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
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!
You can hear songs by RAYE on KISS.
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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