24: You’re very known as a
model/celebrity host so what lead you to music or was that your actual first
love?

Anaya Hayes: I actually got my first
modeling work using my press kit photos from my artist package. I had a music
manager a few years ago and it didn’t work out very well, so I left him. But I
had photos from my press kit and as quickly as I posted them online, modeling
work came rolling in. Music is my heart.

24: I recently sent you a message about
interviewing you as a model and not as an artist but I actually wanted to talk
about both so tell me how has it been a hard transition with people still
thinking of you as Anaya Hayes the model?

Anaya Hayes: It’s been difficult. I’ve
been calling it the Reincarnation of Anaya Hayes. It’s a spiritual process for
me. It takes a whole different type of confidence to make music. With modeling
you can hide behind the veil of the character or emotion you’re portraying, but
with music you have to let your heart out. It’s very humbling.

24: Your new single “Want It”
ft. JD Era produced by Spinz is out, so tell
me how has everyone been responding to it?

Anaya Hayes: It’s been amazing! I feel
so blessed. “Want It” has gotten a great reaction and I feel very proud of it.
It’s been getting a lot of love on the radio and a ton of support online. It’s
also currently one of the 20 most requested urban songs on the radio in Canada. Within
the next few months you’ll be seeing a music video for “Want It” starring
myself and JD Era and you’ll definitely hear it played even more as the word
spreads. I had the senior VP of artist development at J records contact me and
tell me she heard “Want It” while she was vacationing in Turks and Caicos  and she loves it!…It’s def an international
song and as a new artist I’m just glad that people like it.

24: What will Anaya Hayes bring to the
music world?

Anaya Hayes: An edge to pop/R&B
music. I think I’m going to come with a sound people aren’t use to, but will
still be easily accepted. Sometimes I’ll rap, I’ll sing, it’s sexy, it’s
strong