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Maia X. M. T.[a] (born July 9, 2000), known professionally as mxmtoon,[b] is an American singer-songwriter and YouTuber. Her music is characterized by emotionally transparent, confessional lyrics, and often employs the ukulele. She released her first EP, Plum Blossom, in 2018; her debut album, The Masquerade, was released in September 2019. This was followed by the twin EPs Dawn and Dusk in 2020, and second studio album Rising, which was released on May 20, 2022.

mxmtoon
Maia in 2019
Background information
Born (2000-07-09) July 9, 2000 (age 23)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websitemxmtoon.com
YouTube information
Also known asMaia
Channel
  • mxmtoon
Genres
Subscribers929 thousand[4]
Total views132.47 million[4]
100,000 subscribers2018

Last updated: 24 Dec 2022

Maia began self-releasing songs in secret in 2017, before the size of her online presence became too substantial to conceal. In addition to involvement with music, Maia is a streamer on Twitch, has made a podcast, and has released two graphic novels. She has collaborated with artists such as Cavetown and Chloe Moriondo, and resides in Brooklyn, New York City.

Early life edit

Maia was born on July 9, 2000,[7] in Oakland, California; she grew up near Lake Merritt.[8][9] Her mother is Chinese-American, and her father is German and Scottish.[8] While at school, she enjoyed taking art and architecture classes.[8] She became interested in music from a young age; her brother took violin lessons, and in first grade, Maia joined him. A few years later, she began playing classical cello and trumpet.[10]

In fifth grade, she auditioned for her school rock band.[2] Expecting to audition for cello, she was instead asked to sing Oasis' song "Wonderwall," and ended up joining as a vocalist,[11] where she recalls singing "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World.[5] In sixth grade, she began playing guitar, learning in part from her father.[10]

Maia first coined the name "mxmtoon" on her Instagram account, where she drew cartoon sketches.[5] She started a YouTube channel in September 2013, and began playing the ukulele in middle school.[12] She wrote her first song at age 13.[13]

Career edit

2017–2018: Plum Blossom edit

Maia began self-releasing songs on YouTube under the online alias "mxmtoon" in 2017; the name is derived from her initials.[14] Although she started her career secretly, subsequent growth of her online presence compelled her to disclose her activity in this field to her family.[15] Her early oeuvre was recorded with GarageBand in her parents' guest bedroom,[16][17][18] and percussion tracks were created with found objects such as hair straighteners.[19] After initially attempting to write comedy songs, she began writing in a confessional style.[19]

Her 2017 collaboration with lo-fi producer Peachy, "Falling for U," became an early signature song; it has since garnered more than three hundred million streams on Spotify.[c][12][20] In 2018, Maia released her debut EP, Plum Blossom; It was accompanied by the "Plum Blossom Tour," scheduled for the March of the following year. While it was initially scheduled for five US shows with fellow Californian singer-songwriter Khai Dreams in March 2019, it sold out and was extended to include additional concerts in North America and Europe,[17][21] including opening appearances for bedroom pop YouTuber Cavetown.[12][22][23][24][25]

After high school, Maia took a gap year by postponing college to focus on her music.[26] She was planning to study architecture after graduating from high school, until her music went viral in April 2018.[27]

2019–2021: The Masquerade, Dawn, and Dusk edit

 
Maia performing in September 2019

Maia's debut studio album, The Masquerade, was released on September 17, 2019;[15] the album peaked at number 45 on the US Indie Albums Chart.[28][29] "Prom Dress," the lead single, found considerable usage on social media platform TikTok, where it has been used in over a hundred thousand videos.[27] The album's release had been accompanied by 21 Days, a podcast in audio diary format by Spotify that concerned Maia's activities while working on the project in New York City.[30][31] To support the album, Maia embarked on The Masquerade Tour, of North America and United Kingdom, in the same month of the album's release.[32] Her first graphic novel, The Adventures Of mxmtoon: The Masquerade, began selling in October 2019.[33][34] In the succeeding month, Maia signed to the label of Kobalt Music Group, under a global publishing deal.[35][36] She released a remix album, The Masquerade (The Edits) soon after,[37] and recorded "Prom Dress" in Simlish, the fictional language used in The Sims games.[38][39]

