AVA MAX RETURNS WITH ANTHEMIC NEW SINGLE “SO
AM I”
RISING POP SENSATION UNVEILS FOLLOW-UP TO GLOBAL HIT “SWEET
BUT PSYCHO”
“SWEET
BUT PSYCHO” ENTERS TOP 10 AT USA POP RADIO AND HOLDS #1
SPOT AT EUROPEAN RADIO FOR 8TH WEEK IN A ROW WHILE ASCENDING
BILLBOARD’S “HOT 100”
“SO AM I” AVAILABLE NOW AT ALL DSPS AND STREAMING SERVICES HERE
2019’s
newest pop sensation Ava Max has unveiled her eagerly awaited
new single “So Am I.” The irresistibly catchy pop anthem is
available now at all DSPs and streaming services (listen HERE)
with the powerful companion video – which promotes a message
of inclusivity and acceptance – premiering via YouTube (watch
HERE).
Ava
Max - So Am I [Official Music Video]
“’So
Am I’ is about loving yourself, being different, being an outcast
and not fitting in the format that society wants to put us in
– just celebrating what really makes you different,” says Ava
of the new single. “Whenever I’m feeling down, I remind myself
that my flaws make me perfect, because in reality there is no
perfect.”
“So Am I” is the rising pop star’s follow-up to her worldwide
smash single, “Sweet
but Psycho.” Produced by GRAMMY® Award-nominated super-producer
Cirkut (Maroon 5, Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd) and co-written with
Madison Love (Camila Cabello), “Psycho” – which reached #1 on
both Spotify’s “United States Viral 50” and Billboard’s “Dance
Club Songs” – recently entered the top 10 at USA Pop Radio while
ascending to top 30 on the Billboard’s “Hot 100.” The stateside
success of “Sweet but Psycho” follows the track’s remarkable
popularity abroad where it has held the #1 spot at European
Radio for eight weeks in a row, spent four consecutive weeks
atop the UK Singles Chart, and scored #1 rankings on charts
in nearly 20 countries. The international hit also gained 3x
platinum certifications in Norway and Sweden, 2x platinum certifications
in Australia, Netherlands, Ireland, and Switzerland, platinum
certifications in Denmark, Finland, Canada, the U.K., and Italy,
and gold certifications in Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa,
Austria, Portugal, Germany, Poland and France. “Sweet but Psycho”
– which has earned more than 750 million streams and
overall global sales consumption in excess of 2 million – is
joined by an equally popular companion video, directed by Shomi
Patwary (Beyoncé, The Weeknd) and now boasting over 178 million
views via Ava Max’s official YouTube channel HERE.
Having spent the past six weeks atop Billboard’s “Emerging Artists”
chart, Ava has received glowing features in such outlets as
Vanity
Fair, Billboard,
and PAPER,
the latter naming her among its “100 People Taking Over 2019.”
In a recent profile, V
Magazine praised “Sweet but Psycho” writing, “By re-appropriating
language used to gaslight women, Ava Max creates an unlikely
feminist anthem, written by and for someone who has nothing
to hide, who, furthermore, has fought for herself to be seen
completely.” The promising young songstress kicked off the new
year making her U.S. TV debut with stunning performances of
“Sweet but Psycho” on both CBS’ The Late Late Show with James
Corden and NBC’s The
TODAY Show.
Photo Credit: Lauren Dunn
Currently
nominated as a “Rising Star” by the UK’s Global Awards, Ava
Max arrived last April with “My
Way” which Billboard called “an impressive debut” – watch
the official companion video HERE.
“My Way” instantly established Ava Max as one of modern pop’s
most intriguing new songstresses following her stellar featured
performance on 2017’s hit single, “Clap
Your Hands (Feat. Ava Max),” by LA-based producer Le Youth.
Max has also released collaborations including Vice & Jason
Derulo’s “Make Up (Feat. Ava Max),” David Guetta’s “Let
It Be Me (Feat. Ava Max),” and fellow Atlantic recording
artist Witt Lowry’s “Into
Your Arms (Feat. Ava Max).”
ABOUT
AVA MAX:
Crafting pop anthems with a much-needed dose of fiery female
empowerment, Ava Max is a unique new talent, blessed with a
seismic voice, an individualistic high fashion mindset, and
an undeniable knack for cinematic, theatrical popcraft. The
daughter of Albanian immigrants, Max was born in Wisconsin but
raised in Virginia where she began blowing away audiences long
before even entering high school. Determined from a young age
to grace the stage and equipped with a vibrant voice passed
down by her opera singer mother, Max honed her skills performing
at multiple singing competitions. Inspired by her parents’ courageous
escape from the political turmoil that plagued their home country;
she eventually made the move to Los Angeles to pursue her calling.