Raye has been offered 'a big slot' at this year's Glastonbury Festival after scooping a record-breaking six gongs at the BRIT Awards
Raye has reportedly been offered 'a big slot' at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
After headline talks with Stevie Wonder, 73, allegedly ended, co-organiser Emily Eavis is said to be keen to get the record-breaking BRIT Award-winning star, 26 - who scooped six prizes at this month’s bash - to play the biggest slot possible when the iconic music event returns from June 26 to June 30.
A source told The Sun: “Emily is a huge fan of Raye. She loves her story of grafting for years and taking on the music industry and record labels and winning.
'It was a no-brainer to have her back at the farm but after her six BRITs last month Emily now wants to give her as big a slot as possible.'
Before Superstition hitmaker Stevie - who headlined in 2010 - was rumoured to be in talks, Madonna, 65, Coldplay and Dua Lipa, 28, were the names attached to headlining this year's festival.
![Raye has been offered 'a big slot' at this year's Glastonbury Festival after scooping a record-breaking six gongs at the BRIT Awards last week](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/04/01/81994877-13152959-image-a-44_1709517087366.jpg)
Raye has been offered 'a big slot' at this year's Glastonbury Festival after scooping a record-breaking six gongs at the BRIT Awards last week
![After headline talks with Stevie Wonder, 73, allegedly ended, co-organiser Emily Eavis is said to be keen to get the record-breaking BRIT Award-winning star, 26 - who scooped six prizes at this month¿s bash - to play the biggest slot possible](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/04/01/81994879-13152959-image-a-45_1709517089886.jpg)
After headline talks with Stevie Wonder, 73, allegedly ended, co-organiser Emily Eavis is said to be keen to get the record-breaking BRIT Award-winning star, 26 - who scooped six prizes at this month’s bash - to play the biggest slot possible
![It had been reported that Rihanna had been sought after to perform at Worthy Farm, with organisers Emily Eavis and her father Michael approaching the star in previous years](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/11/10/82235303-13182481-It_is_not_the_first_time_Rihanna_has_been_sought_after_to_perfor-a-59_1710153424358.jpg)
It had been reported that Rihanna had been sought after to perform at Worthy Farm, with organisers Emily Eavis and her father Michael approaching the star in previous years
![Stevie Wonder was also reportedly in talks to headline Glastonbury 2024 after negotiations with Madonna broke down](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/11/10/82038607-13182481-Stevie_Wonder_was_also_reportedly_in_talks_to_headline_Glastonbu-a-60_1710153447534.jpg)
Stevie Wonder was also reportedly in talks to headline Glastonbury 2024 after negotiations with Madonna broke down
![It was previously revealed that talks with Madonna collapsed after organisers refused to pay the fee to bring her live show to the festival (Madonna performs on the first night of her 'Celebration Tour' at the O2 Arena in London)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/11/10/81114335-13182481-It_comes_after_sources_previously_revealed_that_talks_with_Madon-a-61_1710153452222.jpg)
It was previously revealed that talks with Madonna collapsed after organisers refused to pay the fee to bring her live show to the festival (Madonna performs on the first night of her 'Celebration Tour' at the O2 Arena in London)
![Raye could be joining rumoured performers Coldplay and Dua Lipa (pictured) as the three headliners at the festival from June 26 to 30](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/11/10/77403207-13182481-If_Rihanna_accepts_she_will_join_rumoured_performers_Coldplay_an-a-62_1710153458213.jpg)
Raye could be joining rumoured performers Coldplay and Dua Lipa (pictured) as the three headliners at the festival from June 26 to 30
But talks with the Material Girl hitmaker allegedly broke down after organisers Michael and Emily Eavis refused to pay the huge fee to bring her Celebration live show to Glastonbury.
A source previously told the Mail on Sunday: 'To be honest it's been a real blow not being able to nail down a deal with Madonna.
'Emily was so keen to have her play the legend slot. After she saw Madonna's tour in London in October she raved about her on Instagram, something she rarely does without Glastonbury in mind.
'But everyone knows that after last year, and the criticism over the gender balance, we've got to have big name females heading the line-up. Dua Lipa is a real catch. Now we need another.
'There is still some hope it an be resurrected but it's pretty unlikely. There are money issues at the root of this, it's a real shame.'
Coldplay previously headlined the festival in 2002, 2005, 2011, and 2016, while it would be Dua's first appearance as a headline act.
Emily previously hinted Madonna could be set to top the bill.
Speaking to Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw on their podcast Sidetracked with Annie and Nick.
![The singer broke records a week ago on Saturday night, winning six gongs during a star-studded ceremony at London's O2 arena](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/04/01/81995099-13152959-image-a-47_1709517290102.jpg)
The singer broke records a week ago on Saturday night, winning six gongs during a star-studded ceremony at London's O2 arena
![She scooped the first gong presented on the night, Song of the Year for her hit Escapism ft 070 Shake, shortly before also taking home the R&B Act gong and Best New Artist](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/04/01/81995081-13152959-image-a-48_1709517312501.jpg)
She scooped the first gong presented on the night, Song of the Year for her hit Escapism ft 070 Shake, shortly before also taking home the R&B Act gong and Best New Artist
She shared: 'I thought it was kind of taking shape, and then last week I just got a call, and this is what happens if you wait a little longer, because quite often we'll be booked up from July. But this year we're holding out for a little bit longer.
'And then last week I got a call from [a representative of] a really big American artist saying, "This person's around next year", and I was like, "Oh my God, this is incredible. Thank God we held the slot".'
Raye's luck seems to keep on coming as her music recently hit five billion streams - following her success at the BRIT Awards.
