Tayal Parx has written songs for some of the most famous singers in the world: Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Janelle Monáe, Alicia Keys, Kesha. And with a new album of her own coming out this fall, Tayla is poised to no longer be the music industry’s best-kept secret.

“The music that’s coming out of me now is more on what’s going on in the world…and I think that the music after this is going to help us get through it all.”

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