Raye drops soaring heartbreak ballad 'Nightingale Lane', lifted from new album 'This Music May Contain Hope' • News • DIY Magazine

Riding high off the back of the runaway success of her 2025 single ‘WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!’, soul-pop powerhouse RAYE has returned with her latest offering, ‘Nightingale Lane.’.

Also lifted from her much-anticipated second studio album ‘THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.’ (out on 27th March via Human Re Sources), the new track is a heart-wrenchingly emotive number that sees her recount her first love - and the fallout from its end - via soaring balladic vocals backed by crescendoing big band instrumentation.

‘Nightingale Lane.’ lands the day before RAYE returns to The BRIT Awards - where she scooped a record-breaking six wins back in 2024 for her astonishing debut ‘My 21st Century Blues’ - to perform at tomorrow night’s ceremony in Manchester, where she’s nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Act.

Revisit our In Deep digital cover interview with RAYE and listen to ‘Nightingale Lane.’ for yourself below.

Currently in the midst of a huge 2026 headline tour (she played the first of six outings at London’s O2 Arena last night!), RAYE will be treating crowds across the UK, Ireland, and North America to her renowned live show this Spring - find out full details below.

This Tour May Contain New Music 2026 dates:

FEBRUARY 2026
27 London, The O2

MARCH 2026
01 London, The O2
02 London, The O2
04 Dublin, 3Arena
05 Dublin, 3Arena
31 Sacramento, CA, Channel 24

APRIL 2026
02 Vancouver, BC, Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center
03 Seattle, WA, WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field
06 Denver, CO, Fillmore Auditorium
08 Minneapolis, MN, State Theatre
10 Chicago, IL, Auditorium Theatre
12 Montreal, QC, Place Bell
13 Toronto, ON, Coca Cola Coliseum
15 New York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
16 New York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
19 Philadelphia, PA, The Met Presented by Highmark
20 Boston, MA, MGM Music Hall at Fenway
23 New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
26 Washington, DC, The Anthem
28 Atlanta, GA, Coca Cola Roxy
29 Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium

MAY 2026
01 Houston, TX, 713 Music Hall
03 Dallas, TX, South Side Ballroom
04 Austin, TX, Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
07 Phoenix, AZ, Arizona Financial Theatre
08 Las Vegas, NV, The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
10 San Francisco, CA, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
12 Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theatre
13 Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theatre
19 London, The O2
20 London, The O2

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