Teyana Taylor (born December 10, 1990) is a singer, dancer, actor, and model hailing from Harlem, New York. As of June 2012, she is signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music label, after amicably leaving Pharrell Williams‘ Star Trak Entertainment.

On November 4, 2014, Teyana released her debut album, VII. Her sophomore album, K.T.S.E., was released on June 22, 2018, and was executive-produced by Kanye.

In September of 2019, Taylor teamed up with McDonald’s and Genius to raise funds for the Children Aid Society in her hometown of Harlem. During the ‘Annotate for Good’ event period, McDonald’s set out to donate 1 cent for every 1 IQ point earned, and 5 cents for all IQ gained on Teyana Taylor’s leaderboard.

On December 14, 2020, Taylor confirmed her retirement from music.