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“Ava is such an exciting young talent and herbeautiful voice adds such depth to the song - I cannot wait for the world tohear our collaboration. ‘The Motto’ is the party anthem keeping us dancing into2022 as we close out a crazy year!” says Tiësto.

     Tiësto is a Grammy® Award-winning,platinum-certified, international icon. The DJ and producer is the only artistto ever hold the titles of “The Greatest DJ of All Time” courtesyof Mixmag, “#1 DJ” according to Rolling Stone, and “The Godfather of EDM,”as proclaimed by Billboard. From his underground dance floor bangers to hishigh-profile Las Vegas residency and crossoversuccess, Tie¨sto created the blueprint that defines what it means tobe a success in today’s dance music world. In Tiësto's true fashion,he continues expand across genres, always evolving his craft. With over 36million albums sold, 8 Billion cumulative streams, and a social platformwith an audience exceeding 30 million fans spanning the globe, he continues torevolutionize the dance music landscape. 

  

      Tiësto’s first release sincesigning with Atlantic Records, "The Business” has dominated airplay andcharts worldwide since its September 2020 release, garnering over 1billion streams to date. It has also held a steady position on Apple &Spotify’s “Today’s Top Hits” & “Today’s Hits” playlists, and hit #1 at USDance Radio. “The Business” is certified Platinum in 15 countries andgold in 8 countries and has held a place on the Top 10 officialsingles chart in 10 countries as well as Top 50 on Spotify in 31countries. Tiësto made history with single “Don’t Be Shy” with KarolG, which marked the first English song ever for Karol G, and the first Latin Artist collaboration for Tiësto.The third single from Tiësto’s upcoming album, “The Motto” with Ava Max is outnow.  

   Outspoken, yetmysterious. Empowered, and also vulnerable. Sweet, but psycho. Duality drivesAva Max, cementing her as one of the most listened to pop artists in the world.The daughter of Albanian immigrants grinded since grade school and exploded ona global scale with the 2018 triple-platinum smash “Sweet but Psycho.” Streamedover 2 billion times by 2020, it clinched a spot in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot100 for three weeks. As the tune took the world by storm, The NewYork Times named it among the “54 Best Songs of 2019,” and RollingStone christened her “An Artist You Need To Know.”  

     Becominginescapable, “Sweet but Psycho” received a nomination in the category of“Choice Pop Song” at the Teen Choice Awards as she took home“Best Push Artist” at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. In addition toperforming on The Late Late Show with James Corden, JimmyKIMMEL LIVE!, and The TODAY Show, she appeared infeatures by Vanity Fair, Billboard, PAPER, FORBES,and more. 

   
      She only accelerated this rapid rise to pop superstardom with theGold-selling “So Am I” [927 million global streams] and “Salt” [1.5 billionglobal streams]. In the middle of this whirlwind, Ava pieced together her 2020full-length debut album, Heaven & Hell [APG/AtlanticRecords], which skyrocketed to Gold certification upon release. It alsocontinued her hot streak and features her biggest hit yet, “Kings & Queens”[1 billion global streams]. The song reached #1 on the European and Hot AdultContemporary charts for eight consecutive weeks and soared to #2 at Pop radio.  
     

 

     Last November, Ava added a new single entitled “My Head & My Heart”to Heaven & Hell and was named a 2021 honoree on the Forbes 30under 30 list. “My Head & My Heart” has been streamed an impressive 401million times globally and hit Top 15 on Pop radio. She performed it on GoodMorning America, Jimmy KIMMEL LIVE! and The KellyClarkson Show. Ava followed “My Head & My Heart” with a powerful newsingle “EveryTime I Cry.” An undisputed summer smash, the highly-anticipated,adrenaline-fueled track is pure electropop perfection.