Maya Cumming, known professionally as May-a, is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney.

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Maya Cumming (born 2001), known professionally as May-a (stylised as MAY-A), is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney.\n

On 2 February 2022, Cumming was featured on the single \"Say Nothing\", a collaboration with Australian electronic musician and producer Flume.\n

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Early life

May-a grew up in Sydney, but moved to Byron in 2010. She moved back to Sydney age 13. While living in Byron Bay she competed in songwriting competitions, and performed street busking around the ages of 11 to 14. She started out posting videos on YouTube under the username Heyit'smaya.\n

Prior to discovering her attraction to women, May-a stated she was in a \"super awkward\" relationship with a boy that inspired her song \"Apricots\".\n

Career

May-a released her debut single \"Fools Paradise\" in September 2019. This was followed by \"All Girls Aren't the Same\", which is a twist of Juice WRLD's \"All Girls Are the Same\" and is a song about how women should know their worth, everyone is an individual with different quirks.\"\n

On 1 May 2020, May-a released her third single, \"Green\" saying \"'Green' is an outlook on the way that validation fuels the way we live, especially in green teens. Young, impressionable and desperate to be accepted by people they don't even like.\" adding \"I wrote it when I was 15 and bored by the hierarchy of high school. It paints a picture of the things that teenagers think are important until they realise they aren't.\"\n

In August 2020, May-a toured with Wafia and signed with Sony Music Australia.\n

In 2021, May-A signed with Atlantic Records in the United States.\n

Her debut EP, Don't Kiss Ur Friends, was released on 6 August 2021. The EP debuted at number 31 on the ARIA Charts. In 2021, she signed with Atlantic Records in the US ahead of her debut EP, Don’t Kiss Ur Friends\n

In January 2023, May-a released \"Sweat You Out My System\".\n

May-a topped Triple J Hottest 100, 2022 with a feature on Australian musician Flume's song \"Say Nothing\". The song was also featured in the 2022 Netflix show Heartbreak High. \n

Following a period of recording between Australia and Los Angeles, in June 2023, May-a released \"Lola\" and announced her second EP Analysis Paralysis.\n

May-A split from Atlantic in late 2024, referencing \"many compromises\" on the Analysis Paralysis EP.\n

In 2025, May-A performed \"Girls Just Want to Have Fun\" with Cyndi Lauper on her Sydney Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour\n

In November 2025 May-a announced her debut album, Goodbye (If You Call That Gone). It was released on 20 February 2026.\n

Discography

Albums

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Extended plays

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Singles

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Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.\n\n

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APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), \"honouring composers and songwriters\". They commenced in 1982.\n\n

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ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.\n\n

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J Awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.\n\n

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Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.\n\n

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Vanda and Young Global Songwriting competition

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that \"acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins\" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009.\n

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References

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External links

Official website
May-a discography at Discogs
May-a at IMDb

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