TAYLA PARX.

ou may not have heard of Tayla Parx (yet), but you’ll certainly know her artistry. Over the past seven years, the American singer-songwriter has penned bops for some of the biggest names - and streaming forces - in the music industry: Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Demi Lovato, Janelle Monae, Kesha, to name a few. Oh, and perhaps the biggest pop artist in the world right now… Ariana Grande. On the star’s widely-acclaimed fifth studio album, thank u, next, Tayla contributed eight songs; two of which became Ariana’s first chart-toppers on the Billboard Hot 100. She also provided Panic! at the Disco with their first ever top five entry in the United States, as well as Khalid and Normani with their first top ten hit as lead artists. If you haven’t gathered by now, Tayla Parx is a pretty big deal in the music industry. “I want to do records that affect culture,” she tells us after her (very on brand) pastel-themed photoshoot. “I want to do records that last in people’s hearts for a very long time. I want them to remember where they were when that song came out and how it affected them.” Last year, Tayla launched a solo attack on the charts with her