When I Hear Your Name, Maeta's 2023 project on Roc Nation: how it came together, how it was written and how it was received, in her own words.
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In "Some Things Never Change", Maeta spends more than an hour with Joe Budden and his co-hosts. She looks back on 2024 — When I Hear Your Name, opening for Chris Brown, the loss of her manager and her exit from Roc Nation — explains why her comeback as an independent artist has taken time, and plays three unreleased songs: "Decimate", "Superstar" and "Hide".
A long-form conversation with Aladdin on the Behind The Mic series. Maeta discusses her musical roots, the intimate connection to love and relationships that fuels her writing, the creative process behind When I Hear Your Name, and her vision for contemporary R&B.
In-depth BET profile of Maeta marking the release of her first album When I Hear Your Name (13 tracks). She reflects on her hundred-plus studio sessions, co-writes with SZA, Demi Lovato, and Kehlani, emotional sessions with Pharrell Williams, and the launch of her first headlining tour across North America and Europe.