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RAYE Gives Emotional Speech at The Summertime Ball
TW: Sexual violence
Raye gets choked up at Capital's Summertime Ball as she gives an emotional speech about suffering sexual violence https://t.co/VHTBBrWhe0
- Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) June 17, 2024
RAYE got choked up at Capital's Summertime Ball as she gave an emotional speech about those who have suffered sexual violence, and hinted at her own experience.
Record-breaking Brit award-winner RAYE, 26, made the comments as she introduced her song Ice Cream Man at the concert at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
The song is about RAYE being sexually assaulted when she was 17 years old by a music producer, who forced his hand between her legs. 'I wanted to sing this song for you today,' Raye said. 'I don't quite know why. Maybe it's because also, I need to sing this song for myself. 'This is a really difficult subject matter. So when I got into the statistics and the statistics were that one in four women and men will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime.'
RAYE added: 'And that is a quarter of you. That is 20,000 people in this place right now will relate to the words of this song which blows my mind because I know most of us are walking around pretending like everything's fine - and sometimes it's not. 'Sometimes you need to be loud about things that you've been quiet about your whole life, and for me, the way that I can do that is in my music, so please excuse the sad subject of this song.'
At the end of the emotional track Raye said: 'Thank you for bearing with me. Yeah, it's a lot.' The star previously revealed that she was forced to find a record deal in America after she hit out at the UK music industry over the sexual assault.
British labels turned their backs on the star after her MeToo revelation about how she was assaulted by a music producer who forced his hand between her legs when she was 17.
RAYE - real name Rachel Agatha Keen - told how the attack left her hooked on alcohol and drugs to cope, and came at a huge cost to her career. The hitmaker, from Tooting, South London, said: 'Every girl I know in this industry has some sort of story to tell me. The studio is such a vulnerable space. 'And if you say something, you create an enemy who will spread rumours or blacklist you - and you need those connections to open doors for yourself.
Industry sources say that the singer's revelation that she had been sexually assaulted by a record producer, and then speaking out against Polydor, left music bosses fearful of signing her. One source said: 'It is absolutely insane that Raye went to America. Now look at her.
'She has been outspoken about what has happened to her as a woman, that she was sexually assaulted and you do really have to wonder whether that stopped her from getting signed by a British label. RAYE is a strong woman who has no qualms about ruffling some feathers.
RAYE’s Full Set
Raye‘s Full Set at Capital‘s Summertime Ball 2024! ☀️ pic.twitter.com/vHDinF2z37
- RAYE Infos (@rayeinfos) June 16, 2024
The Setlist:
Worth It.
Ice Cream Man.
Genesis.
BED
You Don't Know Me
Black Mascara.
Prada
Escapism.
Source 1 2
I love this woman sfm. She truly deserves the world!
No weapon formed against RAYE shall ever prosper.
Raye gets choked up at Capital's Summertime Ball as she gives an emotional speech about suffering sexual violence https://t.co/VHTBBrWhe0
- Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) June 17, 2024
RAYE got choked up at Capital's Summertime Ball as she gave an emotional speech about those who have suffered sexual violence, and hinted at her own experience.
Record-breaking Brit award-winner RAYE, 26, made the comments as she introduced her song Ice Cream Man at the concert at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
The song is about RAYE being sexually assaulted when she was 17 years old by a music producer, who forced his hand between her legs. 'I wanted to sing this song for you today,' Raye said. 'I don't quite know why. Maybe it's because also, I need to sing this song for myself. 'This is a really difficult subject matter. So when I got into the statistics and the statistics were that one in four women and men will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime.'
RAYE added: 'And that is a quarter of you. That is 20,000 people in this place right now will relate to the words of this song which blows my mind because I know most of us are walking around pretending like everything's fine - and sometimes it's not. 'Sometimes you need to be loud about things that you've been quiet about your whole life, and for me, the way that I can do that is in my music, so please excuse the sad subject of this song.'
At the end of the emotional track Raye said: 'Thank you for bearing with me. Yeah, it's a lot.' The star previously revealed that she was forced to find a record deal in America after she hit out at the UK music industry over the sexual assault.
British labels turned their backs on the star after her MeToo revelation about how she was assaulted by a music producer who forced his hand between her legs when she was 17.
RAYE - real name Rachel Agatha Keen - told how the attack left her hooked on alcohol and drugs to cope, and came at a huge cost to her career. The hitmaker, from Tooting, South London, said: 'Every girl I know in this industry has some sort of story to tell me. The studio is such a vulnerable space. 'And if you say something, you create an enemy who will spread rumours or blacklist you - and you need those connections to open doors for yourself.
Industry sources say that the singer's revelation that she had been sexually assaulted by a record producer, and then speaking out against Polydor, left music bosses fearful of signing her. One source said: 'It is absolutely insane that Raye went to America. Now look at her.
'She has been outspoken about what has happened to her as a woman, that she was sexually assaulted and you do really have to wonder whether that stopped her from getting signed by a British label. RAYE is a strong woman who has no qualms about ruffling some feathers.
RAYE’s Full Set
Raye‘s Full Set at Capital‘s Summertime Ball 2024! ☀️ pic.twitter.com/vHDinF2z37
- RAYE Infos (@rayeinfos) June 16, 2024
The Setlist:
Worth It.
Ice Cream Man.
Genesis.
BED
You Don't Know Me
Black Mascara.
Prada
Escapism.
Source 1 2
I love this woman sfm. She truly deserves the world!
No weapon formed against RAYE shall ever prosper.