Watch RAYE play 'Where Is My Husband!' and new song 'Nightingale Lane' at BRITs 2026

NewsMusic News Watch RAYE play ‘Where Is My Husband!’ and new song ‘Nightingale Lane’ at BRITs 2026 The track comes from her upcoming album 'This Music May Contain Hope' By Laura Molloy 1st March 2026 RAYE. CREDIT: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images RAYE performed a new song, ‘Nightingale Lane’, at the 2026 BRIT Awards. Watch below. READ MORE: RAYE: “I became a ‘rent-a-verse’. People knew my songs, but they didn’t know me” The singer brought a full orchestra to the ceremony last night (February 28), where she was nominated for Song of the Year and Pop Act, for a lively rendition of her 2025 chart-topping single ‘Where Is My Husband!’. Advertisement As she entered the final chorus, she brought the tempo to half-pace and told the crowd: “The next song we’re gonna sing is about a man who didn’t buy me a ring. It’s such a shame, this song is called ‘Nightingale Lane’.” She then launched into the ballad, singing: “Somebody loved me once/And someday, somebody will again/Like the way you loved me/On Nightingale Lane.” It’s one of the tracks from her upcoming album ‘This Music May Contain Hope’, due on March 27, which she debuted back in January when she kicked off her tour in Poland. View this post on Instagram RAYE’s new album will be the long-awaited follow-up to her breakthrough, ‘My 21st Century Blues’. The singer is currently on tour in celebration of the new release. Recommended She’s confirmed that the tracklist will be set in four “seasons”, with each side of the vinyl release covering a different season. “Music is medicine, I’ve always said that. I guess I’m in the process of making medicine for myself that I can share with the world,” she explained. “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.” In 2024, the singer-songwriter announced that her second album would be delayed following the theft of her car with her songwriting books inside. She then revealed in October 2025 that she had found her stolen car with her songwriting books “untouched”, meaning she could go back to working on it. ‘Where Is My Husband!’ became her second Number One in the UK and peaked at Number 13 in the US. It was named as one of the best songs of 2025 by NME, and was described as a “jazzy, soul-pop bop” that “showed off her formidable vocal chops with the help of a larger-than-life brass band”. Advertisement As for the BRITS, it was Olivia Dean who ended up dominating this year, winning four awards, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. See the full list of winners here. Related TopicsBRIT AwardsBritsPopRAYE You May Also Like Advertisement TRENDING ‘Vanished’ review: Kaley Cuoco plays another accidental sleuth in this breezy, bingeable drama KiiiKiii want you to lock in on being delulu: “It is a really optimistic driving force” ‘Resident Evil Requiem’ review: an inventive and unnerving survival horror sequel Kidwild is UK rap’s comeback kid who never quit The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2026 Advertisement More Stories Music News Watch Noel Gallagher’s full uncensored BRITs 2026 acceptance speech Music News Geese’s Max Bassin at the BRIT Awards 2026: “Free Palestine, fuck ICE, R.I.P. Mani, let’s go Geese” Music News Watch Dua Lipa and Ghostface Killah join Mark Ronson for career-spanning medley at BRITs 2026 Music News Watch Robbie Williams lead Ozzy Osbourne tribute at BRITs 2026 with ‘No More Tears’ Music News Watch Rosalía joined by surprise guest Björk for ‘Berghain’ at 2026 BRIT Awards Music News Watch Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell call for support for grassroots music venues in BRITs Best Group acceptance speech