LOS ANGELES, CA- RAYE is absolutely smashing it right now. Her new single “Where Is My Husband!” and its accompanying video are pure fire. I simply can’t get enough. The sonics are so on point: that breakbeat snaps, the horns punch with precision, and the whole thing swings with a swagger that feels larger than life. And then there’s the video’s clever twist… After following RAYE on her quest to find her elusive husband, it’s she who pops out of the box at the end, almost answering the call herself. The message? She doesn’t need anyone to save her. She can handle her own business.
The track itself is a sassy yet sincere ode to love, longing, and self-assurance. Co-written and produced with Mike Sabath, it mixes funky brass lines with syncopated R&B beats and RAYE’s signature soaring vocals. It’s got that big-band energy but filtered through a glossy, soul-pop lens. Listening to it, I couldn’t help but think of Christina Aguilera’s “Ain’t No Other Man” off Back to Basics (2006): all the glamour, the sass, the horn-driven swagger, but refreshed for a new generation. RAYE has built a reputation on being genre-defying, and this single is another flex.
If the title alone didn’t give it away, the lyrics are witty, tongue-in-cheek, and brutally honest. Lines like “Baby, where the hell is my husband / And what’s taking him so long to find me” tap into that universal frustration of waiting for the right one, but RAYE spins it into an anthem rather than a lament. The bridge takes it even further with a kind of playful desperation, asking the Lord for help, demanding a ring, a diamond, a husband who can hurry the hell up. It’s funny, it’s theatrical, and it’s delivered with the sort of vocal conviction that makes you believe she’s deadly serious. That balance of humor and heart is what makes the song so addictive.
The video doubles down on that playful energy. We see RAYE chasing down the idea of her husband… but the punchline is all her. She doesn’t just own the stage, she flips the narrative on its head: she is the husband. She’s the provider, the protector, the one who gets it done. It’s the perfect visual metaphor for an artist who has taken full control of her career after years of label setbacks and industry politics.
And the timing couldn’t be better. RAYE is not just dropping a killer single; she’s also announced This Tour May Contain New Music, a 40-date headline trek kicking off in January 2026. The European leg will take her through arenas in Berlin, Paris, and two nights at London’s O2, before she heads to North America for dates at Radio City Music Hall, Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, and the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Adding to the family affair, her younger sisters—ABSOLUTELY and AMMA—will provide direct support throughout the tour. The chance to see all three siblings sharing the stage across two continents feels monumental.
This run of shows comes as anticipation builds for her sophomore album, due next year. Considering her debut My 21st Century Blues was a decade in the making and spawned the global smash “Escapism.”, expectations couldn’t be higher. But if “Where Is My Husband!” is any indication, RAYE is about to take things to another level: less confessional blues, more high-voltage, genre-bending pop that packs as much personality as it does musical punch.
RAYE’s career arc has been nothing short of meteoric these past few years. From breaking records at the BRIT Awards to tearing up Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, she’s consistently proven herself one of the most compelling voices in pop. What sets her apart, though, is her ability to fold raw storytelling into tracks that slap. “Where Is My Husband!” is both a laugh-out-loud anthem and a testament to her chops as a songwriter and performer.
So yeah, I’ll be first in line to cover that Los Angeles show on May 12, 2026. If the energy of this single is anything to go by, RAYE’s next chapter is going to be loud, bold, and impossible to ignore.
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