Rising country starTierahopes to be an inspiration for other Black female artists.The singer-songwriter opened up about her journey in a new episode of Spotify’sFrequencycontent brand, which gives fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of global artists representing different sounds and genres. The platformlaunched the global initiativethis year to cultivate a holistic destination for celebrating Black art, entertainment, creativity, culture and community.In the interview, the Alabama native recalled childhood memories of pursuing her dreams and detailed her personal experience as a Black artist in the country genre.“Being a musician is not a very predictable job,” she said. “There are a lot of really long gigs at, like, restaurants. It’s really hard to sing for two to three hours, to people that aren’t listening to you. You can doubt whether or not this is really what you’re supposed to be doing.“Tiera.Courtesy SpotifyShe continued, “Fast-forward a couple of years, I really figured out what my lane was. Ever since then, I’ve been able to really articulate what I want my songs to sound like. I would get messages from Black female country artists, like, ‘I love country music, but I don’t really know how to get into it.'““Over the past year, those messages have changed to, ‘I am moving to Nashville. I am gonna do this.’ It is nice to be that sounding board for them, and so, I hope that I can just continue to be that inspiration for other people. At the end of all of this, I hope that I’m known for holding the door open for the artists after me.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Last October, Tiera also spoke toPEOPLEabout the release of her R&B-influenced love song “Found It in You” followingher engagement to fiancé Kamren Kennedyafter six years together.“I wrote ‘Found It in You’ with my producer Cameron Bedell in January 2019 and it wasn’t until I listened to the demo again after our writing session that I knew this song was the beginning of a new chapter,” she said at the time. “I always knew this song was special and I’m so excited to get to share it with everyone else.“She added, “My fiancé, Kamren Kennedy, who is the inspiration for the song, shot thelyric videofor ‘Found It in You.’ We chose the location, Studio 615, because the last time we were there we weren’t engaged. That was just a year ago and so much has changed since then, so we thought it would be special to go back.“Additional episodes ofFrequencywill be released every month on YouTube and Spotify socials, with additional artists to be announced at a later date.
Rising country starTierahopes to be an inspiration for other Black female artists.
The singer-songwriter opened up about her journey in a new episode of Spotify’sFrequencycontent brand, which gives fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of global artists representing different sounds and genres. The platformlaunched the global initiativethis year to cultivate a holistic destination for celebrating Black art, entertainment, creativity, culture and community.
In the interview, the Alabama native recalled childhood memories of pursuing her dreams and detailed her personal experience as a Black artist in the country genre.
“Being a musician is not a very predictable job,” she said. “There are a lot of really long gigs at, like, restaurants. It’s really hard to sing for two to three hours, to people that aren’t listening to you. You can doubt whether or not this is really what you’re supposed to be doing.”
Tiera.Courtesy Spotify
She continued, “Fast-forward a couple of years, I really figured out what my lane was. Ever since then, I’ve been able to really articulate what I want my songs to sound like. I would get messages from Black female country artists, like, ‘I love country music, but I don’t really know how to get into it.'”
“Over the past year, those messages have changed to, ‘I am moving to Nashville. I am gonna do this.’ It is nice to be that sounding board for them, and so, I hope that I can just continue to be that inspiration for other people. At the end of all of this, I hope that I’m known for holding the door open for the artists after me.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
Last October, Tiera also spoke toPEOPLEabout the release of her R&B-influenced love song “Found It in You” followingher engagement to fiancé Kamren Kennedyafter six years together.
“I wrote ‘Found It in You’ with my producer Cameron Bedell in January 2019 and it wasn’t until I listened to the demo again after our writing session that I knew this song was the beginning of a new chapter,” she said at the time. “I always knew this song was special and I’m so excited to get to share it with everyone else.”
She added, “My fiancé, Kamren Kennedy, who is the inspiration for the song, shot thelyric videofor ‘Found It in You.’ We chose the location, Studio 615, because the last time we were there we weren’t engaged. That was just a year ago and so much has changed since then, so we thought it would be special to go back.”
Additional episodes ofFrequencywill be released every month on YouTube and Spotify socials, with additional artists to be announced at a later date.
source: people.com