Maia released her first single of 2020, "Fever Dream," in January.[40] "Fever Dream" was followed by EP Dawn in April; accompanying EP Dusk was released in October. In an interview given in the interregnum between the releases of the two EPs, Maia detailed an intention to make music that "gracefully said thank you and goodbye" to her past work. Dawn and Dusk were soon amalgamated to form album Dawn & Dusk;[41] in the meantime, she also started a daily history podcast, 365 days with mxmtoon.[42]

Maia was featured in Dork's Hype List of 2020, alongside artists including Girl in Red, Beabadoobee and Maisie Peters.[43][44] In the March of the following year, she was announced as the singing voice for Alex Chen, the protagonist of the Square Enix game Life Is Strange: True Colors.[45] An accompanying EP entitled True Colors (from Life is Strange) was released concurrently.[46]

2022: Rising edit

In February 2022, Maia announced a North American tour for her then-upcoming album Rising, entitled "rising (the tour)"; it was indicated that fellow musician Chloe Moriondo would be joining her in concert.[47] She also released "Mona Lisa", which served as the lead single for the album. Further tour dates across the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australasia were announced in the following month, with Ricky Montgomery accompanying her on European and British touring dates.[48]

Rising was released on the twentieth of May, after releases of singles "Sad Disco", "Victim of Nostalgia", and "Coming of Age".[49] A deluxe version followed in September.[50]

2023–present: plum blossom (revisited) edit

On October 2nd 2023 Maia announced the re-recording of her first EP "plum blossom" would be releasing on November 10th 2023, and a tour for it. On October 5th 2023 she released "feelings are fatal (revisited)" onto streaming services.[51]On October 25th 2023, she also released her favorite of the re-recorded tracks, "the idea of you (revisited)" early. When the plum blossom (revisited) released, it received acclaim from critics for having modern sound quality and for Maia's more mature voice.

Public image edit

I can be as ridiculous as I want but I can also be an emo teenager and people like both sides.

— mxmtoon, [19]

Maia has been credited in NPR criticism as having an "endearingly intimate presence."[52] Her music has been described as "warm folk-pop tunes with acoustic ornamentations,"[23] "one part acoustic-pop a-la Kina Grannis, mixed with sharp lyricism and avant-garde, off-kilter melodics akin to Fiona Apple or PJ Harvey,"[53] and artistry that "explore[s] themes such as the trials of love, being a burden to those close to you, and connecting with your family's heritage."[18][17] Joshua Bote of Paste wrote that Maia "might be the songwriter a new generation needs", noting that she is "made for these times" and is "armed with a ukulele, a sardonic charm and social media savvy;" he went on to describe her as "really, really good at the internet."[54]

Grant Rindner of Nylon wrote: "With a commitment to covering topics she rarely hears addressed by other artists, and a keen understanding of how to bond with her audience, she's emerged as a charming and relatable singer-songwriter with a massive platform."[55] After attending Maia's performance at the Gramercy Theatre, Briana Younger of The New Yorker wrote, "She sang of routine high-school problems, such as crippling self-doubt and unrequited love, with an emotional sophistication that reminded us that there are some things we never outgrow."[56] Joe Coscarelli of New York Times compared Maia's bedroom pop style to that of Girl in Red, Clairo and Beabadoobee, as well as the folk-pop "simplicity" of Regina Spektor and The Moldy Peaches; he described her as a character "who overflows with earnestness and giggles", and her rise in popularity as the assemblage of "an independent, D.I.Y. mini-empire almost by accident."[5]

Maia remains active on TikTok, where she has amassed nearly three million followers and 140 million likes, as of January 2023.[57] To date, she has had online presences on Vine, Tumblr, Facebook, Twitch, Snapchat, Bandcamp, Pinterest, and SoundCloud, as well as TikTok.[5] She also streams on Twitch, where she has over two hundred thousand followers.[58]

Artistry edit

Influences edit

Maia has cited Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys, Sufjan Stevens and Elliott Smith as her influences.[59] She also has credited inspiration from female artists, such as Clairo.[60]

Personal life edit

Maia is a bisexual woman of color from a family of immigrants[17] and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she writes, records, and produces her own music from her home that she shares with her younger brother.[18] She graduated from high school in 2019.[61] In Maia's youth, her parents played R&B and hip-hop, including Salt-N-Pepa and A Tribe Called Quest, which she still listens to "for nostalgia."[8]

Maia has been diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder; in 2021, she partnered with Kotex, a brand that sells menstrual hygiene products, to discuss her experience living with the disorder.[62]

Discography edit

mxmtoon discography
Studio albums2
Compilation albums1
EPs8
Singles30

Studio albums edit

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Heat.

