Raye: Pop star goes number one after gaining independence from major label
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Image source, ReutersPop star Raye has earned his first number one single, 18 months after his sep aration from the record label who refused to release her debut album.
The five-time British nominee tops the charts with the hard-hitting, drink the pain - Escapism outdoor club anthem.
"As someone who writes for a living, I have no words," she said told the BBC on Friday. "I cried all day."
"It just goes to show you need to protect yourself no matter what people tell you."
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">She added: "And we did it independently - it's just crazy."Escape had previously topped the charts, but was held back from the top spot by a succession of Christmas songs over the holiday season.
While these tracks disappeared this week, The Breakout peaked with 5.6 million streams, the company Official Charts said.
Raye is parting ways with the label after "tears and pain." How Updating Dolly Parton Helped Raye Find Her Voice
Image source, ReutersPop star Raye has earned his first number one single, 18 months after his sep aration from the record label who refused to release her debut album.
The five-time British nominee tops the charts with the hard-hitting, drink the pain - Escapism outdoor club anthem.
"As someone who writes for a living, I have no words," she said told the BBC on Friday. "I cried all day."
"It just goes to show you need to protect yourself no matter what people tell you."
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">She added: "And we did it independently - it's just crazy."Escape had previously topped the charts, but was held back from the top spot by a succession of Christmas songs over the holiday season.
While these tracks disappeared this week, The Breakout peaked with 5.6 million streams, the company Official Charts said.
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