American singer and songwriter Ava Max has received numerous awards and nominations since her international breakthrough with the release of "Sweet but Psycho" in 2018. Max is the recipient of one Attitude Award, one iHeartRadio Titanium Award, four Los 40 Music Awards, one MTV Europe Music Award, one Swiss Music Award and one TopHit Music Award. Her debut studio album, Heaven & Hell, was released by Atlantic in September 2020. The record was preceded by eight singles, including "Sweet but Psycho", which won the award for the Best International Song at the 2019 Los 40 Music Awards, which received nominations for the Best International Video at the 2020 Los 40 Music Awards and for the International Song of the Year at the 2020 NRJ Music Award.
Awards and nominations
+ List of awards and nominations received by Ava Max Award Year Recipient(s) Category Result Attitude Awards 2019 Herself Breakthrough Award ASCAP Pop Music Awards2020"Sweet but Psycho"Winning Song 2021"Kings & Queens" BMI London Music Awards2021"Kings & Queens"Winning Song 2022"My Head & My Heart" BMI Pop Music Awards2020"Sweet but Psycho"Winning Song 2022"Kings & Queens"Most-Performed Songs of the Year "My Head & My Heart"Most-Performed Songs of the Year Bravo Otto Awards2019HerselfNewcomerBreakTudo Awards2019HerselfBest New International Artist 2020Best Rising Artist 2021"Into Your Arms" Hymn of the Year 2022HerselfGlobal Artist "The Motto" International Collaboration 2023"Car Keys (Ayla)" International Collaboration Herself International Fandom of the Year 2025"Lovin Myself"International Music Video of the Year DeGira Awards2020HerselfBest New International Artist Electronic Dance Music Awards2022"The Motto" Dance/Electro Pop Song of the Year Dance Radio Song of the Year 2025 "Forever Young" Best Use of Sample HerselfVocalist of the Year Gaffa Awards (Denmark) 2021Herself New International Name of the Year 2025"Whatever" International Hit of the Year Gaffa Awards (Sweden) 2019Herself International Breakthrough of the Year "Sweet but Psycho" International Song of the Year 2021HerselfInternational Solo Artist of the Year Global Awards 2019 Herself Rising Star Award Hit FM Music Awards 2020 Herself New Artist of the Year "Sweet but Psycho" Party Anthem of the Year Hungarian Music Awards2020"Freaking Me Out"Foreign Modern Pop Rock Album/Recording of the Year"Torn""Sweet But Psycho""So Am I" 2021 Heaven & Hell "Christmas Without You""Kings & Queens, Pt. II" (with Lauv & Saweetie)2022"EveryTime I Cry""The Motto" Foreign Modern Electro Album/Recording of the Year2023"Maybe You're The Problem"Foreign Modern Pop Rock Album/Recording of the Year"Million Dollar Baby""Weapons"2025"Forever Young" Foreign Modern Electro Album/Recording of the Year iHeartRadio Music Awards 2020 Herself Best New Pop Artist iHeartRadio Titanium Awards 2020 "Sweet but Psycho" 1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations 2022"Kings & Queens" Joox Malaysia Top Music Awards2020"Who's Laughing Now"Top 5 Hits International 2021HerselfTop 5 International Artists Lo Nuestro Awards 2021 "Tabú" Pop Song of the Year Pop Collaboration of the Year Los 40 Music Awards 2019 Herself Best International New Artist "Sweet but Psycho" Best International Song 2020 "Kings & Queens" Best International Video rowspan="2" "Tabú" Best Spanish Song Best Spanish Video rowspan="3" 2022 Herself Best International Artist "Maybe You're the Problem" Best International Video MTV Europe Music Awards 2019 Herself Best New Act Best Push Act 2022 "The Motto" Best Collaboration MTV Video Music Awards 2019 Herself Best New Artist Push Best New Artist MusicDaily Awards 2020 Heaven & Hell Best Female Album Herself Best Female Artist Best New Artist "Kings & Queens" Best Female Song Best Music Video "Kings & Queens, Pt. II" (with Lauv & Saweetie) Best Collaboration New Music Awards2021HerselfAC Female Artist of the Year NRJ Music Award 2019 Herself International Breakthrough Act 2020 International Female Artist of the Year "Kings & Queens" International Song of the Year 2021HerselfInternational Female Artist of the Year 2022 Herself International Female Artist of the Year 2024"Whatever" International Collaboration of the Year Official Charts Company2018"Sweet but Psycho"Number 1 Award P3 Gold Awards2024"Whatever" Song of the Year People's Choice Awards 2020Herself New Artist of the Year rowspan="2" "On Me" Soundtrack Song of the Year Premios Odeón2021"Tabú" Best Pop SongQmusic Top 40 Awards2020HerselfBest International Artist"Alone, Pt. II" Best International Hit"Kings & Queens"Best "Alarmschijven" Spellemannprisen Awards2020"Alone, Pt. II" Song of the Year 2024"Whatever" Spotify Awards 2020 Herself Most-Streamed EDM Female Artist Spotify Plaques2021Billions Club (1,000,000,000 Streams)"Sweet but Psycho" 2024"Kings & Queens" 2026"The Motto" (with Tiësto) Swiss Music Awards 2021Herself Best Breaking Act International Best Solo Act International rowspan="3" Teen Choice Awards 2019 "Sweet but Psycho" Choice Pop Song Herself Choice Summer Female ArtistThe Official Big Top 402019"Sweet but Psycho"Number 1 Award Top Hit Music Awards 2021 "Salt" Best Female Artist Song Tudo Information Awards2022"The Motto" Music Video of the Year WOWIE Awards2023Diamonds & DancefloorsBest Album YouTube Creator Awards2019HerselfSilver Creator Award 2020Gold Creator Award