[28]
US
Indie

[29]
The Masquerade[63]
17
45
Rising[64]
  • Released: May 20, 2022[65]
  • Label: Self-released, AWAL
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming

Compilation albums edit

Title Details
Dawn & Dusk[66]
  • Released: September 23, 2020[67]
  • Label: Self-released, AWAL
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming

Extended plays edit

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Curr.

[68]
Plum Blossom[69]
  • Released: December 7, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
Plum Blossom (The Edits)[70]
  • Released: April 26, 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The Masquerade (The Edits)[37]
  • Released: November 22, 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Dawn[71]
  • Released: April 22, 2020
  • Label: Self-released, AWAL
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette
Dawn (The Edits)[72]
  • Released: July 24, 2020
  • Label: Self-released, AWAL
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Dusk[73]
  • Released: October 1, 2020
  • Label: Self-released, AWAL
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette
Dusk (The Edits)[74]
  • Released: February 19, 2021
  • Label: Self-released, AWAL
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
True Colors (from Life Is Strange)[75]
  • Released: September 10, 2021
  • Label: Self-released, AWAL
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
83

Singles edit

As lead artist edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album References
MEX
Air.

[76]
"1-800-DATEME" 2017 Non-album singles [77][78]
"Life Online"
"Please Don't"
"Hong Kong"
"Stuck"
"Birdie"
"The Sideline"[79]
"The Idea of You" Plum Blossom
"Feelings are Fatal"
"Cliché"
"I Feel Like Chet" 2018
"Porcelain"
"Temporary Nothing"
"Don't Play Your Card" Non-album singles
"My Way" 2019
"Prom Dress" The Masquerade
"High & Dry"
"Seasonal Depression"
"Blame Game"
"Dream of You"
"Fever Dream" 2020 Dawn
"Quiet Motions"
"Lessons"
"Bon Iver" Dusk
"OK on Your Own"
(featuring Carly Rae Jepsen)[81]
"Creep" 2021 True Colors (from Life Is Strange)
"Mona Lisa" 2022 Rising
"Sad Disco" 23
"Victim of Nostalgia"
"Coming of Age"

As featured artist edit

Title Year Certifications Album/EP
"Falling for U"
(Peachy! featuring mxmtoon)
2017 Non-album singles
"Maybe I Shouldn't"
(Mochi featuring mxmtoon)
"So Mean"
(Afternoon featuring mxmtoon, Samsa & Love-Sadkid)
"We Used to Talk Like Every Night"
(Isiah A. featuring mxmtoon)
2019
"Walk but in a Garden"
(LLusion featuring mxmtoon)
2020
"Pride"
(Noah Kahan featuring mxmtoon)
"Queen"
(G Flip featuring mxmtoon)
2021
"Line Without a Hook" (Remix)
(Ricky Montgomery featuring mxmtoon)
"Prairies"
(BoyWithUke with mxmtoon)
2022 Serotonin Dreams

Bibliography edit

Graphic novels edit

  • The Adventures Of mxmtoon: The Masquerade (with Ellie Black, Self-published, 2019) ISBN 0-578-55170-5
  • The Adventures Of mxmtoon: Dawn & Dusk[82]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2019 Dork Hype List 2020 Herself Included [43]
2020 NME The NME 100 Included [83]

Tours edit

Headlining

  • Plum Blossom Tour (2019)[84]
  • The Masquerade Tour (2019)[32]
  • dawn & dusk Tour (Cancelled)[85]
  • rising (The Tour) (2022)[47]

Notes edit

  1. ^ mxmtoon does not disclose her full name for privacy reasons. However, she has disclosed her initials on her TikTok and YouTube accounts.[5]
  2. ^ /ɛmɛksɛmˈtn/ em-ex-em-TOON; the name "mxmtoon" is derived from Maia's initials, MXMT.[6]
  3. ^ As of January 2023.

