{"id":43897,"date":"2025-08-14T22:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/ava-maxs-album-dont-click-play-is-still-set-despite-her-absence\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T22:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:50:30","slug":"ava-maxs-album-dont-click-play-is-still-set-despite-her-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/ava-maxs-album-dont-click-play-is-still-set-despite-her-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ava Max&#8217;s Album &#8216;Don&#8217;t Click Play&#8217; Is &#8216;Still Set,&#8217; Despite Her Absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIt\u2019s safe to say that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/ava-max\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ava-max\" data-tag=\"ava-max\">Ava Max<\/a> fans are more than puzzled by the pop star\u2019s rollout for her album<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/prerelease\/2dMGaohrE8lELJ8BfmYw8H?si=129d2eb3831a48ed\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>Don\u2019t Click Play<\/em><\/a>. Since a Fourth of July performance and a single release on July 1, Max has largely vanished from social media and has shared little to no promotional posts to build anticipation for the record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDespite her seeming disappearance online, sources close to the project confirm to <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> that <em>Don\u2019t Click Play<\/em> is still coming soon. \u201cAva\u2019s third studio album is in fact still set to be released on August 22nd,\u201d one source says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>Rolling Stone<\/em> also acquired the track list and credits for the 12-track project, which hadn\u2019t been previously revealed. The album features songs titled \u201cHow Can I Dance,\u201d \u201cTake My Call,\u201d \u201cSkin in the Game,\u201d and \u201cWorld\u2019s Smallest Violin.\u201d Most of the project was produced by Pink Slip and Inverness, and also features some songs produced by David Stewart, Johnny Goldstein, along with Ammo and Fede.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn recent weeks, fans have been posting reaction videos and questioning the lack of promotion from Max. One fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@woutervduin\/video\/7537767655973883168?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-8ysSFys0H55\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">questioned<\/a> on TikTok, \u201cDoes Ava Max know she is supposed to release an album next week?!\u201d Another pointed to the cancellation of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ava-max-dont-click-play-north-american-tour-1235366003\/\">Don\u2019t Click Play tour,<\/a> which was set to kick off in L.A. next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMax\u2019s last post came on July 7, featuring a carousel of selfies, memes, and a photo of herself at rehearsal. \u201cAva, are you alive? Love u and impatient for DCP,\u201d commented one fan under the post recently. \u201cWhere are you queen? I miss you,\u201d wrote another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSo far,<em> <\/em>Max has released a trio of singles \u2014 February\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ava-max-new-album-lost-your-faith-video-1235299098\/\">Lost Your Faith<\/a>,\u201d May\u2019s \u201cLovin Myself,\u201d and July\u2019s \u201cWet, Hot American Dream\u201d \u2014 all of which featured videos but seemed to lack much promotion from the star.  When she dropped \u201cLovin Myself,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ava-max-lovin-me-single-video-dont-click-play-1235350258\/\">told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> that the \u201csong came from a moment where I finally realized I didn\u2019t need anyone else\u2019s validation to feel whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tShe added at the time: \u201cI\u2019ve been through a lot of phases in my career, highs, lows, public scrutiny, private growth, and through all of that, I started to understand that the most important relationship I\u2019ll ever have is the one I have with myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIronically, this is the first time that Max has not postponed an album release. Both her debut LP, <em>Heaven &amp; Hell<\/em>, and her sophomore album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/ava-max-interview-diamonds-dancefloors-heartbreak-1234666692\/\"><em>Diamonds and Dancefloors<\/em>,<\/a> were pushed back because of leaks. \u201cI have a lot of demos I\u2019ve written that are not finalized records, and I\u2019d appreciate it if you stop leaking these records like this one,\u201d she said in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em><strong>Don\u2019t Click Play<\/strong><\/em><strong> Track List<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t1. \u201cDon\u2019t Click Play\u201d<br \/>2. \u201cHow Can I Dance\u201d<br \/>3. \u201cLovin Myself\u201d<br \/>4. \u201cSucks To Be My Ex\u201d<br \/>5. \u201cWet, Hot American Dream\u201d<br \/>6. \u201cTake My Call\u201d<br \/>7. \u201cKnow Somebody\u201d<br \/>8. \u201cLost Your Faith\u201d<br \/>9. \u201cFight For Me\u201d<br \/>10. \u201cSkin in the Game\u201d<br \/>11. \u201cWorld\u2019s Smallest Violin\u201d<br \/>12. \u201cCatch My Breath\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ava-max-album-dont-click-play-release-date-1235408177\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s safe to say that Ava Max fans are more than puzzled by the pop star\u2019s rollout for her album Don\u2019t Click Play. 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