How Raye overcame music industry misogyny to become Britain’s brightest star

It's been a huge twelve months for Raye, the south London singer-songwriter who made a very public stand against the creative restrictions of her major label, escaped her deal altogether, and then went on to scoop a Mercury Prize nomination for her debut album My 21st Century Blues. 

Now, she’s made Brits history,  and following her incredible winning streak over the weekend, she now holds the record for the most Brit wins in a single year. 

Raye bagged an impressive seven nominations across all of the categories, and won six of them on the big night – the maximum number possible given that she had two nominations in the Song of the Year category. It races past the previous record of four wins in one night,