*“I did it for my dad,” said singer/songwriter Zaneta about her debut single “Wanna Praise Ya” (Aria 51 Records). “A disabled veteran…He has Alzheimer’s. He was always an advocate for me being in music. I never missed a piano lesson since four. I owe a lot to him, not saying my mother didn’t support me because she was a singer…”
The Alabama native, born Jamese Lockett, is also a composer and has earned a JD (a Juris Doctorate in Law). The Contemporary Gospel artist, inspired by her father, became Zaneta with a revelation to make her mark on the music world just as her father envisioned that she would.
“I have a JD in entertainment law…wanted the knowledge,” she said. “Because my dad said always have a plan B.”
I asked her what she thinks her father would say about the single “Wanna Praise Ya” because she said he was also an honest critic, and she said, “He would love it. He’s a minister, so he would listen to the lyrics first. He told me to be myself, my authentic self.”
“Before he got sick, he asked me, ‘What are you doing with your music?’,” Zaneta added “Then I made him a promise…”
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Zaneta’s musical influences are Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary and Keke Sheard. Her talent and desire to keep her promise to her father gave her the strength to balance that new journey with her life as a single parent to two sons with Autism. Her desire is that her music will inspire and encourage others. Her debut single “Wanna Praise Ya” is offered for free only at HypedDit.com/Zaneta/WannaPraiseYa-1. www.Zaneta2023.com
SYNDICATED COLUMN: Dr. Eunice Moseley has an estimated weekly readership of over one million with The Pulse of Entertainment. She is also a Public Relations and Business Management Strategist and Consultant at Freelance Associates and is Promotions Director (at-large) for The Baltimore Times. www.ThePulseofEntertainment.com EVENTS: “Uplifting Minds II” Entertainment Conference (ULMII), founded by Eunice in 1999, is into its 24th year. Next events are coming to Baltimore via Zoom Saturday April 15, 2023, and to Los Angeles via Zoom Saturday, November 11, 2023. The ULMII event is a free entertainment conference offering a Professional Industry Panel Q&A Session, a Professional Talent Showcase and National Talent Competition (vocal, songwriting, dance and acting) where aspiring artists have a chance to receive over $18,000 valued in cash, product and services. Log onto www.UpliftingMinds2.com, a 501 c3 organization, for more information or to RSVP for Zoom Access email info@ThePulseofEntertainment.com.
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