Raye Performs at the 2026 MTV VMAs

Raye made her first appearance as a soloist at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, performing with a six-person string section and more than a dozen additional musicians. She began the performance with I Will Overcome and then performed Where Is My Husband? Raye performed barefoot during the performance instead of wearing high-heeled shoes. The performance also used an updated recording of Raye’s grandmother. Raye added an interpolation from the song Funkytown to the performance.

Raye released her second studio album, This Music May Contain Hope, in March. The album includes Where Is My Husband! as its lead single and global breakout song. Where Is My Husband reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Raye was nominated for Song of the Year. Madonna returned to the VMAs after 23 years at the beginning of the night and delivered the opening performance. Madonna led the show with 13 nominations, followed by Taylor Swift with 11 nominations.