Arin Ray
Biography
Contemporary R and B artist Arin Ray parlayed appearances on TVs The X Factor into work as a songwriter for names like Jason Derulo and K. Michelle before making his full-length solo debut with 2018s Platinum Fire on a major label. Artists including but not limited to Ty Dolla $ign and VanJess contributed to the singer and songwriters second album, 2022s Hello Poison.
During the first season of The X Factor in 2011, the Cincinnati native was eliminated as a member of the bootcamp-stage group Intensity. He returned in 2012 for the second season, mentored by Britney Spears, and finished tenth. Ray self-released a single, "Turn It Up," in 2013, but within a couple years had co-written songs for Jason Derulo ("Love Like That") and Chris Brown ("KAE"). Ray resumed solo work with the Phases EP in 2016, the same year he was credited with co-writing songs for the likes of K. Michelle (the charting single "Aint You"), Ro James ("Ride"), DJ Mustard ("Another Summer"), and Jahkoy ("Dont Stop the Vibe").
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In 2018, Ray made his major-label debut with Platinum Fire on Interscope. The album featured collaborations with Terrace Martin, Nez and Rio, and Childish Major, among others. Included was the single "We Aint Homies." A deluxe version of Platinum Fire followed later that year and added three more songs including "Always" featuring Babyface. In December 2019, he came back with the Kehlani-featuring Phases II EP.
It would be over two years before Ray returned with new material in the form of seductive single "The Mood" featuring D Smoke. It arrived on Interscope in April 2022, just two months before it showed up on Rays second long-player, Hello Poison. That album also included several collaborations, including tracks with VanJess, Ari Lennox, and Ty Dolla $ign. ~ Andy Kellman and Marcy Donelson, Rovi Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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