A 24-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist from North London, Maya Delilah attended the prestigious BRIT School whose alumni include Adele, Amy Winehouse, and FKA twigs, among many others. In 2020, lockdown put a pause on the background session work Maya had begun to do within her community of music-making friends, so she turned to livestreams and TikTok where she built up a devoted following with unadorned clips where she would sit cross-legged on the floor, a bed, or a table, her fingernails dancing over the strings, making the guitar sing out whole moods. Over the course of two self-released EPs (2020’s Oh Boy, 2021’s It’s Not Me, It’s You), she amassed more than 50 million streams of fan favorites like “Breakup Season” and “Tangerine” that greeted heartache with humor. Maya began releasing music on Blue Note/Capitol in 2022, reinterpreting Cassandra Wilson’s cover of Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon” for Blue Note Re:imagined II, and following with a trilogy of 2023 singles: “Actress,” “Necklace,” and “Silver Lining.” Her latest track “Look At The State Of Me Now” is the lead single from her forthcoming debut album due out in 2025 via Blue Note/Capitol. Maya was named to the Fender Next Class of 2024, a huge co-sign from the guitar brand she’s been playing since age 8.
London-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Maya Delilah has released “Look At The State Of Me Now,” the lead single from her forthcoming debut album due out next year via Blue Note/Capitol. The poignant new song is a collaboration with Aquilo’s Ben Fletcher and Tom Higham who co-wrote, produced, and recorded... read more
London-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Maya Delilah has released her new single “Actress” via Blue Note/Capitol. “Actress” completes a trilogy of 2023 singles that included Maya’s warm and nostalgic track “Necklace” and her bittersweet love song “Silver Lining.” The Line of Best Fit recently... read more
London-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Maya Delilah has released her new single “Necklace” via Blue Note/Capitol. “‘Necklace’ is a song about feeling so connected to someone whilst also having doubts and worries,” says Maya. “Something I think we all feel from time to time. It was written in LA... read more
Maya Delilah has signed with Blue Note/Capitol and released her unforgettable new single “Pretty Face” along with the official video. The song is a soulful pop-rock slow jam that turns a disappointing relationship into an amusing and irrepressible kiss-off showcasing Maya’s delightfully pointed sense of humor... read more
Nov 16
Maya Delilah
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