RAYE reveals details of second album 'THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE' • News • DIY Magazine

Here we go - RAYE is officially back! The genre-hopping pop sensation has confirmed that her new album, ‘THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE’, is due for release on 27th March via Human Re Sources.

Having returned last year with the brilliantly balls-to-the-wall single ‘WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!’ (which earned her not one but two BRIT Award nominations earlier this week), she’s since kept fans on tenterhooks waiting for more news on her second LP.

The follow-up to her astounding 2023 debut ‘My 21st Century Blues’, ‘THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE’ will be set across four “seasons” (one for each side of the vinyl), carrying listeners through sonic darkness before emerging optimistically into the light. “Music is medicine, I’ve always said that,” Raye has noted, reflecting on the album’s central concept.

“I guess I’m in the process of making medicine for myself that I can share with the world. 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.”

Check out RAYE’s full 2026 tour schedule and revisit the already iconic video for ‘WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!’ below.

RAYE has just kicked off her 2026 headline tour (suitably named This Tour May Contain New Music) in Europe, ahead of shows across the UK, the USA, and Canada later this year. You can catch her - and her sisters Absolutely and Amma, who she’s bringing along for the ride - on the below dates.

JANUARY 2026
24 Berlin, Germany - Uber Arena (FKA Mercedes Benz Arena)
25 Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena
27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
30 Bologna, Italy - Unipol Arena

FEBRUARY 2026
01 Antwerp, Belgium - AFAS Dome
03 Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena
05 Oslo, Norway - Unity Arena
07 Stockholm, Sweden - Avicii Arena
10 Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena
11 Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion
13 Barcelona, Spain - Palau Saint Jordi
15 Paris, France - Accor Arena
17 Manchester, UK - Co-op Live
20 Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro
23 Birmingham, UK - bp pulse LIVE
26 London, UK - The O2
27 London, UK - The O2

MARCH 2026
04 Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena
31 Sacramento, CA, USA - Channel 24

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

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

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