RAYE has expressed her frustration that she’s yet to release her debut album, despite having been signed on a major label deal with Polydor for many years.
The musician said on Twitter that she is “sick of being slept on,” and that she’s eager to put out her first full length LP.
“I have been on a 4 ALBUM RECORD DEAL since 2014 !!! And haven’t been allowed to put out one album,” she tweeted. “ALL I CARE ABOUT is the music. Im sick of being slept on and I’m sick of being in pain about it this is not business to me this so personal.”
She added: “I’ve done everything they asked me, I switched genres, I worked 7 days a week, ask anyone in the music game, they know. I’m done being a polite pop star. I want to make my album now, please that is all I want.”
I have been on a 4 ALBUM RECORD DEAL since 2014 !!! And haven’t been allowed to put out one album. ALL I CARE ABOUT is the music. Im sick of being slept on and I’m sick of being in pain about it this is not business to me this so personal
— RAYE (@raye) June 29, 2021
I’ve done everything they asked me, I switched genres, I worked 7 days a week, ask anyone in the music game, they know. I’m done being a polite pop star. I want to make my album now, please that is all I want. ?
— RAYE (@raye) June 29, 2021
NME has contacted Polydor for comment.
RAYE‘s first releases for Polydor were the 2016 singles ‘Distraction’, ‘Ambition’ (featuring Stormzy) and ‘I, U, Us’, and their parent EP ‘Second’.
She’s gone on to release three further EPs on the label, as well as the mini-album ‘Euphoric (Sad Songs)’ last November.
We have heard a taste of Raye’s long-awaited debut album, however. Earlier this month she shared the single ‘Call On Me’, dedicated to her sister.
In a recent interview with NME on the red carpet at the 2021 BRIT Awards last month, RAYE said she hopes to “mix genres” on her upcoming debut album.
“I’ve been signed for a very, very long time – since I was 17. I’m 23 now, so it’s been six years,” she explained to NME, echoing the sentiment of her recent tweets. “I’m ready to just drop [an album].”