The singer broke records, winning six gongs during a star-studded ceremony at London's O2 arena.
She scooped the first gong presented on the night, Song of the Year for her hit Escapism ft 070 Shake, shortly before also taking home the R&B Act gong and Best New Artist.
And now, latest figures according to Human Re Sources have revealed her songs have been streamed an incredible five billion times since her album released.
It's been an overwhelming weekend for Raye after winning six awards and reaching incredible milestones.
But she has always remained humble in the process and remembered how much work it took to get to the top.
Just 18 months ago her career 'had gone to s**t' and she was doing gigs for only 100 people, she recently revealed.
The hitmaker reflected on her struggles in a new interview as she told how there were many ups and downs to get to where she is now.
Raye's incredible sweep at the BRITs marked one of the music industry's greatest ever comebacks - just three years after Polydor refused to release any of her albums.
This led to Raye leaving the company and releasing her critically acclaimed, and now award winning, debut My 21st Century Blues as an independent artist.
She told The Times of her struggles over the last few years: 'I'm just happy to be here: 18 months ago my career had gone to s**t. I remember seeing my live agent at a gig.
'I went up to him, with tears in my eyes, and begged him not to give up on me. I told him I had more fight in me. A week later he set up this tiny tour.
'It was a hundred tickets per venue; me sat at the piano for two hours, talking the audience through my story so far. Had someone said then that I'd be at the O2 in less than two years, even I would have thought they were mad.'
![It's been an overwhelming weekend for Raye after winning six awards and reaching incredible milestones](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/04/01/81995077-13152959-image-a-49_1709517330747.jpg)
It's been an overwhelming weekend for Raye after winning six awards and reaching incredible milestones
![But she has always remained humble in the process and remembered how much work it took to get to the top](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/04/01/81995085-13152959-image-a-50_1709517342291.jpg)
But she has always remained humble in the process and remembered how much work it took to get to the top
![Just 18 months ago her career 'had gone to s**t' and she was doing gigs for only 100 people, she recently revealed (seen performing in 2018)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/04/01/81981815-13152959-The_singer_26_reflected_on_her_struggles_in_a_new_interview_as_s-a-46_1709517226165.jpg)
Just 18 months ago her career 'had gone to s**t' and she was doing gigs for only 100 people, she recently revealed (seen performing in 2018)
She was in floods of tears as she later accepted Album Of The Year, Artist Of The Year and Songwriter of the Year at the Brits, bringing her beloved grandmother on stage at one point.
The star now holds the record for the most BRITs won at a single ceremony, a record which previously stood at four, jointly held by Blur (1995), Adele (2016) and Harry Styles (2023).
Raye had been nominated eight times – the most ever for a single artist in a year – including two nods for song of the year, for Escapism, which won the title, and Prada.
Referencing her new beginning in her Best New Artist Speech, Raye said: ''I have to thank my mum and my dad who are also part of my team, and my grandma. Yes grandma! I, in ways, do feel like a new artist. I released my first song when I was 15, my first mixtape when I was 16, don't go and listen to it because it's not that good any more.
'But I do feel like a new artist, I got to start again. The artist I was three years ago would not believe what she's seeing today. I'm my own boss now, I'm in control. Thank you!'
She also scooped the first ever BRIT Award for R&B act, which is voted for by the public via Instagram and is a new standalone genre category after musicians and fans complained about R&B being conjoined with the pop last year.
Raye acknowledged the uproar in her speech, telling the crowd: 'Look I just wanna say, when I was about 16, 15 years old, I wanted to be an R&B artist, that's what I would say.
'And I was told, I think, a lie that R&B doesn't sell in the UK so I needed to learn how to make different kinds of music.'
![Raye's incredible sweep at the Brits marked one of the music industry's greatest ever comebacks - just three years after Polydor refused to release any of her albums (seen in 2016)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/03/15/81978137-13151639-Raye_seen_performing_at_the_O2_forum_in_Kentish_Town_in_April_20-a-314_1709480636357.jpg)
Raye's incredible sweep at the Brits marked one of the music industry's greatest ever comebacks - just three years after Polydor refused to release any of her albums (seen in 2016)
![She scooped the first gong presented on the night, Song of the Year for her hit Escapism ft 070 Shake, shortly before also taking home the R&B Act gong and Best New Artist](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/03/15/81966485-13151639-The_26_year_old_has_been_shortlisted_in_seven_categories_the_mos-a-315_1709480698522.jpg)
She scooped the first gong presented on the night, Song of the Year for her hit Escapism ft 070 Shake, shortly before also taking home the R&B Act gong and Best New Artist
![She told The Times of her struggles over the last few years: 'I'm just happy to be here: 18 months ago my career had gone to s**t. I remember seeing my live agent at a gig'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/03/15/78342927-13151639-The_singer_26_broke_down_in_tears_as_she_revealed_that_she_was_c-a-316_1709480714248.jpg)
She told The Times of her struggles over the last few years: 'I'm just happy to be here: 18 months ago my career had gone to s**t. I remember seeing my live agent at a gig'
'I know that's a bit shady but I need to say R&B is so important and there are so many R&B artists in the UK eating it up. I wanna shout out to Mahalia, who campaigned for this award, Cleo Sol, who's immaculate, Sault. This really is a lot – thank you.'
Raye also won Songwriter of the Year, which was announced ahead of the live ceremony, with host Clara Amfo handing her the gong in a surprise moment after her Best New Artist win.
Clara - who gave Raye her first ever radio play - told the star: 'There is no such thing as an overnight success, I am so proud of you.'