Nearly a month after British singer Raye took to social media to share a series of emotional tweets with fans, updating them about a supposed hold back from her label, the ‘Walk On By’ singer has just announced her departure from Polydor.
Just a little Croydon girl with a dream ššš pic.twitter.com/lvlTTtEmvy
— RAYE (@raye) July 19, 2021
In the statement released to her socials on Monday night, the 23-year-old, who had been signed to Polydor since 2014, based the parting on “different goals artistically.”
The statement which was captioned “Just a little Croydon girl with a dream,” read: “Today I am speaking to you as an independent artist.”
“Polydor and I have spoken and have agreed to part ways.
She went on: “I want to say a big thank you to the Polydor team, and all the individuals who have fought for me, believed in me and worked so hard for me across the years.
“Polydor are an incredible infrastructure powerhouse team, unfortunately we have different goals artistically and I am very grateful to them for giving me a graceful, smooth exit to start my next chapter as an artist.”
The split comes weeks after the ‘Secrets’ singer spilled on her current status with her label, saying she was “sick of being slept on” by Polydor in a series of emotional tweets at the end of June.
Hey my dears, so for the last 7 days I have woken up crying my eyes out, not wanting to get out of bed and feeling so alone. These are emotions we usually hide from social media and I have become such an expert at hiding my tears and my pain and I wanted to talk about it todayš„ŗ
— RAYE (@raye) June 29, 2021
holding it inside and pretending I am 100% fabulous will only hurt more. So here it is. Today I feel like a toilet. Iām going to be brave and talk about it. You are not alone, we can talk about our worries and our tears. Itās not embarrassing to speak out, It is brave #callonme pic.twitter.com/nFx3IHDcuE
— RAYE (@raye) June 29, 2021
Imagine this pain
I have been signed to a major label since 2014…and I have had albums on albums of music sat in folders collecting dust, songs I am now giving away to A list artists because I am still awaiting confirmation that I am good enough to release an album.— RAYE (@raye) June 29, 2021
I have been on a 4 ALBUM RECORD DEAL since 2014 !!! And havenāt been allowed to put out one album. ALL I CARE ABOUT is the music. Im sick of being slept on and Iām sick of being in pain about it this is not business to me this so personal
— RAYE (@raye) June 29, 2021
Iāve done everything they asked me, I switched genres, I worked 7 days a week, ask anyone in the music game, they know. Iām done being a polite pop star. I want to make my album now, please that is all I want. š
— RAYE (@raye) June 29, 2021
Well with the old comes something new, and we hope for the best in all future endeavours as every artist deserves to feel wanted and appreciated in their label.
Raye has recently made some strides in the music industry with the most recent being her nomination for best British song at the Brit Awards earlier this year for her 2020 collaboration with Regard on the track ‘Secrets,’ although losing the award to Harry Styles’ ‘Watermelon Sugar.’
Check out Raye’s latest single “Call On Me” below.
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