{"id":10906,"date":"2024-04-04T14:57:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=10906"},"modified":"2024-04-04T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:58:00","slug":"motown-gospel-presents-dmv-based-mekayla-with-new-single-and-video-werking-feat-churchppl-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=10906","title":{"rendered":"Motown Gospel Presents DMV-based, ME&#8217;KAYLA, with New Single and Video, \u201cWerking\u201d feat. ChurchPPL, Now Available!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Me\u2019Kayla - Werking (feat. 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When asked about the release, she says, \u201cThe fact that my debut single is out now is mind-blowing to me! I\u2019m so grateful for all the work everyone has put into making this possible. I really hope people enjoy the music and the video as much as I do!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mekayla.singing\/?hl=en\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10907\" style=\"width:432px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-33.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Me\u2019Kayla is part of the Gen Z era, her inspiration comes from legends long before her time. Legends including <strong>Little Richard<\/strong>, <strong>Ray Charles<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Luther Vandross<\/strong>, <strong>Dawkins &amp; Dawkins<\/strong>, and <strong>The Clark Sisters<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me&#8217;Kayla says, \u201cI\u2019m just a church girl from Tallahassee, FL, and I\u2019m beyond blessed to call Motown Gospel my home. This journey is a dream come true, and I can\u2019t wait to share my music with the world.\u201d One of her inspirations, <strong>Kim Burrell<\/strong>, is actually who discovered her on Instagram. After hearing her sing, Burrell called <strong>Harry Connick Jr<\/strong>. who then reached out to Motown to create the relationship. Based on Connick\u2019s rave review of her, Motown then signed her while she was in the 12th grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This discovery came on the heels of her initial acclaim to fame as a featured vocalist on Tennessee State University\u2019s Grammy Award-winning LP, The Urban Hymnal. 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