Bonafide global superstar RAYE – fresh off a string of dates with Kali Uchis and now supporting SZA on her sold out ‘S.O.S’ Arena Tour across Europe/the UK – announces new dates have been added to her headlining My 21st Century Blues World Tour spanning North America, Europe, the UK, and Australia. 

 RAYE’s return to North America is set to include 26 dates that will kick off Friday, September 29th in Washington, D.C. and make stops in New York City, Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta, Nashville, and Milwaukee on October 24th, before wrapping in Los Angeles on November 7th.

 Joining RAYE as direct support on tour throughout the US, Europe, and the UK is singer, songwriter, and performer Absolutely who has officially arrived as a solo artist with her genre-smashing single “Higher”—out now via Epic Records. Working with frequent collaborator and producer Dave Hamelin [Beyoncé, 070 Shake], Absolutely fully embodies “alternative” in the truest sense of the word as her dynamic voice shines on soundscapes laced with otherworldly R&B, interstellar soul, and boundary-busting pop. Her inclusion makes this jaunt a family affair as she’s also RAYE’s younger sister. But make no mistake – Absolutely is a visionary artist in her own right and her debut on the stage supporting her sister will be a special moment. 

 The success surrounding RAYE’s return to music has been exponential as she continues to break records with her debut album, My 21st Century Blues, a decade in the making and her first as an independent artist. On her own terms, RAYE gave space for listeners who have faced and overcome adversity with anthems for women in the industry that recounted her own painful experiences with sexual abuse, rape, body dysmorphia, addiction, misogyny, and even climate change. 

"Escapism." (feat. 070 Shake) catapulted to viral TikTok fame amassing over 1.4 million original creations and 825 million cumulative streams. Recently winning an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song and Best Social Trending Song at The Global Awards, the UK No. 1 single and bonafide global smash has been certified RIAA Platinum in the US plus nine other territories and marked her debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart where it peaked at #22. 

Globally, RAYE’s season of television performances includes The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Later... with Jools Holland, and The Graham Norton Show in addition to riveting performances on NPR’s Tiny Desk and the BBC1 Live Lounge; magazine covers across Cosmopolitan, Bricks, Euphoria, NYLON, Wonderland, Forbes’ 30 Under 30, Time Out; countless features internationally with highlights across The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, V Magazine, W Magazine, The Cut, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent; and features in SKIMS New Shapewear collection alongside PinkPantheress, Ice Spice and Nessa Barrett plus international billboards for Spotify’s EQUAL campaign. 

Fast cementing a legacy as an artist that can skip between genres at will – songs that flit between hip- hop, dance, and gospel and still keep their integrity – RAYE c