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Max McNown
Max McNown creates the kind of songs that perfectly soundtrack our most intimate moments: times of intense heartache and tremendous loss, immense upheaval and life-changing revelation. Within just a year of teaching himself to play guitar, the Oregon-bred, Nashville-bound musician turned out three EPs and 22M+ streams, spotlighting his emotionally potent yet nuanced lyrics—an element beautifully displayed on his breakout single “A Lot More Free,” a track that landed on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart and greatly expanded his grassroots following. Anchored in the charmingly warm vocal presence he partly honed by busking at the beach in Southern California, McNown’s debut album Wandering brings an even deeper sense of purpose to his songwriting—and, in turn, reveals his extraordinary capacity to ease the mind and strengthen the soul. When wrestling with inevitable moments of self-doubt in the creative process and his fast moving career, McNown looks back to insight shared by his mother. “When I was younger I sang around the house all the time—I’d sing in the shower or before I went to bed, I’d always sing in the car,” he says. “My mom used to tell us growing up that singing means you have a happy heart. Even if the song’s about something difficult or painful, I still have a happy heart when I sing.

Songs

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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)
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Take Me Back
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A Lot More Free
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Not Falling Out (with Carly Pearce)
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Slow Down, Slow Down

Albums

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Leave On A Light

2026
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Wandering (Love Me Back)

2024
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Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up)

2025
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Wandering

2024
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Night Diving

2025
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Willfully Blind

2024

Singles & EPs

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Not Falling Out (with Carly Pearce)

Single • 2026
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First Born Daughter

Single • 2026
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Done For

Single • 2026
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Comets

Single • 2026
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Something to Someone

Single • 2026
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World Change Me

Single • 2026
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Famous to You

Single • 2026
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Heart You Didn't Break

Single • 2026
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Take Me Back

Single • 2026
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Standstill (My My My)

Single • 2026

Videos

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Not Falling Out (with Carly Pearce) (feat. Carly Pearce)

Max McNown • 178K views
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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)

Max McNown • 19M views

Live performances

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A Lot More Free (Live in Chattanooga)

Max McNown • 548K views
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Max McNown - Stick Season (Noah Kahan cover / Countrified Session)

Max McNown • 19K views
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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)

Max McNown • 102K views
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Max McNown - On Tour in New York

Max McNown • 4.8K views
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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)

Max McNown • 104K views
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Max McNown - A Lot More Free Tour (Australia & New Zealand Recap)

Max McNown • 17K views

Featured on

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Teen Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Country Love Songs

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Country Hits 2025

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Rustic Ramble

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Country Road Trip

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Stagecoach Music Festival 2026 Lineup

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Wide Open Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Today's Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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I Don't Usually Like Country, But...

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Chroma: Today's Dance Hits

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Max McNown

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"Leave On A Light" Album Playlist - Max McNown

Playlist • Max McNown • 55K views
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Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up)

Playlist • Max McNown • 98K views
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This is Max McNown

Playlist • Max McNown • 395K views
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Official Music Videos

Playlist • Max McNown • 42K views
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Night Diving (Official Album Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 150K views
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Both Sides of the Blade (Official EP Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 30K views
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Wandering (Official Album Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 139K views
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Willfully Blind (Official Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 6.4K views

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