Today is the launch of 365 days with mxmtoon, a new podcast from mxmtoon, where each day for an entire year, 20-year-old Maia will take you through the most interesting, weird, and funny events of that day in history. Released in partnership with Talkhouse and you can subscribe to daily episodes here.
Entering the Apple Podcast charts at number 6, 365 days with mxmtoon was named one of Vulture’s top podcasts to listen to this fall saying “There are strong performance art vibes with this, and there’s also an impressive amount of ambition.”
Maia tells us “365 days with mxmtoon is a daily podcast with a focus on world history, music history, and my own life too! i believe it’s my responsibility to help shed light on important issues, and this podcast can hopefully motivate others to spark a conversation with their communities as we venture through the miscellaneous nature of our world.”
The podcast is another exciting development from the artist/songwriter/actor/designer/gamer/simp, who aside from being one of the fastest creators on Twitch right now, last week released her compelling and pop-forward new single “ok on your own.” Teaming up with Carly Rae Jepsen, the result is one of the most undeniable ballads of the summer and was featured by The New York Times, Pitchfork, NPR, Rolling Stone and more. It will be featured on her upcoming dusk EP which is being released on October 1st.
Aside from world podcast domination mxmtoon has also recently announced her dusk EP. It’s the companion EP to her previously released dawn which came out in the spring. dusk is an exciting new direction suggesting that the sky is truly the limit for Maia's artistry.
The world's changed a lot since dawn was released, and so has mxmtoon's life. She recently turned 20 years old and, along with continuing to work on music, has dove headlong into the digital world by using her voice as an activist through social media platforms like TikTok, Twitch, and Discord and people are listening. Already her music has amassed almost half a billion streams and she has more than 4 million followers across her socials, including 2.2M on TikTok, 750K on YouTube and 75K on Twitch.
From political explainer videos to charity stream sessions, Maia has been doing more than her best to, as she puts it, "keep some sort of normalcy amongst the chaos. These platforms are a way to connect and have conversations with people in a world where I don't get to see them face-to-face for a while. It's made me closer with my audience as a result."
"If 2020 has proved anything, it's that the world can keep throwing things at you even when it's already crazy and horrible," Maia continues while discussing her online activism, which has included speaking her mind and educating her fans on Twitter and TikTok. Maia is using her voice to empower the LGTBQ+ community, Black Lives Matter, and has been a vocal opponent against the Trump administration. "Speaking out on issues I believe in has always been incredibly important to me, especially in this time where being proactive is more important than ever. It's about fighting for the issues that are really important and doing what we can for the world."
