Raye

Always support the women around you. I think that's so important.

Even though the people decide very much what's consumed on the outside, inside, the music industry is still very much a gatekept society.

I mean, dance music is a simple chord structure, a hook, and then you put drums on it and some synths. It's very formulaic - maths and science. You chip away at something and manoeuvre it to be this perfect earworm: three minutes 20; nothing under 150 beats per minute.

It's not in my nature to follow rules.

There's a world in which if I didn't find faith again, I might not even be here. There's a lot of demons trying to claw at you and drag you to somewhere you don't belong, so I'm really grateful I have this faith. It's honestly pulled me out of a really dark place.

I grew up in the church around my mum singing in the choir and my dad leading worship. Music runs in my family.