For instance, “Million Dollar Baby” has a little bit of a Michael Jackson energy. MAX: Each song is pop, yes, but they have different influences. Talk to me about the process of creating this solid body of work. Sonically and lyrically, it all fits together.

MW: I hear so much growth and so much maturity on Diamonds & Dancefloors. After that we created the rest of the songs, so led to everything else.

When I heard it after we made it, I was like, “Why is this the album title in my head right now?” Diamonds & Dancefloors. It was one of the first songs we wrote for the album. I was like, “You know what? I’m going to go away from that!”īut then I wrote “Diamonds & Dancefloors,” the title track. It’s interesting, I was actually trying to go away from that because I got rid of the “Max Cut” as well. MW: This is your second album, and both of them are titled “Something & Something.” Is this like a running theme of duality with you? MW: What is the process of sitting down and writing a ballad and then finding a way to make it work with these high-energy dance beats? I made these songs dance records for a reason. It’s an exciting way to look at heartbreak. “Dancefloors” represents letting go and really letting it all out on the dance floor and kind of releasing all of the emotions you felt during the heartbreak. “Diamonds” represents, for me personally, the lyrical part of the relationship and how I felt and how sad I was during the heartbreak. I never wrote about my personal relationships in the past, and all these songs started as ballads, and then I turned them into dance records. MAX: Diamonds & Dancefloors is really just my personal life in a nutshell. When it was about to release, I thought, wait a second. I just want to make sure it’s like everything I hear in my head. I’m a little crazy when it comes to my music.

MAX: It was done before October, but the reason why we switched the release date is because I am a perfectionist. You wait for so long and then… I feel like it’s been such a work in progress. MAX: I can’t believe it’s finally coming out. ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ Review: Camp Blood MW: How does it feel knowing you’ve completed another album and that everyone’s about to hear it? METRO WEEKLY: I am very much enjoying listening to your album, which is top to bottom bangers.ĪVA MAX: Oh my God, you’re so sweet. And for those who are experiencing hardship, sadness, or perhaps even heartbreak of their own, the album may very well be the piece of art that lifts them up in the way they need. Now, she wants this album to cheer people up and get them moving. Max was able to heal following her breakups by writing and recording Diamonds & Dancefloors, the 70 songs she’s finished for this era (although fans will only get to hear a fraction of them, at least for now), and by performing for crowds around the world. “All these songs started as ballads and then I turned them into dance records,” says the singer, admitting that much of this new LP began in sadness before finding its way to happiness. Her previous hits have all been about empowerment and having fun, and while those themes have returned in fine form on Diamonds & Dancefloors, the project dives much deeper into what people experience as well. Max found inspiration in her pain for the first time, as she says she “never wrote about my personal relationships” before. While the songs all differ slightly, it’s a cohesive piece of work, and it’s what people on the internet like to refer to as a “no skips” record.Īsian Games Medalist Accused by Loser of Being Secretly Trans But when I asked her, “What is your relationship to the LGBTQ community,” she made it clear that she does care by responding, “Everything.”ĭiamonds & Dancefloors is in the same vein as Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia or Lady Gaga’s Chromatica in terms of sound, influences, and consistency. I wasn’t sure if that was something she was aiming for or really even cared about, and I began to worry I was being weird. Throughout the hour I spent on a call with Max for this cover story, I think I told her how much the gays are going to love her new album at least three times. On her new album Diamonds & Dancefloors, Ava Max decided what the world needed now is another collection of massive electronic dance-pop anthems - and the gays are about to be so thrilled she did. Some artists stick to pure, radio-ready pop, some have been veering into rock, while others opt for a more R&B-leaning sound. Sonically, pop music is more fractured than ever these days. Ava Max - Photo: Marilyn Hue See this interview as it appears in the magazine.

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