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Tayla Parx
Recording Artist, Songwriter & Actor
Tayla Parx has reshaped the music landscape with her discography, amassing over 6 billion streams and earning multiple Grammy nominations. Honored with Billboard's "Hitmaker" Award in 2019, she became the first female songwriter since 2014 to have three Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 simultaneously, including Ariana Grande's "7 rings" and "thank u, next," and Panic! At The Disco's "High Hopes." Parx is also one of only four Black women to have a #1 song on the Country charts. Parx has released three critically acclaimed albums: "We Need To Talk" (2019), "Coping Mechanisms" (2020) and "Many Moons, Many Suns" (2024). She established TaylaMade, Inc. in 2020, which encompasses Parx Publishing and Parx Studios, which have partnered with the Recording Academy and American Express. Her entrepreneurial success earned her a spot on Forbes 30 Under 30. Also an actor, Tayla has appeared in "Hairspray," "Gilmore Girls," Nickelodeon's "True Jackson VP,” and most recently in "Spinning Gold,” among others.
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