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Iyah May: history, current status and the Karmageddon licence-review Reel

The Instagram Reel is from verified artist @iyahmayhem. It features Australian alt-pop artist and medical doctor Iyah May discussing repercussions from lyrics that challenged the official COVID narrative.

Editorial note: PBC is hosting the captured Reel as the source artifact requested by the reader. This article documents the artist/status trail. It does not treat song lyrics as proof of a legal, medical or scientific finding.

Short answer

The artist is Iyah May. Newsweek reports her given name as Marguerite Clark. Her official site describes her as an Australian alt-pop artist and medical doctor. She first drew wider viral attention with Karmageddon, a protest/social-commentary song that included lines about a “man-made virus,” big pharma, media manipulation and political division. The new Reel’s current-status claim is narrower: she says her medical licence is being reviewed after she was reported. PBC found that claim as self-reported in the Reel, but did not find a public regulator outcome confirming discipline.

Fact results

Artist

Iyah May, stylized by her account as “iyah may,” posting from verified Instagram account @iyahmayhem.

Reported given name

Newsweek reports her given name as Marguerite Clark.

Background

Official bio: Australian alt-pop artist and medical doctor. Newsweek reported posts showing her working as a doctor during COVID.

Known song

Karmageddon became the breakout controversy. Official pages and Newsweek say management ended/withdrew after she refused to alter lyrics.

Current music status

Official pages list her as independent with recent releases including Good Citizen, Everything’s Fine, Karmageddon and Karmageddon Acoustic.

Medical licence status

Self-reported: in the Reel she says her licence is being reviewed and that she was reported to Australia’s medical board. No public disciplinary outcome was found in this check.

What the captured Reel says

The transcript begins with a question: “Have you had any repercussions for some of your lyrics contradicting the mainstream official government narrative?” She replies: “Yeah, and now I’m having my medical license reviewed.” She says she does not know exactly where it came from, but that she has been reported to Australia’s medical board because of the lyric “man made virus, watch the millions die.”

The rest of the clip criticizes one-way vaccine messaging, asks who funded the vaccines, names Fauci, and moves into broader criticism of pharmaceutical influence and the history of medicine. PBC labels those as her commentary and song-context claims, not verified findings inside this article.

History of the artist and song

Iyah May’s official about page describes her as an Australian alt-pop artist and medical doctor. It says she first gained viral attention with Karmageddon, refused to alter lyrics, had her management contract withdrawn, and chose independence/self-funding.

Newsweek’s January 2025 profile reported that Karmageddon became a viral hit and that May said her management dropped her because she refused to change certain lyrics. Newsweek also reported her given name as Marguerite Clark and described the song’s targets as big pharma, a “man-made virus,” cancel culture and war/genocide language.

Status today

As of this captured August 2026 Reel, Iyah May is active on Instagram and still posting under @iyahmayhem. Her official music site lists current/recent releases and says U.S. shows are coming. The new factual item in this Reel is her own statement that her medical licence is under review. PBC found supporting social/Rumble reposts repeating that claim, but no AHPRA or Medical Board public outcome surfaced in searches under “Iyah May,” “AHPRA,” “Medical Board of Australia,” or “Marguerite Clark.”

Evidence labels

Artist identity: Supported — The verified Instagram Reel is posted by @iyahmayhem / iyah may. Official sites and Newsweek identify her as Australian alt-pop artist Iyah May.
Given name: Reported by Newsweek / search-visible reporting — Newsweek reports her given name as Marguerite Clark. PBC treats this as a media-reported identity detail, not private investigation.
Medical background: Supported by official/secondary sources with limits — Her official sites describe her as a medical doctor; Newsweek reported posts showing her working as a doctor during COVID; HotDoc search snippets show a Marguerite Clark medical-practitioner listing. This check did not locate an AHPRA profile by stage name.
Karmageddon history: Supported — Official bio and Newsweek report that Karmageddon went viral after she refused to change lyrics and lost/ended management representation.
Current music status: Supported — Her official sites list recent releases including Good Citizen, Everything’s Fine, Karmageddon and Karmageddon Acoustic; her Instagram remains active and verified.
Medical licence being reviewed: Self-reported / unconfirmed outcome — In the captured Reel audio she says she is having her medical licence reviewed and has been reported to Australia’s medical board. This check found no public regulator outcome under Iyah May/stage-name searches; under Marguerite Clark searches, public results showed medical-practitioner listings but no public disciplinary finding surfaced.
Fauci/COVID-origin claims in caption/lyrics: Political/artistic claim, not adjudicated here — The Reel/caption references Fauci, COVID origins and the “man-made virus” lyric. This article documents the artist/status context and does not treat the lyrics as proof of a legal or scientific finding.