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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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A Lot More Free
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Done For
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Love Me Back
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Standstill (My My My)
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Albums

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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
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Wandering (Love Me Back)

2024

Singles & EPs

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Standstill (My My My)

Single • 2026
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Both Sides of the Blade (EP)

EP • 2025
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The Cost of Growing Up

EP • 2025
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Done For

Single • 2026
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Turned Into Missing You (feat. Avery Anna)

Single • 2025
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Same Questions

Single • 2025
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World Change Me

Single • 2026
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Night Diving (feat. Cameron Whitcomb)

EP • 2025
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World Change Me

Single • 2025
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This Side Of Heaven

EP • 2025

Videos

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Turned Into Missing You (feat. Avery Anna)

Max McNown • 888K views
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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)

Max McNown • 14M views
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Forever Ain't Long Enough

Max McNown • 925K views

Live performances

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A Lot More Free (Live in Chattanooga)

Max McNown • 388K views
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Max McNown - Stick Season (Noah Kahan cover / Countrified Session)

Max McNown • 16K views
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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)

Max McNown • 54K views
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Max McNown - On Tour in New York

Max McNown • 4.6K views
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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)

Max McNown • 92K views
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Max McNown - A Lot More Free Tour (Australia & New Zealand Recap)

Max McNown • 16K views

Featured on

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Teen Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Real Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Alt-Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Rustic Ramble

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Today's Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Country's New Crop

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

Playlist • YouTube Music
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The Hit List

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Pop Meets Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Country Hits 2025

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Max McNown

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This is Max McNown

Playlist • Max McNown • 381K views
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Official Music Videos

Playlist • Max McNown • 37K views
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Night Diving (Official Album Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 145K views
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Both Sides of the Blade (Official EP Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 20K views
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Wandering (Official Album Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 134K views
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Willfully Blind (Official Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 6.2K views
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Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up)

Playlist • Max McNown • 80K views

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