Tay Beckham has a strong voice and she’s not afraid to use it. The young songstress started singing at family gatherings, church and a singing competition. She later made her television debut on NBC’s The Voice, where R&B singer Usher mentored her. Now she has a new single called Excuses and it is hot like fire.

Everyone has that one song we listen to when we’re going through a rough patch in our relationships or when we experience the heartache of a lifetime. Excuses is that one song. Tay sings from the heart and tells us how her love has disappointed her time and time again and tries to give her “a million excuses”. The slow beat and smooth sound of the music will have us feeling Tay’s pain along with her while rocking to the beat of the song at the same time. The softly played piano and finger snaps in the song make this rhythm and blues hit the soulful and moving tune that it is. The hook expresses every excuse every one has ever heard from “I’ve been busy” to “she’s just a friend”.

The cool thing about this single is that we get an inside look at what it’s like to be young and in love and what heartache really is from another point of view. This single was wonderfully done and a song that everyone can get into. Although it is a sad song, the piano and drumbeats combined with Tay’s vocals make this a beautiful and amazing song to listen to. Each verse and the hook are filled with powerful emotion and everyone will love this song for that reason.

The world is ready for Tay Beckham and her awesome vocal styling. She says that “pop and R&B are my true musical calling”, and I completely agree with her. It goes without saying that R&B is truly the ideal genre for her. Excuses is one that will tug at your heartstrings, but is also a nice slow jam. I’m excited to see what else Tay has in store for her fans.

Final Grade: A

About The Author

Lauren Beverly

Music Reviewer

I love to write and have been doing so since the age of eight. Fictional stories have always been a favorite of mine, because it gives me a chance to be creative and to express myself in a multitude of ways. On more than one occasion, a song proved to be the inspiration to several stories I have written. Believe it or not, some of those songs were on soundtracks! That’s mostly what I listen to, aside from hits from the 1950’s up to the 1980’s. I’ve learned that anything can be the inspiration to a story, even a poster from the 1990’s or a DVD cover.

I’ve lived in Upper Marlboro all of my life and spent much of my childhood watching cartoons of all kinds, and listening to my older sister’s cassette tapes. Growing up, I listened to everything Jackson related, Paula Abdul, Elton John, and even the controversial group Milli Vanilli. As a teenager, I continued to listen to old-school hits and that was pretty much all I liked, aside from listening to all of Michael Jackson’s music. To this day, I still love old-school hits. That hasn’t changed.

I own a variety of CDs from artists such as Styx, The BeeGees, Michael Jackson, Queen, The Yellow Submarine Soundtrack, and many others. When a soundtrack comes out, there will always be one specific song from that album that I’ll love. It never fails.

I’ve graduated from Bowie State University in December 2013 with a B.A. degree in English.

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