Breakout Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and creative Tayla Parx's highly anticipated project, We Need To Talk, is out now on Atlantic Records. Fans can listen/download the record here!
We Need To Talk was recorded at Grey Noise Studio in New York, BlackWood Studios in Los Angeles, the Palms Studio in Vegas as well as TileYard Studios in London. The project includes production credits from Rasool Diaz (Quavo, Nicki Minaj, Teyana Taylor), Wallis Lane (Drake and Travis Scott), Pierre-Luc "PL" Rioux (David Guetta, Matoma) and Wynne Bennett(Janelle Monáe, Twin Shadow) as well as features from Joey Bada$$, Cautious Clay andDUCKWRTH.
In conjunction with the release, Parx has confirmed North American tour dates supportingLizzo. These run of shows include performances at New York's Terminal 5, Brooklyn's Brooklyn Steel, Philadelphia's Theatre of Living Arts, Nashville's Cannery Ballroom, Chicago's Riviera Theater, Boston's House Of Blues, DC's 9:30 Club and many more. See below for complete tour dates.
Parx is the first female songwriter to have three simultaneous top 10 songs-Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" and "thank u, next" and Panic! At The Disco's "High Hopes"-in the BillboardHot 100 since 2014. She is also credited for writing six songs on Grande's new album thank u, next and was a nominee at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for her contributions on Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer, which was nominated for "Album of the Year."
Taylor Parks, known by her stage name Tayla Parx, was born and raised in Dallas, TX where she trained with legendary choreographer Debbie Allen who encouraged her to pursue acting and singing. At age 12 she made her acting debut as a co-star in the 2007 film adaption of Hairspray. After moving to Los Angeles she began to hone in on her musical talents andreleased her mixtape, TaylaMade, in 2017 on Atlantic Records. Parx has collaborated with world-renowned artists including Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Fifth Harmony, Christina Aguilera, The Internet, Kanye West, Prince Royce and Red Velvet.
WE N*E*R*D TO TALK TRACKLIST
1. I Want You
2. Homiesexual
3. Slow Dancing
4. Me vs. Us
5. What Can I Say (Interlude)
6. Afraid To Fall
7. Happy Birthday (Interlude)
8. We Need To Talk
9. Disconnected (feat. Cautious Clay)
10. Read Your Mind (feat. DUCKWRTH)
11. Rebound (feat Joey Bada$$)
12. What Do You Know (Interlude)
13. Dirt
14. Tomboys Have Feelings Too (Interlude)
15. Easy
TAYLA PARX LIVE
April 24-San Francisco, CA-Warfield Theater *
April 26-27-Portland, OR-Roseland Theater*
April 28-Seattle, WA-Showbox SoDo*
April 30-Salt Lake City, UT-The Union Event Center*
May 1-Denver, CO-Ogden Theatre*
May 3-4-Chicago, IL-Riviera Theater*
May 5-Saint Paul, MN-Palace Theatre*
May 7-Nashville, TN-Cannery Ballroom*
May 9-Atlanta, GA-Tabernacle*
May 10-Raleigh, NC-The Ritz*
May 12-13-Brooklyn, NY-Brooklyn Steel*
May 15-Detroit, MI-St. Andrews Hall*
May 16-Toronto, ON-Danforth Music Hall*
May 18-Philadelphia, PA-Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) *
May 19-20-Washington, DC-9:30 Club*
May 22-Boston, MA-House of Blues*
May 23-New York, NY-Terminal 5*
*w/ Lizzo
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