​Raye accuses Polydor of withholding release of her debut album

British singer Raye has accused record label Polydor of withholding the release of her debut album in a series of tweets on Tuesday

“So for the last 7 days I have woken up crying my eyes out, not wanting to get out of bed and feeling so alone. These are emotions we usually hide from social media and I have become such an expert at hiding my tears and my pain,” she said in her first tweet.

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She claims that Polydor, the major record label to which she has been signed since 2014, is stopping her from releasing a debut album. “I have had albums on albums of music sat in folders collecting dust,” she continued.

Raye tweeted a photo of herself in tears, alleging that she is now giving away songs to A-list artists as a result of the label withholding her music. Having been signed to Polydor for seven years, she claims that the label believes she isn’t “good enough” to release an album.

The singer has released hit after hit since her emergence onto the pop scene, with tracks like ‘Secrets’, ‘BED’ and ‘Ferarri Horses’ accounting for millions of streams worldwide, topping the charts multiple times.

Earlier this year, Raye released her single ‘Call On Me’, which she claims might be an entryway to the label allowing her to release a record. “I’m being told if ‘Call On Me’ does well then I can do my album,” she said, but maintains that she has still yet to be given the green light.

“I have worked and waited and hustled and given EVERYthing I have and if I am going to suffer I am NOT going to do it in silence anymore,” she said. “I’m done being a polite pop star. I want to make my album now, please that is all I want.”

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A spokesperson for Polydor has now responded to Raye’s tweets, telling NME: “We were saddened to read RAYE’s tweets last night and have reached out to her management team to discuss and offer our full support.”

Gemma Ross is Mixmag's Digital Intern, follow her on Twitter