Max McNown
{{Short description|American singer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Max McNown
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| birth_name = Max Winter McNown
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| birth_place = Lake Oswego, Oregon
| alias =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer-songwriter
- musician
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| years_active = 2023–present
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| label = Fugitive
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|https://www.maxmcnown.com}}}
}}
Max Winter McNown{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/921608730 |title=A Lot More Free |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=March 20, 2025}} (born 2001), is an American singer-songwriter from Bend, Oregon,{{Cite web |last=Cobb |first=Madison |title=LOHS alumnus Max McNown makes it big in the music industry |url=https://lohslakeviews.com/4774/features/lohs-alumnus-max-mcnown-makes-it-big-in-the-music-industry/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Lake Views}}{{Cite web |last=Wade |first=Noah |date=2025-02-27 |title=Max McNown |url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2025/02/interviews-max-mcnown/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=EUPHORIA. |language=en-US}} based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is best known for his 2023 single "A Lot More Free".
Career
= Early life =
McNown graduated high school in 2020 and attended college for two years. In August 2022, he moved to Southern California and learned guitar.{{cite web|url=https://www.opry.com/artists/max-mcnown|title=Max McNown |website=Opry|access-date=October 4, 2024}}
= 2023–present: Career beginnings =
In April 2023, McNown released his debut single "Freezing in November".
McNown signed with Fugitive Recordings and in August 2023, released his debut EP A Lot More Free.
In April 2024, McNown released his debut album Wandering.{{cite web|url=https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/watch-max-mcnown-worry-bout-my-wandering/|title=Watch Max McNown|website=The Bluegrass Situation|date= April 11, 2024|access-date= October 4, 2024}} This was followed in September 2024 with the EP Willfully Blind.
Discography
= Studio albums =
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected details ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK Down. |
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| scope="row"| A Lot More Free
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| 99 |
| scope="row"| Willfully Blind
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| — |
| scope="row"| Covers
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| — |
= Charted and certified singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of charted singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="9"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100:
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK |
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| scope="row"| "A Lot More Free"
| 2023 | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"A Lot More Free" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2024-10-12/|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of October 12, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 8, 2024}}}} || 29 || 27 || 15 || 56 || 32 || 4 || 3 || 34 |
| A Lot More Free and Wandering |
| scope="row"| "Love Me Back"
| rowspan="2"| 2024 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | Wandering |
| scope="row"| "Better Me for You (Brown Eyes)"
| 98 || 29 || — || — || — || 66 || — || — || — | | Night Diving |
| scope="row"| "St. Helens Alpenglow"
| rowspan="3"| 2025 | — || — || — || — || — || — || 38 || — || — | | rowspan="3"| Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up) |
| scope="row"| "Same Questions"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || 28 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "The Cost of Growing Up"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || 32 || — || — | |
Notes
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