Teyana Taylor Got here Again To Music, However She’s About To Take Her Performing Profession To New Ranges

Teyana Taylor stepped away from music for 5 years and returned with a brand new album, a directorial debut and main appearing roles on the horizon.

Teyana Taylor turned a five-year break from music right into a full-blown profession pivot, with appearing gigs and a directorial debut, whereas nonetheless dropping her most private album but.

The singer and actress stepped away from the music trade in 2020 after feeling unsupported by her label through the rollout of her third undertaking, The Album. That call, she says, was rooted in religion and concern—however it finally led to a brand new chapter she’s now embracing.

“I’ve loads of gratitude for a way I’m able to see all of my prayers answered, all the tears wiped. It was robust as a result of I mentioned I retired, and I didn’t know what was subsequent. I used to be afraid, however I wasn’t afraid to take the leap,” Taylor informed ELLE for its Ladies in Hollywood situation. “I’ve all the time had a robust relationship with God and felt him saying, ‘Okay, do you belief me? I do know you’ve been trusting, however do you actually, actually belief me? You able to let me take that teddy bear from you so I may give you one thing greater and higher?’”

Since stepping again from music, Taylor has landed roles in A Thousand and One, Coming 2 America and One Battle After One other, in addition to the upcoming sequence All’s Truthful. She’s additionally getting ready to make her function directorial debut with Get Lite.

“I informed y’all that someday I’m going to be an enormous director, and (the truth that) that’s coming to fruition exhibits his energy,” she mentioned.

Taylor returned to music in August together with her fourth studio album, Escape Room, which she described as her “most weak work” up to now. However regardless of the comeback, she’s not slowing down on the appearing entrance.

She’s set to seem in The Rip alongside Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and he or she’ll additionally star in 72 Hours with Kevin Hart.

Taylor’s resurgence throughout movie, music and now directing exhibits no indicators of slowing, with Get Lite marking a serious milestone in her artistic evolution.

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