Teyana Taylor Celebrates First Grammy Nomination After 20 Years of Music Career

Teyana Taylor Celebrates First Grammy Nomination After 20 Years of Music Career

American singer, songwriter, and actress Teyana Taylor has expressed heartfelt gratitude as she celebrates her first-ever GRAMMY nomination, marking a major milestone nearly two decades into her music career.

In an emotional Instagram post, Taylor revealed that the achievement came exactly 20 years after signing her first record deal, both events coinciding on November 7, a date she described as deeply symbolic.

Reflecting on her long journey in the industry, the 34-year-old artist called it a path filled with “highs, heartbreaks, reinvention, [and] revelation,” noting that every phase shaped her into the artist she is today.

Taylor also extended appreciation to her family, team, and record label for their unwavering support through years of challenges and growth, adding that the recognition feels like a full-circle moment in her artistic evolution.

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 paid tribute to the talented women who helped bring her project, Escape Room, to life and credited God for providing guidance and strength throughout the journey.