By Nathan Lately ·Updated February 2, 2026 /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
“I’m sorry to say my feelings are split, but a lot of times they are.”
For many, this sentiment is an enduring dichotomy in both everyday life and society at-large. How can one continue to dream of a bright future that seems to grow bleaker with each passing scroll on social media?
And then, you hear a voice like Samara Joy’s: one that acknowledges the weight and dreariness of the world we live and yet, like a healing balm, reinvigorates your belief in a life worth living. Pure light in a time of darkness. A dream, no longer deferred.
The 26-year-old songstress accomplishes this and so much more on her critically-acclaimed album Portrait and, more specifically, its fourth track medley “Peace of Mind/Dreams Come True.” Both were nominated at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards (with Portrait winning “Best Jazz Vocal Album”) and the current 6-time winner continues to express her gratitude in receiving these coveted accolades.
“I am in awe,” Joy tells ESSENCE of her Grammy nominations. “I’m in awe, and I’m humbled, and I’m grateful
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