Kailaya – “To Be Loved By You”

Grown up in Los Angeles, this multi-talented singer, songwriter, dancer and poet was an active child, learning piano, ballet and gymnastics. She already was a drummer and singer in a band at the age of 9. Although she took a break to invest her energy in playing volleyball, at 19 she returned to dancing and tried turning her poetry into songs. Inspired by Snoh Aalegra, Nina Simone and Ray Charles, she debuted with “Lately” in 2022, which won a John Lennon Songwriting Award in the R&B genre.

Filled with empowerment and self-love, her new single narrates that she’s not waiting to be loved by someone who takes her for granted. Lyrically breaking the shackles of wanting validation from a lover, musically she forges a sweet R&B soundscape. With an ebb-and-flow-like beat, enchanting keys and mellow guitars blending together in a saccharine smooth mesmeric melody, it’s her spellbinding vocals softly stroking your ears, that make this alluring tune sound like pure silk.