RAYE Releases New Concert Album “Live At Montreux Jazz Festival”

RAYE UNVEILS NEW LIVE CONCERT ALBUM
LIVE AT MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL

FEATURING MUSIC FROM RAYE’S
DEBUT ALBUM MY 21st CENTURY BLUES, NEW WORK “GENESIS”, AND MORE

AVAILABLE TO STREAM AND PURCHASE ON 12” VINYL TODAY
VIA HUMAN RE SOURCES / THE ORCHARD

FULL MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL SET TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 1ST
ON RAYE’S OFFICIAL YOUTUBE HERE

MAJOR UPCOMING US PERFORMANCES INCLUDE:
SOLD OUT GRAMMY MUSEUM PERFORMANCE (SHEEN CENTER),
GLOBAL CITIZENS FESTIVAL (CENTRAL PARK), AND BLUE NOTE WITH ROBERT GLASPER

(New York, NY – September 13, 2024) – Continuing what has already been a truly sensational year, global sensation RAYE today releases live concert album, Live At Montreux Jazz Festival, available to stream and purchase on 12” vinyl today via Human Re Sources/The Orchard – LISTEN HERE // PURCHASE HERE.

RAYE recently delivered a standout performance at the 58th Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, a show that both the festival and RAYE herself found so monumental that she decided to commemorate it with a special digital and 12″ vinyl album release. The album cover features a touching image of RAYE with her Swiss grandfather who saw RAYE perform for the very first time making her Montreux debut even more special. Since 1967, the Festival has celebrated all genres of music and generated countless legendary performances. Artists who have graced the stage of Montreux include Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Prince, Bob Dylan, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar, Leonard Cohen, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, and Nina Simone to name a few.

Speaking on the significance of the performance, record-breaking BRIT Award winner RAYE says:

“Playing Montreux Jazz Festival was one of the greatest musical honours we have ever been granted. I am so enamoured and in awe of the history of all the artists who have stood on the stage we shared, a festival dedicated to celebrating and providing a platform for true musicianship. I am so proud of this day we got to stand on that stage. I left the stage feeling the highest of highs.

Also in this moment my mum’s father, Hans, my beautiful Swiss grandfather got to see me sing for the first time. This was the most beautiful day in my memories for myself and my band. A day we will never forget and we wanted to share this moment with a beautiful vinyl for anyone who would care to listen.”

The album features RAYE’s stellar and rousing cover of the James Brown classic “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” accompanied by a live performance video. Montreux Jazz’s YouTube will also showcase the tracks “Genesis” and “Mary Jane” (coming September 16th) with RAYE’s full set to be released via her YouTube on October 1st.

In March, RAYE made history at Britain’s biggest night in music when she clinched an unprecedented six BRIT Awards – the most wins for any artist in a single year and the first female to ever win Songwriter of the Year – marking a groundbreaking achievement that propelled the indie artist to superstardom. She has since dazzled audiences live at Coachella, Lollapalooza, and on Saturday Night Live, skyrocketing My 21st Century Blues into the US iTunes Top 10. This year has also seen RAYE open for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, contribute to Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER album (“RIIVERDANCE”), be named to TIME Magazine’s “Next Generation Leaders” list, earn nominations at the 2024 BET and MTV Video Music Awards, as well as be honored at the upcoming SONA Warrior Awards.

ABOUT RAYE

British singer-songwriter RAYE has emerged as a leading force in music, boasting eight Top 20 UK singles, 5 billion global Spotify streams, and a notable history of writing for top GRAMMY Award-winning artists such as Beyoncé, John Legend, Kylie Minogue, and David Guetta to name only a few. Her 2023 debut independent album, My 21st Century Blues, peaked at No. 2 on the UK Official Albums Chart and featured the smash hit “Escapism.”, which has not only surpassed a Billion streams but also marked RAYE’s first No. 1 in the UK and entry on the Billboard Hot 100, achieving RIAA Double Platinum status in the US.

Following a year of extensive touring around the world that included support tours with the likes of SZA, Kali Uchis, and Lewis Capaldi, RAYE gave a career-defining performance at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall. Accompanied by a full orchestra and 30-person gospel choir, critics heralded RAYE as “the most talented artist since Adele and Amy Winehouse” (The Telegraph).

RAYE’s latest Top 40 US radio hit, “Genesis.”, is a three act opus and a masterclass in disrupting music as we know it. Produced with multiple GRAMMY Award winner Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins (Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, SZA), the work draws a parallel through storytelling the origins of her universe, RAYE elevates her emotionally raw and vulnerable lyrics with triumphant strings and horns, dulcet harmonies and emboldened snare, into a pitch perfect performance that is a divine battle cry. “Genesis.” is a confrontational acknowledgement of a chapter not yet closed but with a set intention for a new beginning, drawing inspirations from big band, jazz, hip-hop, R&B, gospel and contemporary pop. Out of darkness comes light and with this new chapter, a musical renaissance is on the horizon.

Live At Montreux Jazz Festival Tracklist (Digital and 12” Vinyl)

The Thrill Is Gone. (Live At Montreux Jazz Festival)
Worth It. (Live At Montreux Jazz Festival)
Mary Jane. (Live At Montreux Jazz Festival)
Ice Cream Man. (Live At Montreux Jazz Festival)
Genesis. (Live At Montreux Jazz Festival)***
It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World (Live At Montreux Jazz Festival)
Escapism. (Live At Montreux Jazz Festival)

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