RAYE reveals how she'd stay positive when she was finding it tough

The singer broke BRITs history by winning six awards in one year

RAYE with her BRIT Awards
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 4th Mar 2024

Over the weekend music royalty arrived at the O2 Arena in London, for the annual BRIT Awards with Mastercard. On the night, Dua Lipa opened the ceremony with a spectacular performance of 'Training Season', while we also saw performances from Becky Hill x Chase & Status, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding, Rema, RAYE and Jungle, with Kylie Minogue ending the show on a high, after picking up her Global Icon Award.

However, The BRIT Awards 2024 was RAYE's night, as the singer, who had been nominated for a massive seven awards, picked up six gongs including the highly-prestigious Mastercard Album of the Year, for her debut, independently released 'My 21st Century Blues'.

It's been a tough journey for RAYE, as the singer left her record label in 2021 to release her music independently. However, just three years later, it's paid off, and RAYE told us in the winners' room what she would tell herself when she was going through a tough time.

The 'Escapism' singer said: "I would just tell her, you're doing good, keep pushing, you know. I think, the thing is as an artist, it's a rollercoaster of a thing isn't it? You know? I think also, you are your toughest critic. I'd just tell her, go easy on yourself, you're doing great, and trust your gut, keep trusting your gut you know?"

RAYE went on to thank all of her fans for their support, she told us: "Thank you to anyone of you who gave any second of your time to give my music a listen, and thank you for seeing me as an artist and digging into this album, you know? Like, that's all an artist could ask for, is listeners who care and listeners who will buy a ticket and come and see a show. So, just thank you to those people."

During one of her acceptance speeches, RAYE brought her grandma Agatha on stage. She told us backstage: "I might give one (BRIT Award) to my grandma to have in her house. Isn't she so beautiful? My beautiful grandma, grandma Agatha, to the world!"

Congratulations RAYE!

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Take a look through all of the winners from The BRIT Awards 2024:

MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR

RAYE – 'My 21st Century Blues' - WINNER

NOMINEES:
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'

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

RAYE - WINNER

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

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

boygenius - WINNER

NOMINEES:
Foo Fighters
blink-182
boygenius
Gabriels
Paramore

BEST POP ACT

Dua Lipa - WINNER

NOMINEES:
Calvin Harris
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
RAYE
Olivia Dean

BEST HIP HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT

CASISDEAD - WINNER

NOMINEES:
J Hus
Dave
Little Simz
CASISDEAD
Central Cee

BEST DANCE ACT

Calvin Harris - WINNER

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

BEST NEW ARTIST

RAYE - WINNER

NOMINEES:
RAYE
Mahalia
Olivia Dean
PinkPantheress
Yussef Dayes

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Miley Cyrus – 'Flowers' - WINNER

NOMINEES:
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'

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

SZA - WINNER

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

BEST ALTERNATIVE/ROCK ACT

Bring Me The Horizon - WINNER

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

BEST R&B ACT

RAYE - WINNER

NOMINEES:
Jorja Smith
Cleo Sol
Mahalia
RAYE
Sault

SONG OF THE YEAR WITH MASTERCARD

RAYE ft 070 Shake – 'Escapism' - WINNER

NOMINEES:
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'

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Jungle - WINNER

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

BRITs GLOBAL ICON

Kylie Minogue - WINNER

BRITs RISING STAR

The Last Dinner Party - WINNER

NOMINEES:
Caity Baser
Sekou

BRITs PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Chase & Status - WINNER

BRITs Songwriter of the Year

RAYE - WINNER

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