New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The multi-platinum independent pop star RAYE, one of the most streamed artists and revered songwriters in the world, is gearing up for the release of her long-awaited debut album, My 21st Century Blues, due out on February 3, 2023 and available to pre-order now here via Human Re Sources / The Orchard.
Today, RAYE reveals the complete tracklist for the highly anticipated record set to include her current smash hit single "Escapism." (feat. 070 Shake) in addition to previously released tracks like "Black Mascara.", "Hard Out Here.", and "The Thrill Is Gone."
The deeply personal 13-song body of work - touching on everything from RAYE's painful experiences in the music industry to sexual abuse, rape, body dysmorphia, addiction, misogyny, and even climate change - also includes new standouts "Buss It Down," "Ice
Cream Man.", and "Five Star Hotels." with UK alt-R&B vocalist Mahalia.
The success surrounding RAYE's 2022 comeback has been exponential. Giving an emotional, adrenaline-rushing performance, the London native continues to evince herself as a powerhouse star performer with the massive global success of "Escapism.", which catapulted to viral TikTok fame last month and has since surpassed 5.65 billion views and 4 million creations on the platform in addition to more than 150 million cumulative streams and 24 million monthly Spotify listeners.
The song amassed 14 million streams last week alone and continues its meteoric rise across the globe again this week where it's on course to become RAYE's first-ever UK #1 single and has achieved new peaks on the Billboard Hot 100 (#72) and across Spotify's Top 50 Global (#19) and US Daily Viral 100 (#2) charts. "Escapism." officially impacts US Top 40 and Rhythmic
Radio next week on Monday, January 9th.
Additionally, RAYE announced this week that she'll be joining
Lewis Capaldi as special guest on his sold out Broken By Desire To Be
Heavenly Spent IE/UK arena tour in January prior to embarking on her own headline My 21st Century Blues World Tour kicking off in
Europe before playing five sold out North American cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Chicago and Brooklyn in March.
My 21st Century Blues Tracklist:
1. "Introduction."
2. "Oscar Winning Tears."
3. "Hard Out Here."
4. "Black Mascara."
5. "Escapism." (feat. 070 Shake)
6. "Mary Jane."
7. "The Thrill Is Gone."
8. "Ice
Cream Man."
9. "Flip A Switch."
10. "Body Dysmorphia."
11. "Environmental Anxiety."
12. "Five Star Hotels." (feat. Mahalia)
13. "Worth It."
14. "Buss It Down."
15. "Fin."
Broken By Desire To Be
Heavenly Spent IE/UK Tour Dates:
RAYE as special guest with Lewis Capaldi:
1/14/23 - Leeds - First Direct Arena
1/16/23 - Sheffield - Utilita Arena
1/18/23 - Manchester - AO Arena
1/19/23 - Liverpool - M&S Bank Arena
1/21/23 - Newcastle - Utilita Arena
1/23/23 - Aberdeen - P&J Live
1/24/23 - Glasgow - OVO Hydro
1/26/23 - Birmingham - Utilita Arena
1/27/23 - Nottingham - Motorpoint Arena
1/29/23 - Belfast - SSE Arena
My 21st Century Blues 2023 World Tour Dates:
2/25/23 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
2/26/23 - Berlin, DEU - Frannz
2/27/23 - Copenhagen, DK - Lilie Vega
3/1/23 - Stockholm, SE - Debaser Strand
3/2/23 - Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie
3/4/23 - Dublin, IE - Olympia Theatre
3/5/23 - Belfast, UK - Limelight
3/7/23 - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz
3/8/23 - London, UK - Roundhouse
3/14/23 - San Francisco, CA - Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
3/15/23 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
3/17/23 - Toronto, ON -
Velvet Underground
3/19/23 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
3/21/23 - Brooklyn, NY -
Music Hall Of Williamsburg
