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Raye poses in skimpy bikinis in fun snaps from her trip to the Montreux Jazz Festival as she urges fans 'don't give up on your dreams' ⊕⊕
Raye enjoyed some time out with pals during her trip to the Montreux Jazz Festival last week.
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‘It’s stronger than a drug!’ Transcendent portraits from Montreux jazz festival – in pictures ⊕
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From Quincy Jones to Sam Smith, Raye to Santana, Anoush Abrar has been taking mesmerising photographs of the festival’s stars for years
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Raye reveals she won't write a single new song until she falls in love despite 'pushing herself to the brink' over fears she will lose her career if she stops working ⊖
Speaking as part of The Sunday Times Young Power List 2026, the singer, 28, also told of how she's pushed herself to the brink over fears she will lose her career if she stops working.
Raye tops album charts with This Music May Contain Hope ⊕
It is Raye's second number one this year, after her hugely popular single Where The Hell Is My Husband.
Jack Whitehall says he got into 'a load of trouble' for spoiling Raye's BRIT Awards performance before sensationally storming out of the studio in hilarious April Fool's prank ⊕
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The comedian, 37, returned as the host of the BRITs in February, and confessed he received a telling-off from bosses after he accidentally revealed Raye's performance on the radio.
Taylor Swift sings 'Where Is My Husband?' to Travis Kelce as she flashes her engagement ring during Raye's iHeartRadio Music Awards performance ⊕⊕
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Taylor Swift looked to be having the night of her life on Thursday as she sang 'Where Is My Husband' to fiancé Travis Kelce during Raye's amazing iHeartRadio Music Awards performance.
Raye comes out swinging on her new album, This Music May Contain Hope ○
The star suffered writer's block while working on her second album, but it hits all the right notes.
4 months ago
Raye: This Music May Contain Hope review – a wildly ambitious epic of unbridled self-expression ⊕⊕
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Almost overstuffed with musical ideas, the singer’s second studio album can be self-indulgent and messy, but it’s a heartfelt and exuberant grand statement from an artist determined…
ADRIAN THRILLS: A performer in her prime, Raye makes her pitch to sing the next Bond theme ⊕
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The former BRIT School student, born Rachel Keen, has become one of the leading figures in British pop.