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RAYE RECRUITS COI LERAY FOR NEW “FLIP A SWITCH” REMIX
breakout UK superstar RAYE shares a new remix of her My 21st Century Blues standout “Flip A Switch.”
Artist: Raye Feat. Coi Leray
Title: ‘Flip A Switch’
Label: Human Re Sources/The Orchard
Release date: April 7, 2023
Raye – Fresh off a career-defining NPR Tiny Desk concert and gearing up to support Kali Uchis (North America) and SZA (Europe/UK) on tour this spring and summer, breakout UK superstar RAYE today shares a new remix of her My 21st Century Blues standout “Flip A Switch.” featuring the boundary-breaking rapper Coi Leray available now on all digital platforms via Human Re Sources/The Orchard
Co-produced by RAYE alongside Mike Sabath (Lizzo, Little Mix, Selena Gomez) and Di Genius (Beyonce, Drake, Burna Boy), the rousing remix finds the powerhouses combining forces for a dynamic must-hear collaboration. The two superstars continue to dominate 2023 thanks to the success of their respective hit singles including RAYE’s inescapable RIAA Platinum, Top 10 radio smash “Escapism.”, and Leray’s Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 “Players,” which also reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs Chart.
“Flip A Switch.” is the latest off RAYE’s debut album My 21st Century Blues that earned the south London native widespread critical acclaim for her raw songwriting, versatility, and musicianship from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, NPR Music, Pitchfork, BET, MTV, Genius, PAPER, People, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, V Magazine, NYLON, Cosmopolitan UK (February 2023 cover story), Wonderland (spring 2023 cover story), and more.
RAYE made her U.S. TV debut in support of My 21st Century Blues on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with an adrenaline-rushing performance of “Escapism.” alongside 070 Shake – WATCH HERE – and gave a heart-wrenching rendition of her powerful feminist anthem “Ice Cream Man.” on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! in honor of sexual assault survivors during Women’s History Month – WATCH HERE. Additionally, RAYE cemented her status as one of today’s most versatile live performers with a dynamic and soulful Jazz-influenced NPR Tiny Desk concert that showcases the depths of her range.
Press on RAYE’s Debut Album My 21st Century Blues
“RAYE navigated and overcame the obstacles to make a breathtaking, expansive and genre-busting album that will likely hold on through to year to be one of the best of 2023” – NPR Music
“Transforming her pain into power is a recurring theme on RAYE’s debut album… making music out of hard truths has become as central to her mission as speaking them” – The New York Times
“These songs have a seductive, sinister energy, and show how strong a lyricist Keen [RAYE] is when she zeroes in on scene-setting and storytelling… this feels like a real reclamation” – Pitchfork
“an impressive album” – The New York Times
“Her stellar LP features some of RAYE’s most personal songwriting, and she laces her storytelling with sounds from doo-wop to hip-hop to rap to pop” – Rolling Stone
“Although her path has been winding, RAYE’s ambition has never wavered: the album soars with genre explorations and intimate songwriting as she makes the most of her opportunity to finally share her story”
– Billboard
“captivatingly soul-baring debut album” – People Magazine
“You end the record with the faith that RAYE is about to have everything she’s ever deserved” – Vulture
“And while the new work explores themes darker than anything we’ve ever heard from her, it’s not a dreary sob story, but rather a tale of resilience” – V Magazine
“the arrival of a burning new star… ‘My 21st Century Blues’ is awash in decadent instrumentation and theatrical inclusions that feel as if the listener is putting a stethoscope to her heart” – NYLON
“RAYE turns a traumatic experience into a bold statement of self-empowerment and self-worth on “Ice Cream Man,” celebrating the strength of womanhood with flair and verve” – PAPER
“RAYE rewrites her story with ‘My 21st Century Blues’… after nearly a decade in the industry mix, the pop-turned-R&B starlet carves her own path forward on her long-awaited debut album” – MTV News
“My 21st Century Blues is the perfect reminder that RAYE is the pop act to watch right now, and a great introduction to her inventive, bold, and assured tone…. now is the time to get familiar with RAYE” – Consequence
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