Taura Stinson

Taura Stinson was born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Oakland, California.^[1]

In the early 1990s, she co-founded an R&B trio called Emage with Kimbrely Evans and Mykah Montgomery. The trio signed a deal with One Love/Mercury Records and released one album, Soul Deep.^[3][1][4]

Discography edit

Stinson has written various songs with long time co-writer, Rapheal Saadiq,^[5] including the Grammy Award nominated songs "Good Man" (2012)^[6] by Saadiq,^[7] and "Show me the Way" (2005)^[6]) by Earth, Wind & Fire.^[8]

She has also written for artists including:^[1]

Filmography edit

Taura has written songs for various films including:

• Beyond the Lights ("Airplay")^[12]
• Black Nativity (soundtrack) together with Raphael Saddiq^[1]
• Epic ("Gonna Be Alright") together with Raphael Saddiq^[1]
• Men in Black: "Killing Time" (by Destiny's Child) with D'wayne Wiggins^[13]
• Mudbound ("Mighty River"), for which she received critical acclaim earning Academy Award,^[14] Golden Globe Award and Black Reel Award nominations for Best Original Song.
• Rio 2 ("Beautiful Creatures", "Don't Go Away", " O Vida") together with John Powell.^[15]
• The Sitter^[16]
• Step ("Jump"), which won the Critics Choice Award for best song in a documentary^[17]
• Don't Look Up ("Just Look Up")
• Cheaper by the Dozen ("Nothing Without You")

Television edit

Stinson has also written songs for television, such as

• Cloak & Dagger',"Come Sail Away"^[18][19][20]
• CSI: Miami^{[citation needed]}
• Insecure^[21]
• 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony began with music from the Brazilian group Barbatuques, singing "Beautiful Creatures".^[22][23]
• Underground, various songs including “Gossypium Thorns”. Stinson was the voice of Rosalee^[18]
• You May Now Kill the Bride ("Carnivore")^[24]
• ToddWorld

Vocalist and arranger edit

Stinson has worked (recorded, arranged songs) for artists, including

• "Bang' Bang" by Jessie J feat Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj^[25]
• "Faith" by Stevie Wonder^[26]
• "Expensive" by Tori Kelly^[27]
• the album American Love Song by Ryan Bingham^[28]
• the album Electric Café by En Vogue^[29]
• "G" by Avenged Sevenfold^[30]

• 100 Things Every Black Girl Should Know (2016)^[2][39]
• 100 Ways to Love Yourself Inside and Out (2020)^[40]

Stinson has worked under a variety of names, including Taura "Aura" Jackson, Stinson, Stinson-Jackson, T. Stinson, T. Stinson-Jackson, T. S. Jackson, Tara Stinson, Taura Latrice Stinson, Taura Stinson Jackson and Taura Stinson-Jackson.^[41]

• Taura Stinson's website
• Taura Stinson at IMDb
• Taura Stinson discography at Discogs
• Stinson interviewed by Mingle Media TV's "Red Carpet Report" in 2017