Sony Music Presents MAALA (NZ)

MAALA aka. Evan Sinton was signed at the age of 17 and spent the last 5 years developing and honing his sound. His first official release was a self-titled EP which featured the Alternative Airplay hit ‘Touch,’ and saw Zane Lowe champion his second single ‘In The Air’ with a ‘World First’ premiere on Beats1.

Most recently, MAALA released his debut album Composure, which was lead with another Zane Lowe Beats1 premiere of his single ‘Kind of Love. ‘Kind of Love’ was a Top 5 NZ Airplay hit, and a nominee for the 2016 Single of the Year Award.

Since release, it has amassed 2.7 million streams worldwide. He received a total of FOUR Nominations at the 2016 New Zealand Music Awards for Composure and came away with the Best Male Solo Artist award.