Other accolades
Listicles + Name of publisher, year(s) listed, name of list, and placement result Publisher Year ListicleRecipients Result Apple Music2019Top Global Songs of the Year"Sweet but Psycho"302021The Best Songs of 2021"My Head & My Heart"Placed2022Top Global Songs of the Year"The Motto"62Armada Music2021The Top 10 Dance Songs Of 2021"The Motto"5Billboard2018Billboard Pride's May 2018 Playlist"My Way"PlacedBillboard Pride's September 2018 Playlist"Sweet but Psycho"PlacedBillboard Dance's Ones to WatchHerselfPlaced2019The 50 Best Songs of 2019 (so far)"Sweet but Psycho"10The 100 Best Songs of 2019"Sweet but Psycho"342020The 100 Best Songs of 2020"Kings & Queens"53The 30 Best Pop Songs of 2020"Kings & Queens"PlacedThe 25 Best Pop Albums of 2020Heaven & HellPlaced10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week"Salt - Acoustic"Placed"My Head & My Heart"Placed2022"Maybe You're The Problem"Placed British GQ2020The Best New Christmas Songs of 2020"Christmas Without You"9 Forbes202130 Under 30HerselfPlaced Gaffa2020The 20 Best Foreign Albums of 2022Heaven & Hell19Glamour2020The 30 Best Albums of 2020Heaven & HellPlacedThe 63 Best Songs of 2020 That Made Our Lives a Little Easier"Naked"PlacedIdolator2020The Best Albums of 2020Heaven & Hell69The Best Music Videos of 2020"Kings & Queens"Placed Maxim2023Maxim Hot 100 (under "Maxim Cover Squad")HerselfPlaced The New York Times2019The 54 Best Songs of 2019"Sweet but Psycho"5 Paper Magazine2019100 People Taking Over 2019HerselfPlaced People2024The Best New Holiday Releases"1 Wish"7PopJustice2018The Top 45 Singles of 2018"Sweet but Psycho"292020The Top 45 Singles of 2020"Kings & Queens, Pt. II"13Rolling Stone20232023's Best Albums So FarDiamonds & DancefloorsPlacedThe Best and Wildest Fashion Moments at the 2023 Met GalaHerselfPlacedStereogum2019The 40 Pop Songs of 2019"Sweet but Psycho"382020The 40 Pop Songs of 2020"Kings & Queens"14Tidal2019Best of Pop 2019"Sweet but Psycho"PlacedBest of Spanish Pop 2019"Tabú"Placed2020Best of Pop 2020"Kings & Queens"Placed"Salt"Placed2021Best of Dance 2021"Sad Boy"PlacedBest of Pop 2021"EveryTime I Cry"Placed UPROXX2023The Most Anticipated Albums of 2023Diamonds & DancefloorsPlaced Vogue2019The 34 Best Songs of 2019"Torn"Placed
Records and achievements +Records and achievementsYearRecordRecord holderRef.2018Best-performing Female Solo Song in Norway in 2018"Sweet But Psycho"Best-performing Female Solo Song in Sweden in 2018Longest-charting Solo Song atop the Finnish Singles Chart in 2018Longest-charting Female Solo Song atop the Danish Singles Chart in 2018Longest-charting Female Solo Song atop the German Singles Chart in 2018Longest-charting Female Solo Song atop the Norwegian Singles Chart in 2018Longest-charting Female Solo Song atop the Swedish Singles Chart in 20182019Best-performing Song in Slovenia in 2019Best-performing Song on the Hungarian Airplay Chart in 2019Best-performing Female Song on the Hungarian Dance Chart in 2019Longest-charting Solo Song atop the Hungarian Airplay Chart in the 2010sLongest-charting Female Song atop the Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) in the 2010s2020Best-performing Female Song on the Dutch Top 40 in 2020"Alone, Pt. II'Most-played Artist on Polish Radios in 2020HerselfLongest-charting Female Song atop the Czech Airplay Chart in 2020"Kings & Queens"Longest-charting Female Song atop the Billboard Adult Top 40 in 20202021Best-performing Female Song on the Hungarian Dance Chart in 2021"My Head & My Heart"Best-performing Female Solo Song on the Hungarian Airplay Chart in 2021Best-performing Female Solo Song on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart in 2021"Kings & Queens"2022Best-performing Female Song on the Dutch Top 40 in 2022"The Motto"2024Female Artist With the Most Songs on the Hungarian Dance Year-End Chart in 2024Herself (6 songs)Best-performing Female Song on the Hungarian Airplay Chart in 2024"Car Keys (Ayla)"2025Female Artist With the Most #1 Songs on the Hungarian Airplay Chart in the 2020sHerself (6 songs)Female Artist With the Most Weeks atop the Hungarian Airplay Chart in the 2020sHerself (18 weeks)
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