The Indie Artist of the week

Tamia

Tamia is back. The Grammy-nominated singer has returned with “Forever and a Day,” her first single in eight years.

Co-written by Tamia and Louis York (Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony), “Forever and a Day” is a stunning ballad that honors a love kindled by an everburning flame. 

Over Louis York’s production, anchored by divine strings, warm piano and subtle guitar, Tamia sings: “And all I wanna do is stay / Locked up in your arms always / Forever and a day / Can it go on and on and never change.”

 

Tamia first announced her musical return on Instagram last Friday,  “After 30 years of making music, I still love writing about relationships and love. My friends @chuckharmony & @claudekelly went into the studio a few weeks ago, and together we wrote a beautiful song called ‘Forever and a Day,’ she shared, along with the single’s official cover art.

“Forever and a Day” is Tamia’s first release as a lead act since her 2018 album, Passion Like Fire. The album included her No. 1 radio hit “Leave It Smokin,” as well as standouts such as “It’s Yours” and “Deeper.”

In 2024, Tamia joined Louis York on “Three Little Words,” a collaboration that appeared on the duo’s duets album Songs With Friends. Kelly and Harmony are no strangers to working with Tamia.

Kelly, who co-executive produced her 2012 album, Beautiful Surprise, co-wrote several songs on the project, including the Grammy-nominated title track and “Give Me You.” Their first time working together paved the way for her 2015 follow-up, Love Life, on which Kelly contributed to deep cuts such as “Day One” and “Lipstick,” alongside Harmony.

At this time, it has not been confirmed whether “Forever and a Day” is a standalone track or a song that will appear on a future project.