Raye quits social media after claims label gained’t let her launch debut album

Raye is taking a break from social media, days after revealing claims that her label gained’t let her launch her debut album.

The singer has been signed on a four-album cope with Polydor since 2014 however has but to launch a full-length report.

Writing on Twitter earlier at this time (July 4), Raye (whose actual title is Rachel Eager) introduced she could be stepping again from social media in the meanwhile. “I'm purported to be in ‘Name On Me’ promo mode however I simply don’t have the power to advertise this report proper now,” she mentioned, referring to her newest single.

“I'm leaving for some time, and I’m leaving my telephone behind. Preserve streaming and sharing this track for me. I really like you.”

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— RAYE (@raye) July 4, 2021

When she initially made the claims final week (June 29), Raye mentioned she had been instructed she could be allowed to make her first album if ‘Name On Me’ did nicely. “think about the PRESSURE of me waking up on daily basis frantically taking a look at numbers and stats hoping that I can simply make MY BLOODY FIRST ALBUM,” she wrote.

“Think about this ache,” she mentioned earlier in her thread. “I've been signed to a significant label since 2014…and I've had albums on albums of music sat in folders gathering mud, songs I'm now making a gift of to A listing artists as a result of I'm nonetheless awaiting affirmation that I'm ok to launch an album.”

In an announcement given to NME, a spokesperson for Polydor mentioned: “We had been saddened to learn RAYE’s tweets final night time and have reached out to her administration crew to debate and provide our full help.”

Raye launched her first singles beneath the label in 2016 with ‘Distraction’, the Stormzy-featuring ‘Ambition’ and ‘I, U, Us’. She has additionally launched 4 EPs beneath her deal, in addition to final November’s mini-album ‘Euphoric (Unhappy Songs)’.

Talking to NME on the 2021 BRIT Awards crimson carpet, the singer mentioned she hopes to “combine genres” on her debut album. “I’ve been signed for a really, very very long time – since I used to be 17. I’m 23 now, so it’s been six years,” she added. “I’m prepared to simply drop [an album].”