RAYE’s sophomore album finally has a release date. Titled This Music May Contain Hope, the Grammy-nominated vocal powerhouse’s new LP arrives on March 27 via Human Re Sources.
Set across four distinct “seasons,” with each side of the vinyl representing a different one, RAYE promises that her new album will take listeners across the full spectrum of human emotion. “I guess I’m in the process of making medicine for myself that I can share with the world,” she said. “I want us all to say to ourselves that it’s going to be all right, and I’m going to have faith in the seeds that I’ve planted beneath the snow. I wanted to create something that is a hug, bed or soft place for that person who needs it.”
Fans can pre-order digital and physical copies of This Music May Contain Hope here.
2025’s Mike Sabath-produced “Where Is My Husband!” launched RAYE’s new era, and the song has already hit No. 1 in the U.K. and climbed to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the highest-peaking solo song of her career so far. The catchy, big band-adjacent tune finds RAYE doubling down on the jazz influences that colored her debut album, My 21st Century Blues, which helped her become the first artist to win six BRIT Awards in a single year.
That project, which housed the 070 Shake-assisted smash “Escapism,” also earned RAYE two 2025 Grammy nominations for best new artist and songwriter of the year, non-classical. Last week (Jan. 15), the Grammys announced that “Ice Cream Man” would receive the 2026 Harry Belafonte Best Song for Social Change Award. “Its bravery embodies everything this award stands for,” said Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
Though her new album doesn’t arrive for two more months, RAYE has already kicked off her latest world tour, which includes six sold-out nights at London’s O2 Arena (Feb. 26-27, March 1-2 and May 19-20), as well as stops at iconic venues like New York’s Radio City Music Hall (April 15-16) and Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre (May 12-13). Her younger sisters, Absolutely and AMMA, will serve as her support acts.
As if her own 51-date trek wasn’t already a massive undertaking, RAYE will also be a special guest on Bruno Mars’ The Romantic Tour for 27 stadium shows across the United States this summer. At next month’s Grammys (Feb. 1), she’ll compete in the best music film category with her Live At The Royal Albert Hall concert movie.
Check out the official artwork and announcement for RAYE’s forthcoming This Music May Contain Hope album below.
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