Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In late November, Raye was nominated for three Grammy Awards including best new artist. The news couldn't have been better timed. ...

After years languishing in label limbo, the pop star struck out on her own - and with her mega-ambitious recent album, she's riding her independence toward global superstardom.

RAYE has lifted the lid on the gruelling, years‑long process behind her new album .0, admitting she poured “a lifetime’s worth of work” into the record and pushed herself to the brink in the process.

In late November, Raye was nominated for three Grammy Awards including best new artist. The news couldn't have been better timed. "I was having a really tough, emotional day – maybe it was my time of ...