Next Big Thing by Ru -The Right Way Entertainment

 “’Next Big Thing’ is a good representation of how I am inside my head,” Ru: explains. “The song isn’t meant to be cocky. It’s more uplifting if anything. In order for other people to see your potential, you have to believe in yourself. Anything you want to do, you have the ability to do it.”

A true testament to her own life, Ru: has been pursuing her dreams of being a professional singer since she was in elementary school. Born Taniya Cockburn and raised in the quiet Richmond, Va. suburb of Chesterfield, her life has been filled with music for as long as she can remember.

Her father played in a band and was constantly making his own music on keyboards, guitars, and steel drums around the home. He bought Ru: her first guitar when she was seven years old. Two years later, she was recording in a professional studio.

Through the years, she mastered the guitar and her voice, singing in the school choir and performing at local open mics at only 12 years old. She began writing music in seventh grade and released her first single “Want You Gone” in the summer of 2020.

Further pushing the boundaries of her music, she wrote and poured her heart into the touching testimony “Where Did My Life Go” earlier this summer. Appearing on the soundtrack of the motion picture Corrupt, the song is about a woman whose husband had died.

Now on the verge of her as-yet-untitled project set to be released soon, the pop music phenomenon moves musical mountains on her latest single “Next Big Thing.” Encouraging others to believe in themselves and follow their dreams, Ru: makes music to inspire.

“My lyrics come from a place of meaning,” Ru: contends. “It has a lot of meaning to it, so people can relate.”