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Not to be confused with MXMT Maia X M T a born July 9 2000 known professionally as mxmtoon b is an American singer songwriter and YouTuber Her music is characterized by emotionally transparent confessional lyrics and often employs the ukulele She released her first EP Plum Blossom in 2018 her debut album The Masquerade was released in September 2019 This was followed by the twin EPs Dawn and Dusk in 2020 and second studio album Rising which was released on May 20 2022 mxmtoonMaia in 2019Background informationBorn 2000 07 09 July 9 2000 age 23 Oakland California U S GenresBedroom pop 1 lofi hip hop 2 folk pop 3 InstrumentsVocalsukuleleYears active2013 presentLabelsSelf released Kobalt House Arrest AWALWebsitemxmtoon wbr comYouTube informationAlso known asMaiaChannelmxmtoonGenresMusicvloggingSubscribers929 thousand 4 Total views132 47 million 4 Creator Awards100 000 subscribers2018Last updated 24 Dec 2022 Maia began self releasing songs in secret in 2017 before the size of her online presence became too substantial to conceal In addition to involvement with music Maia is a streamer on Twitch has made a podcast and has released two graphic novels She has collaborated with artists such as Cavetown and Chloe Moriondo and resides in Brooklyn New York City Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 2017 2018 Plum Blossom 2 2 2019 2021 The Masquerade Dawn and Dusk 2 3 2022 Rising 2 4 2023 present plum blossom revisited 3 Public image 4 Artistry 4 1 Influences 5 Personal life 6 Discography 6 1 Studio albums 6 2 Compilation albums 6 3 Extended plays 6 4 Singles 6 4 1 As lead artist 6 4 2 As featured artist 7 Bibliography 7 1 Graphic novels 8 Awards and nominations 9 Tours 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksEarly life editMaia was born on July 9 2000 7 in Oakland California she grew up near Lake Merritt 8 9 Her mother is Chinese American and her father is German and Scottish 8 While at school she enjoyed taking art and architecture classes 8 She became interested in music from a young age her brother took violin lessons and in first grade Maia joined him A few years later she began playing classical cello and trumpet 10 In fifth grade she auditioned for her school rock band 2 Expecting to audition for cello she was instead asked to sing Oasis song Wonderwall and ended up joining as a vocalist 11 where she recalls singing The Middle by Jimmy Eat World 5 In sixth grade she began playing guitar learning in part from her father 10 Maia first coined the name mxmtoon on her Instagram account where she drew cartoon sketches 5 She started a YouTube channel in September 2013 and began playing the ukulele in middle school 12 She wrote her first song at age 13 13 Career edit2017 2018 Plum Blossom edit Maia began self releasing songs on YouTube under the online alias mxmtoon in 2017 the name is derived from her initials 14 Although she started her career secretly subsequent growth of her online presence compelled her to disclose her activity in this field to her family 15 Her early oeuvre was recorded with GarageBand in her parents guest bedroom 16 17 18 and percussion tracks were created with found objects such as hair straighteners 19 After initially attempting to write comedy songs she began writing in a confessional style 19 Her 2017 collaboration with lo fi producer Peachy Falling for U became an early signature song it has since garnered more than three hundred million streams on Spotify c 12 20 In 2018 Maia released her debut EP Plum Blossom It was accompanied by the Plum Blossom Tour scheduled for the March of the following year While it was initially scheduled for five US shows with fellow Californian singer songwriter Khai Dreams in March 2019 it sold out and was extended to include additional concerts in North America and Europe 17 21 including opening appearances for bedroom pop YouTuber Cavetown 12 22 23 24 25 After high school Maia took a gap year by postponing college to focus on her music 26 She was planning to study architecture after graduating from high school until her music went viral in April 2018 27 2019 2021 The Masquerade Dawn and Dusk edit Main article The Masquerade album nbsp Maia performing in September 2019Maia s debut studio album The Masquerade was released on September 17 2019 15 the album peaked at number 45 on the US Indie Albums Chart 28 29 Prom Dress the lead single found considerable usage on social media platform TikTok where it has been used in over a hundred thousand videos 27 The album s release had been accompanied by 21 Days a podcast in audio diary format by Spotify that concerned Maia s activities while working on the