29 June 2026
RAYE returns to Montreux for the Festival's opening night celebrating the 60th anniversary with an intimate live performance, co-created with Audemars Piguet. Conceived as a landmark of her journey, the show titled THIS STAGE MAY CONTAIN MOMENTS IN TIME articulates years of dedication and perseverance in a defining live moment.
From the earliest ideas to the final performance, the process reveals how creation is nurtured through collaboration, resilience and shared vision. Step inside this creative journey, where every moment reflects the belief that no one shapes time alone.
AP shares a common belief in timeless expression rather than chasing what’s loud or on-trend right now. As an artist, I am not afraid to stay true to who I am and to set my own agenda when it comes to my music. I feel AP shares that mentality.
RAYE
Singer and Songwriter
RAYE’s trajectory is shaped by reinvention, independance and an uncompromising commitment to her craft. Deeply attuned to the collective nature of creation, she embraces collaboration as a way to develop new ideas and push her limits beyond what she could achieve alone.
In music, as in watchmaking, some follow the tempo – others set it. Both RAYE and Audemars Piguet share the view that time is crafted, not measured: shaped with passion, dedication and resilience.
Together, RAYE and Audemars Piguet brought to life a bespoke performance shaped through an ongoing creative dialogue, rooted in a shared commitment to craft, precision and long-term vision. Developed hand in hand, the project reflects a true meeting point between music and watchmaking. Joined by special guests, the stage becomes the space where this collaboration fully takes form.
Returning to the festival as opening performer, RAYE steps into a new chapter built through discipline, intention and constant work. A trajectory that resonates with the Manufacture’s own approach, where every creation is the result of time, rigour and collective expertise. Held at the iconic Stravinski Auditorium, renowned for its exceptional acoustics, the performance brings together music legends in a timeless celebration of self-expression through sound.
RAYE reminds us that time is something we can shape for ourselves. By owning her craft and her journey, she shows that you do not need to follow the crowd. At Audemars Piguet, we want to support artists who dare to do exactly that and empower them to turn their vision into reality.
Ilaria Resta
Chief Executive Officer, Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet shares its passion for music and excellence, bringing people together through the language of emotions. Through its Music Programme, Audemars Piguet invites the AP community to live unique encounters, while fostering enriching dialogues between two artistic and technical worlds sharing common values.
In honor of the brand's 150th anniversary, the APxMusic programme is thrilled to unveil a dedicated track created in collaboration with long-time friend of the brand Mark Ronson and our newest AP family member, RAYE.
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