American singer, songwriter and actress Teyana Taylor has expressed gratitude and reflected on her two-decade journey to her first GRAMMY nomination.
In an emotional post on Instagram, Taylor shared that she signed her first record deal on November 7th, nearly 20 years prior and has now received her first GRAMMY nomination on the same date in 2025.
Taylor described the journey as one of “highs, heartbreaks, reinvention, revelation” and thanked her support system, including her family, team, and label, for standing by her through the ups and downs.
Taylor wrote: “Nearly twenty years ago on November 7th I signed my very first record deal. And on November 7th, 2025… God said “remember when I told you the weight/wait wasn’t punishment? I told you it was preparation for what I already had written for you?? Baby girl, it’s your time.”
“Two decades of chapters —highs, heartbreaks, reinvention, revelation, rooms I prayed to enter, rooms I had to walk away from, and rooms I had to build myself. Every tear. Every closed door. Every whispered prayer at 3am in the studio. Every moment I wondered if what I carried would ever be seen…It all mattered.
“To finally receive my first GRAMMY nomination after 20 yearsssssss whew, my heart can barely hold the gratitude. To be seen this way. To be acknowledged for something I created from pure truth and obedience…It feels like God saying, “I never forgot you.”
“To my family, my team, my label, my day-one supporters & my prayer warriors..you held space for me when I couldn’t hold space for myself. You believed in me when I was tired…when I was empty… when I was ready to let music go. You gently guided me back to my gift”.
She also acknowledged the talented women who contributed to her project, Escape Room, and credited God for guiding her through the process.