project in New York City 30 31 To support the album Maia embarked on The Masquerade Tour of North America and United Kingdom in the same month of the album s release 32 Her first graphic novel The Adventures Of mxmtoon The Masquerade began selling in October 2019 33 34 In the succeeding month Maia signed to the label of Kobalt Music Group under a global publishing deal 35 36 She released a remix album The Masquerade The Edits soon after 37 and recorded Prom Dress in Simlish the fictional language used in The Sims games 38 39 Maia released her first single of 2020 Fever Dream in January 40 Fever Dream was followed by EP Dawn in April accompanying EP Dusk was released in October In an interview given in the interregnum between the releases of the two EPs Maia detailed an intention to make music that gracefully said thank you and goodbye to her past work Dawn and Dusk were soon amalgamated to form album Dawn amp Dusk 41 in the meantime she also started a daily history podcast 365 days with mxmtoon 42 Maia was featured in Dork s Hype List of 2020 alongside artists including Girl in Red Beabadoobee and Maisie Peters 43 44 In the March of the following year she was announced as the singing voice for Alex Chen the protagonist of the Square Enix game Life Is Strange True Colors 45 An accompanying EP entitled True Colors from Life is Strange was released concurrently 46 2022 Rising edit In February 2022 Maia announced a North American tour for her then upcoming album Rising entitled rising the tour it was indicated that fellow musician Chloe Moriondo would be joining her in concert 47 She also released Mona Lisa which served as the lead single for the album Further tour dates across the United Kingdom Europe and Australasia were announced in the following month with Ricky Montgomery accompanying her on European and British touring dates 48 Rising was released on the twentieth of May after releases of singles Sad Disco Victim of Nostalgia and Coming of Age 49 A deluxe version followed in September 50 2023 present plum blossom revisited edit On October 2nd 2023 Maia announced the re recording of her first EP plum blossom would be releasing on November 10th 2023 and a tour for it On October 5th 2023 she released feelings are fatal revisited onto streaming services 51 On October 25th 2023 she also released her favorite of the re recorded tracks the idea of you revisited early When the plum blossom revisited released it received acclaim from critics for having modern sound quality and for Maia s more mature voice Public image editI can be as ridiculous as I want but I can also be an emo teenager and people like both sides mxmtoon 19 Maia has been credited in NPR criticism as having an endearingly intimate presence 52 Her music has been described as warm folk pop tunes with acoustic ornamentations 23 one part acoustic pop a la Kina Grannis mixed with sharp lyricism and avant garde off kilter melodics akin to Fiona Apple or PJ Harvey 53 and artistry that explore s themes such as the trials of love being a burden to those close to you and connecting with your family s heritage 18 17 Joshua Bote of Paste wrote that Maia might be the songwriter a new generation needs noting that she is made for these times and is armed with a ukulele a sardonic charm and social media savvy he went on to describe her as really really good at the internet 54 Grant Rindner of Nylon wrote With a commitment to covering topics she rarely hears addressed by other artists and a keen understanding of how to bond with her audience she s emerged as a charming and relatable singer songwriter with a massive platform 55 After attending Maia s performance at the Gramercy Theatre Briana Younger of The New Yorker wrote She sang of routine high school problems such as crippling self doubt and unrequited love with an emotional sophistication that reminded us that there are some things we never outgrow 56 Joe Coscarelli of New York Times compared Maia s bedroom pop style to that of Girl in Red Clairo and Beabadoobee as well as the folk pop simplicity of Regina Spektor and The Moldy Peaches he described her as a character who overflows with earnestness and giggles and her rise in popularity as the assemblage of an independent D I Y mini empire almost by accident 5 Maia remains active on TikTok where she has amassed nearly three million followers and 140 million likes as of January 2023 57 To date she has had online presences on Vine Tumblr Facebook Twitch Snapchat Bandcamp Pinterest and SoundCloud as well as TikTok 5 She also streams on Twitch where she has over two hundred thousand followers 58 Artistry editInfluences edit Maia has cited Arctic Monkeys The Black Keys Sufjan