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WHO IS AVA MAX?

Have you ever heard the song "Sweet but Psycho"? Or "Kings & Queens"? Or possibly, her latest single, "Lovin Myself"? Well, you probably didn't know that the voice behind these songs was none other than the phenomenal Ava Max. Max was born on February 16, 1994 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2008, she began posting material on MySpace at the age of 14. She then released an EP titled Amanda Kay later that year which featured six original songs that gained barely any traction. In 2013, she released an independent single titled "Take Away the Pain" which was later remixed and re-released by Canadian DJ/producer duo Project 46 in 2015. In the same year, Max started releasing songs on SoundCloud under the name AVA, one of them being "Anyone But You" which helped kick off her career and caught the eye of many major record labels.

It wasn't until August 2018 that she released "Sweet but Psycho", her official debut single, through Atlantic Records. Upon release, it became an overnight hit, appearing on various Spotify playlists and subsequently reaching number one in 22 countries including Germany and the United Kingdom. Her debut studio album, Heaven & Hell, was released in September 2020, and spawned several singles including her second Billboard Hot 100 entry, "Kings & Queens". Her sophomore album, Diamonds & Dancefloors, released January 27, 2023. The album, despite being made at her lowest moments during quarantine, has a danceable rhythm to it. In Max's words, it's "heartbreak on a dancefloor". The album's most notable single is "Million Dollar Baby", which interpolates "Can't Fight The Moonlight" by LeAnne Rimes. In fact, Rimes loved the song so much that she made a video singing dancing with Max to the song, and posted it on social media.

Max is currently on her third album cycle. With "Lost Your Faith", Don't Click Play is in full swing. Read more about the album's beginnings here.

ALBUMS

Heaven & Hell

Ava Max's debut album was highly anticipated after her breakthrough with "Sweet but Psycho", the lead single to the album. As a result, the album did well on the charts. Heaven & Hell, released in the middle of a global pandemic, peaked at number one on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart, with "Sweet But Psycho", "Kings & Queens", and "My Head & My Heart" peaking at numbers 10, 13, and 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. The album was also certified gold by the RIAA on October 26, 2020, for sales of 500,000 certified units in the US, and later certified platinum.

Diamonds & Dancefloors

Diamonds & Dancefloors can be considered an experimental album for Max, who was going through immense amounts of heartbreak during the pandemic. As promotion, each song on the album got it's own individual visualizer filmed, with snippets being posted in late December 2022 as a part of 12 Days of Diamonds & Dancefloors. The album's singles, "Million Dollar Baby", "Ghost", "One Of Us", and "Maybe You're The Problem" peaked at numbers 11, 12, 13 and 17 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs ranking respectively. Max then went on her first headlining tour to promote the album, On Tour (Finally), in April 2023.

Don't Click Play

After wrapping up her first headlining tour in September 2023, Max began working on her third studio album, Don't Click Play. A series of personal events lead Max to work with new writer's and producers such as LØLØ, Cleo Tighe, Pink Slip and Grant Boutin. Max released the album's lead single "Lost Your Faith" on February 7, 2025. The second single "Lovin Myself" was released on May 29, 2025, going on to be voted by a majority as the best release of its week by voters at Billboard. It was followed by a song teased in it's music video "Wet, Hot American Dream" soon after on July 1, 2025.