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Artist: Tkay Maidza

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Tkay Maidza
Tkay Maidza is an Adelaide-based singer-songwriter and rapper, who combines a rapid-fire flow with colourful, forward-thinking production.
Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tkay Maidza moved with her family to Australia at the age of five, living in Perth, Kalgoorlie, and Whyalla before setting in Adelaide. 
Tkay made her breakthrough at the age of 17 with the release of her debut single Brontosaurus. The following year she dropped a mixtape, Switch Lanes, the title track of which would go on to make an appearance in the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2014. Two more tracks from the mixtape charted on the ARIA Singles Chart, with M.O.B. hitting certified gold. Her debut album, Tkay, was released in 2016 and debuted at #20 on the ARIA Albums Chart. 
Tkay Maidza has been nominated for three ARIA Awards, and won a MTV Europe Music Award in 2018 for Best Australian Act. She's toured and collaborated with artists as diverse as Charli XCX, Killer Mike, Martin Solveig, SBTRKT and Troye Sivan. Her latest single, Awake was in collaboration with upcoming experimental rapper JPEGMAFIA as she continues to avoid definitions and explore the boundaries of hip-hop.
In 2020, she was signed by British indie label 4AD, which is home to the likes of Aldous Harding, Big Thief, Future Islands, The National and more. 
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Tkay Maidza and Young Franco are the news voices of the A-Leagues

by Chloe Maddren

Two of the biggest names in Australian hip hop and RnB have gotten together to produce an absolute slapper of an anthem. These bonafide Aussie…

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Dan Farber on the power of intent and personal connections

by Tim McArtney

Dan Farber has been working with Tkay Maidza for over six years. They are best friends and that personal connection is key to his success…

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WATCH: Tkay Maidza – ‘Kim’ (feat. Yung Baby Tate)

by Ria Pandey

The Zimbabwean-Australian rapper has released a new video, cosplaying as three iconic Kims: Lil’ Kim, Kim Kardashian, and Kim Possible. Kim is Maidza’s first release…

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These are the 10 best rap songs that were released in 2020

by Manning Patston

Based on cultural impact, lyricism, staying power, and aux-chord viability, these are our 10 picks for the best rap songs of 2020. Amidst the coronavirus…

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Watch Commandeur perform ‘Me and You’ Live at Enmore

by Happy

Commandeur was the latest artist to visit the Live at Enmore studios. Tune in this Friday for a euphoric performance of his latest single, Me…

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Happy Listening: The 6 best new releases of the week

by Ben Hansen

Happy Listening has sorted through this week’s new releases to serve you up the essential list of new music, featuring Glass Animals, Private Function, and…

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Tkay Maidza, The Beths, and more win reimagined 2020 Levi’s Music Prize

by Rachel Daniel

This year’s winners of the coveted Levi’s Music Prize have been named and include Tkay Maidza, Miiesha, Haiku Hands, Jaguar Jonze, and Kiwi indie-pop legends The Beths….

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The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now

by Luke Saunders

After an interesting week where palpable talent was overshadowed by the elucidating presence of misogyny in the music industry, we can’t help but take a…

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Support Act joins forces with Levi’s for a limited run of charity band tees

by Luke Saunders

Support Act is a charity, unique in Australia, helping artists and music industry who are facing hardship due to illness, injury or some other crisis…

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LISTEN: Tkay Maidza feat. JPEGMAFIA – Awake

by Sophie Heath

Tkay Maidza is back with a ferociously wild hip-hop-Banga, perpetuated by her intense an video that comes with its own epilepsy warning. “I came up…

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Big Pineapple Festival have dropped their juicy 2019 lineup

by Luke Saunders

Everything tastes sweet in Big Pineapple’s 2019 lineup, flaunting some of Australia’s biggest artists. Hitting the Sunshine Coast for the seventh time, the festival has…

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Celebrating 15 years of Festival of the Sun

by Brooke Tunbridge

Bring together 3000 music loving folk ready for a good time, (mostly) sunshine, a sand pit, a campsite and the allowance of BYO and you’ve…

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Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2018: 41-50

by Happy

Presenting Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2018! Join us as we count down our favourite songs released over the last 12 months, and stay…

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