In addition to her own releases, Raye has also been a songwriter for other artists including Beyoncé, Little Mix, Mabel, Zara Larsson, Ellie Goulding, and Hailee Steinfeld.

Raye would feature on the commercially successful singles "By Your Side" by Jonas Blue and "You Don't Know Me" by Jax Jones in late 2016.

Raye's third EP, Side Tape was released in May 2018 following the singles "Decline" featuring Mr Eazi, and "Cigarette" with Mabel and Stefflon Don, the former being certified Platinum in the United Kingdom and peaking in the top twenty of the charts.

The album was preceded by singles "Hard Out Here", "Black Mascara", "Escapism" featuring 070 Shake and "The Thrill Is Gone".

Following the track going viral on multiple streaming platforms, "Escapism" became the singer's first number one single in the UK.