“I just dropped my shit and left myself alone”

Tayla Parx has criticized Normani for not crediting her as a writer on her new album “Dopamine,” even though she helped write one of the LP’s songs.

The ‘Motivation’ singer was a guest at The Zach Sang Show where she took the time to explain how the track “Insomnia” came to be on her debut album. Normani explained that “Insomnia” was one of her older songs that made it onto the LP and shared that it was written towards the beginning of the pandemic.

The singer said of the recording of the song: “One time it was popular, one time it wasn’t, and then my new management came along and Lydia said, ‘Girl, you better put that song on this record.'”

Both she and Sang subsequently discussed the involvement of Victoria Monét and Brandy in the creation of the piece, with the latter being responsible for vocal production and Monet producing it.

“I went (into the studio), it was with Stargate, Victoria and Tayla Parx,” Normani began, and Sang added how great Parx was, to which the singer replied, “I miss her. I haven’t seen her in ages.”

Parx took to her official X/Twitter account and tweeted a clip of the interview, in which Normani said they were both in the studio working on the song. “It’s crazy because I haven’t listened to the album yet and this is how I find out I’m on it… no money, no deals. People I’ve known forever. They just shut down my stuff and left me alone lol okayyy! #taylamade,” she wrote.

American singer and songwriter Nija also tweeted in response to Parx’s comment, writing: “Aht aht yall Normani is my good sister. Unfortunately this is a common problem for all creatives in the music industry and something I have been dealing with for years.”

Parx responded, “& I think the craziest thing about the negative comments is that everyone just assumes I’m only talking about the singer. No idea how many people have “forgotten” that. I’m an activist for songwriters and I’m not only going to mind my own business, but I’m going to make sure people are AWARE that this kind of thing happens.”

In a separate tweet, she continued, “99.9 percent of you would never put up with what music creators have to do, which explains why you can talk about it so freely and go to your job that PAYS you every week. But you definitely found the one. I won’t be silenced and I’m barely online lmao.”

It’s crazy because I haven’t listened to the album yet and this is how I find out I’m on it… no credit, no deals done. People I’ve known forever. They just dropped my stuff and left me alone lol 💀 okayyy! #taylamade https://t.co/tNNV3P8kbg

— TAYLA PARX (@TAYLAPARX) July 15, 2024

& I think the craziest thing about the negative comments is that everyone just assumes I’m only talking about the singer. No idea how many people have “forgotten” that. I’m an activist for songwriters and I’m not only going to mind my own business, but I’m going to make sure people are AWARE that this kind of thing happens. https://t.co/91IBol7xfA

— TAYLA PARX (@TAYLAPARX) July 15, 2024

99.9 percent of you would never put up with what music creators have to do, which explains why you can talk about it so freely and go to your job that PAYS you every week. But you definitely found the one. I won’t be silenced and I’m barely online lmao.

— TAYLA PARX (@TAYLAPARX) July 15, 2024

NME has contacted Normani representatives and asked for a comment.

“Dopamine,” released last month, received a four-star rating from NME Share: “It’s typical of an album that shimmers with cool, calm and yes, serene confidence. It may have taken six years, but ‘Dopamine’ sounds like the (damn) album Normani was always meant to make.”

In other news, Normani canceled her scheduled appearance at the BET Awards earlier this month due to an injury.