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Deon Casey<\/p>\n
For Zyah, a Dallas-based musician<\/a> and classically trained pianist, mood lighting is essential during a recording session. A soft purple glow bleeds into a dim recording booth in Richardson, and with a sip of tea to warm her vocal cords, the artist is ready to lay down her signature sultry and sensual vocals<\/a> on an upcoming feature.<\/p>\n \u201cThe lighting matters,\u201d Zyah tells us. \u201cThe temperature matters. Everything has to match the mood of the song.\u201d<\/p>\n Zyah has already neared the peaks of a songwriting career: working as a lyricist and vocal producer with Houston\u2019s Megan Thee Stallion,<\/a>\u00a0collaborating with Grammy-nominated writers,\u00a0producing music for a Showtime documentary and working on songs for several network TV series. But now the artist is eager to forge a career as an artist in her own right.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a songwriter, but now people are seeing me as the artist,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Music newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n THANK YOU!<\/p>\n You’re all set.<\/p>\n CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Let Go and Let God <\/p>\n Being part of industry-acclaimed projects is not what Zyah deems her greatest achievement.<\/p>\n \u201cI could win a Grammy award right now, but it wouldn\u2019t be peak success to me, because if God still has more stuff he wants to say through me, then I\u2019m not done,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n Spirituality is important to her, but she hesitates to qualify herself as a Christian artist, and more as an artist who happens to be Christian.<\/p>\n \u201cI love the Lord, but I cuss a little bit,\u201d she says with a laugh. \u201cI don\u2019t want to pigeonhole myself and say I\u2019m a Christian artist because you might see me at the club with a French 75.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s not unheard of in music, as there\u2019s often backlash for an artist guided by faith who doesn\u2019t fit the aesthetic or expectations of the Bible Belt. Tracks like Beyonce\u2019s \u201cChurch Girl\u201d paint the perfect picture that resonated so well with young Black women like Zyah, who want to party, but also go to church in the morning. She believes there is absolutely a duality between loving the Lord and enjoying a night out on the town. So, while the world catches up to that, Zyah is creating music that resonates in her heart.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of weight, and I\u2019m not sure I want to carry that yet because I\u2019m still a R&B girl,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n And as she balances that spectrum, this new era is all about faith-based R&B. An upcoming project, scheduled for release in early summer, is dedicated to her late grandmother and inspired by the \u201cBook of Psalms.\u201d The artist is learning to balance creating the music that resonates in her heart and with her religion. She hopes her new music has similar effects on like-minded listeners.<\/p>\n \u201cI want my songs to feel like mantras, things that stay with you,\u201d she says. \u201cI want people to say my music brought them closer to God.\u201d<\/p>\n Finding Her Magic<\/p>\n The transition from songwriter to singer <\/a>started with her 2025 inspirational track titled \u201cMagic.\u201d <\/p>\n Amid financial and family hardship, creating music in the face of adversity brought light to the shadows for Zyah. Music was her coping mechanism, resulting in an uplifting song, despite being created in a not-so-magical time in her life.\u00a0 <\/p>\n \u201cYour pain can be alchemized into something beautiful,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Having been signed to the record label and talent management company High Standardz under Def Jam Recordings (a roster that also includes R&B breakout Coco Jones), Zyah is excited to be in Dallas and to be in total control of her career and artistic vision.<\/p>\n \u201cThe biggest risk I took was walking away from the label,\u201d she says. \u201cI had access, but I didn\u2019t have ownership\u201d.<\/p>\n Zyah, a frequent collaborator of hometown hero and Grammy-winning artist Bobby Sessions, doesn\u2019t devalue her freedom as an unrepresented artist.<\/p>\n \u201cYour gift will make room for you. I\u2019m doing more with me than they were doing with me,\u201d she says, specifically referencing an upcoming show at the South Dallas Cultural Center with Dallas rapper Scuttino. The two recently collaborated on a song titled \u201cEverything (remix),\u201d which marks Zyah\u2019s first rap feature. There\u2019s a cemented synergy between the two artists.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cWe just musically get each other,\u201d she says. \u201cThere was no overthinking, no explaining. We make really great music together, so we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n Zyah\u2019s music doesn\u2019t just aim to be heard; it aims to heal, to ground and to guide. As she steps into her own spotlight, she knows her true calling is the magic of music. <\/p>\n Zyah will play her original music at the South Dallas Cultural Center<\/a> at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. The first 20 entrants are free, and will-call tickets are $12 afterwards. <\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5186.jpeg\")
Zyah has a new project in the works that she plans to release this summer. <\/p>\n