – 'Wish You The Best'
Dua Lipa – 'Dance The Night' (From 'Barbie' The Album)
Ed Sheeran – 'Eyes Closed'
RAYE ft 070 Shake – 'Escapism'
Stormzy Ft Debbie – 'Firebabe'

cassö/RAYE/D-Block Europe – 'Prada'
Central Cee -Let Go'
Dave & Central Cee – 'Sprinter'
J Hus Ft Drake – 'Who Told You'
Kenya Grace – 'Strangers'
PinkPantheress – 'Boy's a liar'
Rudimental/Charlotte Plank/Vibe Chemistry – 'Dancing Is Healing'
Venbee & Goddard – 'Messy In Heaven'

BEST NEW ARTIST

RAYE
Mahalia
Olivia Dean
PinkPantheress
Yussef Dayes

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Dua Lipa
RAYE
Dave
Little Simz
J Hus
Fred again..
Central Cee
Arlo Parks
Jessie Ware
Olivia Dean

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Chase & Status
Blur
Headie One & K-Trap
Jungle
Young Fathers

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Foo Fighters
blink-182
boygenius
Gabriels
Paramore

BEST DANCE ACT

Becky Hill
Calvin Harris
Fred again..
Romy
Barry Can't Swim

BEST R&B ACT

Jorja Smith
Cleo Sol
Mahalia
RAYE
Sault

BEST ALTERNATIVE/ROCK ACT

The Rolling Stones
Blur
Bring Me The Horizon
Young Fathers
Yussef Dayes

BEST HIP HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT

Promoted by KISS Fresh
J Hus
Dave
Little Simz
CASISDEAD
Central Cee

BEST POP ACT

Promoted by HITS Radio
Calvin Harris
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
RAYE
Olivia Dean

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
Kylie Minogue
Taylor Swift
Lana Del Rey
SZA
Asake
Burna Boy
Caroline Polachek
CMAT

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR

Olivia Rodrigo - 'vampire'
Tate McRae – 'greedy'
Miley Cyrus – 'Flowers'
Noah Kahan – 'Stick Season'
Meghan Trainor – 'Made You Look'
Billie Eilish –'What Was I Made For'
David Kushner – 'Daylight'
Doja Cat – 'Paint The Town Red'
Jazzy - 'Giving Me'
Libianca – 'People'
Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - 'Miss You'
Peggy Gou – '(It Goes Like) Nanana'
Rema – 'Calm Down'
SZA – 'Kill Bill'
Tyla – 'Water'

MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR

RAYE – 'My 21st Century Blues'
J Hus – 'Beautiful And Brutal Yard'
Little Simz -'NO THANK YOU'
Blur - 'The Ballad of Darren'
Young Fathers – 'Heavy Heavy'

Now read:

RAYE: From BRIT school to huge hits like 'Prada'

Little Mix girls support RAYE with the release of her debut album

The BRIT Award 2024 nominations revealed

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