{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Maya B | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Pasadena, CA | origin = | genre = R&B, pop, hip hop, trap | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = | years_active = 2017–present | label = Capitol | associated_acts = | website = }}
'''Maya B''' is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter and visual artist based in Los Angeles.
==Early life== Maya grew up in Pasadena, California, and her family later moved to nearby Santa Clarita.<ref name="vice">{{cite news |last1=Corry |first1=Kristin |title=Maya B's "Dollar to a Diamond" Is Motivation for Better Days |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/watch-maya-b-dollar-to-a-diamond-premiere/ |access-date=17 June 2021 |publisher=Vice |date=30 April 2019}}</ref> She started singing at age 7.<ref name="cm">{{cite news |last1=Mercedes |first1=Evelin |title=Maya B Discusses Her Recent Tour With Summer Walker, Published Zine, & Life In L.A. |url=https://celebmix.com/exclusive-interview-maya-b-discusses-her-recent-tour-with-summer-walker-published-zine-life-in-l-a/ |access-date=17 June 2021 |publisher=Celeb Mix}}</ref>
==Career== In 2017, Maya released her debut single, "Kiss On My Neck".<ref name="euph">{{cite news |last1=Hassaine |first1=Nour |title=Maya B. |url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2018/12/interviews-maya-b-interview/ |access-date=14 June 2021 |publisher=Euphoria |date=1 December 2018}}</ref> She was signed to Capitol Records the next year.<ref name="euph"/> Her 2018 single "Selenas" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2020 film ''Promising Young Woman''.<ref name="wonder"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Larisha |title=Maya B becomes the center of attention amidst chaos in "Selenas" |url=https://earmilk.com/2018/09/10/maya-b-becomes-the-center-of-attention-amidst-chaos-in-selenas-video/ |access-date=14 June 2021 |publisher=Earmilk}}</ref> She wrote and produced the single herself.<ref name="euph"/> In 2019, she released the single "Dollar to a Diamond",<ref name="vice"/> produced by Soulshock.<ref name="cm"/> That year, she went on her first tour as the opener for Summer Walker on the Girls Need Love Tour.<ref name="vice"/> Her 2020 single "Sink" features the rapper SAINt JHN, and the music video was animated by Carolyn Knapp.<ref name="doc">{{cite news |last1=Brake |first1=David |title=Maya B writes anti-materialist anthems for our times |url=https://www.documentjournal.com/2020/06/maya-bs-forthcoming-ep-is-an-anti-materialist-anthem-for-our-times/ |access-date=17 June 2021 |publisher=Document Journal |date=8 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarto |first1=Dan |title=Maya B Goes Quirky Collage in 'Sink (ft. SAINt JHN)' Music Video |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/maya-b-goes-quirky-collage-sink-ft-saint-jhn-music-video |access-date=17 June 2021 |publisher=AWN |date=9 April 2021}}</ref>
Her debut EP, ''[B]1'', was released on May 7, 2021.<ref name="atwood">{{cite news |last1=Mosk |first1=Mitch |title="NO. BULL. SH*T.": MAYA B GOES TRACK-BY-TRACK THROUGH HER MULTIDIMENSIONAL DEBUT EP, 'B[1]' |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/myb1-maya-b-b1-ep-review-music-feature/ |access-date=14 June 2021 |work=Atwood Magazine |date=18 May 2021}}</ref> It is a blend of R&B, pop, hip hop, and trap,<ref name="atwood"/> and features production by Soulshock, Karlin, Hydrate, and Malay.<ref name="wonder">{{cite news |title=New Noise: Maya B |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/05/07/new-noise-maya-b/ |access-date=14 June 2021 |work=Wonderland Magazine |date=7 May 2021}}</ref>
As a visual artist, she also produces a series of zines, including one called ''Her Pain / Her Brain'', featuring her own artwork.<ref name="doc"/>
==Discography== ===EP=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Release details |- ! scope="row"| ''[B]1'' | * Released: May 7, 2021 * Label: Soulpower * Formats: Digital download |}
===Singles=== * "River" (2017) * "Selenas" (2018) * "Kiss On My Neck" (2018) * "Dollar to a Diamond" (2019) * "Getty Woah" (2019) * "Not Ready for Love" (2019) * "Sink" feat. SAINt JHN (2020) * "The Rest of Our Life" (2020) * "Real Life" (2021) * "Running" (2021)
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