Baby, where the hell is her Oscar?
Billboard‘s May 2026 cover star RAYE has been cast in new crime thriller Lineage by filmmaker Yann Demange (Top Boy, ’71). The British singer-songwriter will star opposite French actors Dali Benssalah, Adam Bessa and Isabelle Huppert in the upcoming film, Variety reports.
Though RAYE has previously made a cameo as herself in the 2025 Netflix limited series Black Rabbit, Lineage will be the star’s acting debut. Based on a story written by Demange and penned for the big screen by Edna Walsh, Lineage takes place in modern-day London and follows Tariq, a father…





