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RAYE, winner of 6 Brit Awards, the most in history, releases live recordings from July’s Montreux Jazz Festival performance as album “Live At Montreux Jazz Festival”
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UK singer-songwriter RAYE, who has caused a worldwide sensation and showed off her overwhelming singing ability and presence at Fuji Rock ’24 in July, has released her live album “Live At Montreux Jazz Festival.” Contains 7 songs from live performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July. The performance at this time was extremely satisfying and complete for her and the band, so they decided to record it as a live album. It will be released on digital distribution and 12-inch vinyl. The person pictured with her on the jacket is her Swiss grandfather. I visited the festival venue and watched her stage performance for the first time.
RAYE “Genesis (Live) | Montreux Jazz Festival 2024”
[Video 5: Live albums recorded at the -Montreux Jazz Festival- have a long history. RAYE talks about the album as follows.
“Performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival is the greatest musical honor we have ever been bestowed upon. The festival is dedicated to celebrating and providing a platform for true musicianship. I am truly fascinated and in awe of the history of all these artists. I felt so proud when I left the stage. It was great.
At that festival, my maternal father and my beautiful Swiss
grandfather, Hans, came to see me sing for the first time. This day was the most beautiful memory for me and my band. It was a day I’ll never forget, and I wanted to share that moment with everyone who would listen, even on a beautiful vinyl record.”
The album also includes RAYE’s breathtaking cover of James Brown’s classic “It’s A Man’s Man’s World.”
RAYE “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World”
[Video 6: On October 1st, her full performance from the festival will also be available on YouTube.
RAYR carved their name into history by winning an unprecedented six awards at the BRIT Awards in March of this year. This is the most awards won in a single year and a groundbreaking achievement for an indie label singer-songwriter at Britain’s biggest music festival. In addition to being the first woman to win “Songwriter of the Year,” she has also won “Artist of the Year,” “Album of the Year,” and “Song of the Year.” “Year”, won Best New Artist and Best R&B Act. Furthermore, at the award ceremony, they performed a medley of songs from their critically acclaimed debut album, an epoch-making performance in their career.
At the “Ivor Novello Awards 2024” in May, he won the prestigious “Songwriter of the Year” award. At the “Global Awards” in March, they won three awards including “Best Pop” and “Best British Act”, and won “Best Song” for “PRADA”, a collaboration with Casso and D-Block Europe. ” was awarded. Also, this spring, he made his first appearance at the Coachella Festival and received rave reviews, attended the Met Gala for the first time wearing custom Fendi clothing, was selected to TIME magazine’s “Next Generation Leaders” list, and won the BET Award. Nominated for “Best International Act”. Furthermore, her innovative performance of “Genesis.” on “Saturday Night Live” helped her album “My 21st Century Blues” soar into the top 10 on iTunes in the US. British singer-songwriter RAYE is one of the most successful stars in music today. 8 UK Top 20 singles, 5 billion global Spotify streams, and countless artists who have written for her. Since their debut in 2014, they have been making steady progress toward stardom. Their long-awaited debut album from an indie label, “My 21st Century Blues,” became an instant sensation, peaking at number 2 on the UK Official Album Chart. As a result of creating an album faithful to his own thoughts, he also created an unexpected huge hit called
“Escapism.”, which has become synonymous with 2023.
RAYE, 070 Shake “Escapism. (Official Music Video)”
[Video 7: “Escapism.” not only became the best-selling single by a female artist in the UK in 2023, it also became RAYE’s first number one in the UK, charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and became a platinum single. Certified. They’ve been a support act on tours for Lewis Capaldi, Kali Uchis and SZA, rocked up the Pyramid Stage at
Glastonbury, and performed 130 headlining shows. At the Royal Albert Hall performance, which became a milestone in her career, she sang passionately with a 50-person orchestra and gospel troupe in the background. The performance was aired as a special on the BBC, and the Telegraph praised her as “the most talented artist since Adele and Amy Winehouse” (The Telegraph). This year, she performed “My 21st Century Symphony” at a sold-out O2 Arena in front of an audience of 20,000 people.
Last year, she appeared on the covers of POP, Elle, Sunday Times Culture, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Wonderland, Bricks, Euphoria, Time Out, DIY, and more, and appeared on the covers of The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, TIME Magazine, Pitchfork, V Magazine, He has been featured on NPR Music, People, Vulture, and many other outlets. Also on “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “Good Morning America,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Later…with Jools Holland,” “The He has appeared on popular domestic and international TV programs such as “The Graham Norton Show.” He gave a great performance on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert.”
“RAYE: Tiny Desk Concert”
[Video 8: Release information
RAYE
“Live at Montreux Jazz Festival” now available
Label: Human Re Sources
Distribution link: https://raye.orcd.co/liveatmontreuxjazzfestival
Tracklist
1. The Thrill Is Gone. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
2. Worth It. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
3. Mary Jane. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
4. Ice Cream Man. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
5. Genesis. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
6. It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival) 7. Escapism. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
Music Videos
“It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)”
“Genesis (Live) | Montreux Jazz Festival 2024”
“Escapism. (Official Music Video)”
“RAYE: Tiny Desk Concert”
RAYE Information
Official Website https://rayeofficial.com/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RAYEofficial
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/raye/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@raye
Twitter https://twitter.com/raye
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/raye
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