Chrissy Metzcan’t wait to share her original music with fans!

The actress, 38, opened up about working on her music career at theThis Is UsFYC event in Los Angeles on Thursday, telling PEOPLE that there has been nothing but “good vibes” during the writing process.

“I’m writing new music right now and working on music with a message and a purpose,” Metz said. “That’s exciting for me, it’s always something I wanted to do. And to be able to do it is really, really, really exciting.”

In April, the star released herfirst-ever music videofollowing the debut of her single “I’m Standing with You” from her movieBreakthrough. And Metz wowed audiences that same month when she made hersinging debutat theACM Awards.

This weekend, she’ll be hitting the country stage again.

This Is Usfans are well aware of Metz’s vocal talents, having watched her character Kate navigate her singing aspirations throughout the past three seasons. And off-camera, Metz castmates, specifically Mandy Moore and Chris Sullivan, continue to inspire her to pursue music.

“They inspire me as a human being, actor, singer and artist. I learned so much from each of them in different ways, I’m so grateful for that,” Metz said of watching Moore and Sullivan go after their music dreams.

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Metz and her costars Moore, Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia told PEOPLE that they have yet to start filming season 4 of NBC’s hit series. Meanwhile, showrunner and creator Dan Fogelman teased the first episode of the upcoming installment.

“I’ve already written the first episode of the season over break,” Fogelman said during a panel discussion. “It’s a really ambitious season. We’re in the middle of these characters’ journeys and that’s a really exciting place to be. I can’t tell you much about the storyline, but I think the first episode… people will be talking about it. It’s different and unusual.”

This Is Usreturns this fall on NBC.

source: people.com