To close out the year we’ve been revisiting some favorite conversations from over the years. We started a couple of weeks ago with Patti Smith and Raphael Saadiq. This week we’re revisiting a conversation with English pop singer/songwriter RAYE. RAYE just won the Mercury Prize over the weekend for her sophomore release, THIS ALBUM MAY CONTAIN HOPE. that featured the huge single Where Is My Husband?

But this conversation covers her debut album, MY 21ST CENTURY BLUES which won Album of the Year and a historic total six wins at the 2024 Brit Awards. In our chat we discuss how a quote from Nina Simone gave her the courage to take control of her career and she explains the inspiration behind her sprawling multi-part single, “Genesis.”

You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite RAYE songs HERE.

To close out the year we&rsquo;ve been revisiting some favorite conversations from over the years. We started a couple of weeks ago with Patti Smith and Raphael Saadiq. This week we&rsquo;re revisiting a conversation with English pop singer/songwriter RAYE. RAYE just won the Mercury Prize over the weekend for her sophomore release, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZN01xzenGMhWHdC5kfAe9?si=TmvxrF4RTOiQ9z-zFn-Q5w">THIS ALBUM MAY CONTAIN HOPE.</a> that featured the huge single Where Is My Husband? But this conversation covers her debut album, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3U8n8LzBx2o9gYXvvNq4uH?si=cSNzbvXXRuOUg2r90phxmw">MY 21ST CENTURY BLUES</a> which won Album of the Year and a historic total six wins at the 2024 Brit Awards. In our chat we discuss how a quote from Nina Simone gave her the courage to take control of her career and she explains the inspiration behind her sprawling multi-part single, &ldquo;Genesis.&rdquo;
You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite RAYE songs&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6XveZHtftXzV6GesAjKqdx?si=fc37cb348ac54146">HERE</a>.

Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating&mdash;and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

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Revisiting: RAYE

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