# Billboard’s R&B Up-And-Comer Joyce Wrice Learns to Get Out of Her Own Way on ‘MACHIKO’: ‘You Don’t Have to Be in the Trenches All the Time’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/billboards-rb-up-and-comer-joyce-wrice-learns-to-get-out-of-her-own-way-on-machiko-you-dont-have-to-be-in-the-trenches-all-the-time/
- Published: 2026-10-26T19:48:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T20:26:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/joyce-wrice-machiko-album-up-and-comer-1236368112/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Wrice’s time away helped shape her second album.
- She wrote more than 100 songs for *MACHIKO*.
- The album reflects greater confidence and self-understanding.

## Summary

Joyce Wrice says the three-and-a-half-year gap since her debut album was a period of reflection and personal growth, rather than simply time away from music. That process shaped her forthcoming second album, *MACHIKO*, as she worked out what she wanted to express and became more comfortable with who she is.

Named after her middle name, which means “city girl”, the album follows *Overgrown*, released in 2021. Wrice wrote more than 100 songs while developing it, and says songwriting helped her confront avoidant habits in relationships and ease her self-criticism. She also describes wanting her work to offer peace and inspiration, with tracks such as the flirtatious “Break Me In” reflecting a more playful, confident outlook.

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