Stevens and Elliott Smith as her influences 59 She also has credited inspiration from female artists such as Clairo 60 Personal life editMaia is a bisexual woman of color from a family of immigrants 17 and currently lives in Brooklyn New York where she writes records and produces her own music from her home that she shares with her younger brother 18 She graduated from high school in 2019 61 In Maia s youth her parents played R amp B and hip hop including Salt N Pepa and A Tribe Called Quest which she still listens to for nostalgia 8 Maia has been diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder in 2021 she partnered with Kotex a brand that sells menstrual hygiene products to discuss her experience living with the disorder 62 Discography editmxmtoon discographyStudio albums2Compilation albums1EPs8Singles30Studio albums edit Title Details Peak chart positionsUSHeat 28 US Indie 29 The Masquerade 63 Released September 17 2019 Label Self released Format CD LP cassette digital download streaming 17 45Rising 64 Released May 20 2022 65 Label Self released AWAL Format CD LP cassette digital download streaming Compilation albums edit Title DetailsDawn amp Dusk 66 Released September 23 2020 67 Label Self released AWAL Format LP digital download streamingExtended plays edit Title Details Peak chart positionsUSCurr 68 Plum Blossom 69 Released December 7 2018 Label Self released Format CD cassette digital download streaming Plum Blossom The Edits 70 Released April 26 2019 Label Self released Format Digital download streaming The Masquerade The Edits 37 Released November 22 2019 Label Self released Format Digital download streaming Dawn 71 Released April 22 2020 Label Self released AWAL Format Digital download streaming cassette Dawn The Edits 72 Released July 24 2020 Label Self released AWAL Format Digital download streaming Dusk 73 Released October 1 2020 Label Self released AWAL Format Digital download streaming cassette Dusk The Edits 74 Released February 19 2021 Label Self released AWAL Format Digital download streaming True Colors from Life Is Strange 75 Released September 10 2021 Label Self released AWAL Format Digital download streaming 83Singles edit As lead artist edit Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ReferencesMEXAir 76 1 800 DATEME 2017 Non album singles 77 78 Life Online Please Don t Hong Kong Stuck Birdie The Sideline 79 The Idea of You Plum Blossom Feelings are Fatal Cliche I Feel Like Chet 2018 Porcelain Temporary Nothing Don t Play Your Card Non album singles My Way 2019 Prom Dress RIAA Platinum 80 The Masquerade High amp Dry Seasonal Depression Blame Game Dream of You Fever Dream 2020 Dawn Quiet Motions Lessons Bon Iver Dusk OK on Your Own featuring Carly Rae Jepsen 81 Creep 2021 True Colors from Life Is Strange Mona Lisa 2022 Rising Sad Disco 23 Victim of Nostalgia Coming of Age As featured artist edit Title Year Certifications Album EP Falling for U Peachy featuring mxmtoon 2017 RIAA Gold 80 Non album singles Maybe I Shouldn t Mochi featuring mxmtoon So Mean Afternoon featuring mxmtoon Samsa amp Love Sadkid We Used to Talk Like Every Night Isiah A featuring mxmtoon 2019 Walk but in a Garden LLusion featuring mxmtoon 2020 Pride Noah Kahan featuring mxmtoon Queen G Flip featuring mxmtoon 2021 Line Without a Hook Remix Ricky Montgomery featuring mxmtoon Prairies BoyWithUke with mxmtoon 2022 Serotonin DreamsBibliography editGraphic novels edit The Adventures Of mxmtoon The Masquerade with Ellie Black Self published 2019 ISBN 0 578 55170 5 The Adventures Of mxmtoon Dawn amp Dusk 82 Awards and nominations editYear Organization Award Work Result Ref 2019 Dork Hype List 2020 Herself Included 43 2020 NME The NME 100 Included 83 Tours editHeadlining Plum Blossom Tour 2019 84 The Masquerade Tour 2019 32 dawn amp dusk Tour Cancelled 85 rising The Tour 2022 47 Notes edit mxmtoon does not disclose her full name for privacy reasons However she has disclosed her initials on her TikTok and YouTube accounts 5 ɛ m ɛ k s ɛ m ˈ t uː n em ex em TOON the name mxmtoon is derived from Maia s initials MXMT 6 As of January 2023 References edit Cheung HP October 16 2017 15 New Bedroom Pop Artists You Should Check Out Hypebeast Archived from the original on July 12 2019 Retrieved July 12 2019 a b Thompson Bryce November 1 2017 The 8 women of lo fi hip hop that you need to know Revolt TV Archived from the original on July 12 2019 Retrieved July 12 2019 Ward Sean May 17 2019 Youngster mxmtoon breaks our heart with her latest alt folk pop release prom dress The 405 Archived from the original on July 12 2019 Retrieved July 21 2019 a b About mxmtoon YouTube a b c d e 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