New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Global pop sensation
Ava Max has officially unveiled her first new song of 2020. "
Kings & Queens" is available now at all DSPs and streaming services; an official visualizer is streaming now on YouTube. With the release of her empowering new anthem, Ava continues her reign as "PRINCESS OF POP," imagining a better world in which everyone is treated with respect. "
Kings & Queens" is the first new song to be released from Ava's hugely anticipated debut album, due to arrive later this year.
In December, Ava celebrated her extraordinary year with an energetic performance on ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020. She also gifted fans with the release of "On Somebody" which PAPER quickly called "a three-minute sugar-rush." "On Somebody" arrived shortly after the release of longtime fan favorite track, "Salt." "Salt," which had already earned over 4 million plays via YouTube before being shared across additional platforms, was met by unanimous critical applause from Billboard, MTV, E! News and more. The official launch of "Salt" came not long after Ava celebrated Halloween with the surprise drop of her hauntingly beautiful music video for "Freaking Me Out," which MTV News praised as "a spooky, romantic Halloween Treat."
A truly international artist, Ava recently teamed up with Norwegian DJ/producer
Alan Walker for "Alone Pt. II," joined by an official video now with over 41 million views via YouTube. Ava also joined forces with Spanish superstar
Pablo Alborán for their hit single, "Tabú," a chart-topping, platinum certified sensation in Spain.
2019 saw Ava officially seal her pop superstar status with the blockbuster success of the RIAA 2x-platinum certified hit, "Sweet but Psycho." Named among the New York Times' "54 Best Songs of 2019," the track spent three weeks in the top 10 of Billboard's "Hot 100," peaking at #3 at USA Pop Radio. Currently boasting over 1.2 billion global streams and counting, "
Sweet But Psycho" - which earned Max her first-ever Teen Choice Awards nomination for "Choice Pop Song" - is joined by an official video that has now garnered over 516 million views. Produced by GRAMMY® Award-nominated super-producer Cirkut (Maroon 5, Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd) and co-written with Madison Love (Camila Cabello), the single hit #1 on both Spotify's "United States Viral 50" and Billboard's "Dance Club Songs" while becoming one of "The Top Most-Shazamed Songs of 2019." The song's stateside success followed the track's remarkable popularity abroad, including four consecutive weeks atop the UK Singles Chart and #1 rankings on charts in nearly 20 countries.
Praised by VOGUE as one of the "Best Songs of 2019," Ava's acclaimed summer single, "Torn," shot up to Top 10 airplay in
Europe following the release of the disco-tinged track's instantly iconic superhero-themed companion video. Created in collaboration with Fiat and shot on location in Milan, IT by superstar director Joseph Kahn (Britney Spears' "Toxic," Taylor Swift's "
Bad Blood"), the video boasting over 49 million views via YouTube.
Ava - who was featured on the cover of Galore Magazine, which declared "Ava Max is Here to Save Pop Music" - became one of 2019's most honored performers, including "Best New Artist" nominations at both the 2019 MTV Video
Music Awards and the 2019 MTV
Europe Music Awards. The latter was highlighted by both Ava's first-ever win for "Best Push Artist" and show-stopping live performances of both "Torn" and "Sweet But Psycho," streaming now.
Dubbed an "Artist You Need to Know" by Rolling Stone, Ava has been feted with a wide range of media attention including high profile features in Vanity Fair, Billboard, FORBES, PAPER, and more. The star took over TV with performances of "Sweet but Psycho" on CBS's The Late Late Show with
James Corden, NBC's TODAY, and the
Ellen DeGeneres Show, as well as a summer performance of her RIAA-certified gold single "So Am I," on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live.
