Beyoncé names three British artists she's watching in a new interview

Beyoncé doesn't hand out praise often, so when she lists names, ears perk up. In a new i-D interview, she pointed to RAYE, Sienna Spiro and Olivia Dean as artists she admires.

What she said about the three
The interview was published Wednesday, Nov. 11, and much of the conversation centered on the launch of her Cecred hair-care brand in the U.K. Along the way, Beyoncé talked about the three women, noting that they write and produce their own music. That's the thread running through her picks — artists who build their own songs from the ground up.

A family connection
She went into detail about Sienna Spiro, saying she has known Spiro's family well for some time and has heard her sing since childhood. Spiro's father is jeweler Glenn Spiro, who has designed pieces for Beyoncé; in 2018 she donated a butterfly ring he designed to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. On the songwriting side, Beyoncé also said RAYE wrote some of the songs on The Gift. And she pointed out that Olivia Dean won best new artist at the Grammys in 2026, an award RAYE had been nominated for the year before. For anyone keeping score at home, Beyoncé hasn't released an album since 2024's Cowboy Carter, so an interview like this is one of the few places she's sharing what she's listening to.

Why it matters
This isn't just a nice quote — the interview ties her admiration for these artists to the Cecred launch in the U.K., which puts her spotlight squarely on three British names. If you're the kind of listener who likes to be early on an artist, this is the sort of nod that sends people digging. For us here in Lawton, it's a fun question: does a co-sign from Beyoncé make you go find someone's music you'd never heard before, or does it matter more that you discovered them on your own? Either way, it's a reminder that even at her level, she's still paying attention to who's coming up.

Which of the three would you cue up first — RAYE, Sienna Spiro or Olivia Dean?