JAKARTA - The success of a musical work is often followed by a burden to reap success in the next work. This was experienced by Rachel Agatha Keen, who is better known by the stage name RAYE.
Through a video posted on TikTok, RAYE confirmed to fans that it had returned to the studio to work on a new upcoming album.
Plans to make new music come after his debut album, My 21st Century Blues (2023), achieved great success.
How could I not, through the album, the 27-year-old singer broke the winning record at the 2024 BRIT Awards, appearing at the 97th Academy Awards earlier this year, to becoming the Glastonbury Festival line-up.
However, these milestones caused a sense of pressure when writing new material.RAYE said the expectations made her cry in the studio because she had difficulty writing new material.
"I thought too much and I really cried. So I can't go online because the standards are very high," said RAYE.
The 'Escapism' singer said the pressure she felt also made her unable to greet fans via social media for the time being.
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"I just want to believe my heart, hope I make the right decision. And most importantly, just believe if no one else does it because I did it," he said. "I have to think like that, that's why I can't go online."
The difficulty was not only felt by RAYE this time, during an interview with NME in 2022, he also expressed his difficulties after joining the record label.
"When you sign a contract with a record label, technically they work for you You sign a contract with the company for them to work for your career and take you to the next level," said the artist.
"But as a woman, it doesn't feel like that. It feels like you're working for them. And you know, some of the things I have to go through to be able to do that... it's really sad," he added.
After criticizing his former label, Polydor, for preventing him from releasing his debut album in 2021, RAYE separated from the label a few weeks later. He then released his debut album independently in 2023.
For information, the songs RAYE became one of the favorites of King Charles III, who described them as "a great big duo for British music".
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