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Raye Says She Wrote Her Next Album Mostly Sober After Embracing Abstinence

She credits a renewed Christian faith for pulling her out of a dark period.

Overview

  • On the February 2026 ELLE cover, the singer says she has found discipline and abstinence and that she prefers herself in this clearer headspace.
  • The forthcoming second album was written largely sober and remains untitled with no release date announced.
  • She says she may have an occasional glass of wine but no longer drinks to fix, bury, numb, or escape.
  • She describes repairing distance with her family and points to faith as central to her recovery.
  • Looking ahead, she plans to focus on self-work before relationships or children and to avoid environments that invite old temptations.