NEAR TRUTHS: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
One name keeps popping up amid the Roan-related speculation. (11/26a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: An NYC-born pop/soul singer, actor and dancer, the 22-year-old star has been making waves since being signed to Pete Wentz’s DCD2 Records. MAX has already managed to move more than 100k units of his single, which is now featured in the Just Dance 2016 videogame, and accrued 30m+ streams worldwide. His music was recognized by the 2015 YouTube Music Awards, and he was nominated for Best Breakthrough Artist and Original Song at the 2015 Streamy Awards. He also played Van Dyke Parks in the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy. Currently, he’s in the studio with Pharrell Williams, as well as other top producers and songwriters, working on his upcoming full-length.
ALBUM: TBD
RELEASE DATE: 2016
SINGLE: “Gibberish”
TV: Recently performed on Today
LIVE: Performed on Boys of Zummer Tour this summer with Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa and Hoodie Allen; currently on nationwide headline tour
INTERNET: 1m+ YouTube subscribers, 390k Twitter, 940k+ Facebook likes; single’s music video accumulated 4.5m+ views in one week (currently 9.7m)
RADIO: Leaders include SiriusXM Hits 1, Radio Disney, KMVQ, WZMP, KMXV, WZPL, WDZH, WNKS; named KISS-FM’s Artist of the Week (July)
PRESS: Included in MTV’s 2015 Artists to Watch Summer Class list; named Elvis Duran’s Artist of the Month (June); features from JustJared, The Source, fuse.tv, Hollywood Life, J-14, more
BOOKING: David Levine/WME
MANAGEMENT: Jonathan Daniel, Bob McLynn, Ben Jorgensen/Crush Music