"It's the same evil," she told Billboard in her May cover story. RAYE photographed on April 10, 2026 at The Auditorium in Chicago. Gucci faux fur coat, earrings and heels. Jingyu Lin Trending on Billboard RAYE ‘s star has exploded in the past couple of years — and with that, she’s faced more scrutiny than ever. But one specific critique involving the late Amy Winehouse has bothered her in particular, something she addresses on her song “I Will Overcome.” In her Billboard cover story published Thursday (May 7), RAYE told staff writer Hannah Dailey why she chose to sing about people comparing her to the British soul-pop icon — who died in 2011 from accidental alcohol poisoning — on the opening number of her March album This Music May Contain Hope .…