{{Short description|Australian musical artist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Max Jackson | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2005|11|11}} | birth_place = | origin = Coonamble, New South Wales | genre = Country | occupation = Singer, songwriter | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} | years_active = | label = ABC Music (2023–present)<ref name="ABC sign">{{cite web|url=https://countrytown.com/news/max-jackson-announces-abc-music-signing/38Fd8_L19Pc/10-10-23|title= Max Jackson Announces ABC signing|website=Country Town|date=23 October 2023|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.maxjackson.com.au}} }}
'''Max Jackson''' (born 11 November 2005) is an Australian country music singer-songwriter. At the 2025 Country Music Awards of Australia, she won Female Artist of the Year.<ref name="GGwins 2025"/>
==Life and career== ===Early life=== Jackson grew up in Coonamble, New South Wales. She has one sister. She was inspired by artists including Gina Jeffreys, Beccy Cole, Adam Harvey and Troy Cassar-Daley<ref name="early life">{{cite web|url=https://countrytown.com/features/max-jackson-my-countrytown-coonamble/i40xn56BgIM/16-10-24|title= Max Jackson My Countrytown|website=Country Town|date=16 October 2024|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref> and international artists Dolly Parton and Shania Twain.<ref name="am rap"/> Her family moved to Newcastle, New South Wales and she commenced singing at local music nights, scoring her first professional gig at age 13. Jeffrey's husband and musical producer Rod McCormack began mentoring Jackson shortly after.<ref name="am rap">{{cite web|url=https://amrap.org.au/artist/max-jackson|title=Max Jackson |website=AM Rap|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref>
===2017–present: Career beginnings === {{Prose|date=January 2025|subsection}} In November 2017, Jackson released a Christmas album, ''I Love Christmas'' and single "Under the Christmas Tree".<ref name="am rap"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=738101093046299&set=a.438539266335818|title= "Under The Christmas Tree" is available NOW! |website=Facebook|date=28 November 2017|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref>
In February 2020 Jackson released the album ''Life of the Party''. Country Music Capital News' described the songs on the album as "carefully crafted, nuanced and expertly woven together".<ref name="am rap"/>
In January 2022, Jackson won the 2022 Toyota Star Maker award and flew to Nashville, USA as part of her prize.<ref name="Out Here"/>
In January 2023, Jackson released the 4-track EP ''Out Here''.<ref name="Out Here">{{cite web|url=https://countrytown.com/news/max-jackson-to-release-star-maker-winning-e-p/LtUqICMiJSQ/19-12-22|title= Max Jackson To Release Toyota Star Maker Winning E.P|website= Country Town|date=December 2022|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref> Jackson signed with ABC Music in 2023.<ref name="ABC sign"/>
At the 2025 Country Music Awards of Australia, Jackson won Female Artist of the Year and Single of the Year for "Little More Country".<ref name="GGwins 2025"/>
Jackson's third studio album ''Dangerous in Denim'' will be released in February 2026.<ref name="Dangerous">{{cite web|url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2026/02/09/review-max-jackson-explodes-and-entertains-on-new-album-dangerous-in-denim/|title= Review – Max Jackson explodes and entertains on new album ''Dangerous in Denim''|website=entertainment-focus|date=February 2026|access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref> ==Personal life== Jackson married Jeremy Minett in Wallalong, New South Wales on 9 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://countrytown.com/news/max-jackson-viper-creek-band-s-jeremy-minett-tie-knot/SJpQWl1cX14/13-09-22|title= Max Jackson and The Viper Creek Band's Jeremy Minett Tie The Knot!|website=Country Town|date=13 September 2022|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref> The live in the Hunter Valley.<ref name="early life"/>
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 February 2026|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1877|page=6|date=23 February 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''I Love Christmas'' | * Released: November 2017<ref name="am rap"/> * Label: Pistol * Formats: CD, digital download | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Life of the Party'' | * Released: February 2020<ref name="am rap"/> * Label: Sonic Timber * Formats: CD, digital download | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Dangerous in Denim'' | * Released: February 2026<ref name="Dangerous"/> * Label: ABC Music * Formats: CD, digital download | 54 |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of EPs, with selected details ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Out Here'' | * Released: January 2023<ref name="Out Here"/> * Label: Max Jackson * Formats: CD, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Little More Country Sessions'' | * Released: 24 March 2025 * Label: Max Jackson, ABC Music * Formats: digital download |- |}
==Awards and nominations== ===Country Music Awards of Australia=== The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.
{{awards table}} (wins only) ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |+ Awards wins for Max Jackson | 2022 | Max Jackson | Star Maker Award | {{won}} | <ref name="Out Here"/> |- | 2024 | Max Jackson | New Talent of the Year | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmcrocks.com/artists/max-jackson#:~:text=Max%20Jackson's%20career%20took%20off,at%20the%20Golden%20Guitar%20Awards.|title=Max Jackson |website=CMC Rocks|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2| 2025 | "Little More Country" | Single of the Year | {{won}} |rowspan=2| <ref name="GGwins 2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/golden-guitar-awards-winners-list-2025-20250125|title=Golden Guitar Awards Winners List 2025 |website=noise11|date=25 January 2025|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref> |- | Max Jackson | Female Artist of the Year | {{won}} |- |rowspan=1| 2026 | Max Jackson | Female Artist of the Year | {{won}} |rowspan=1| <ref name="GG Wins 2026">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/golden-guitar-award-winners-2026-tamworth-country-music-festival/106265498|title= Golden Guitar success for Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson with The Divorce Song|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=25 January 2026|access-date=25 January 2026}}</ref> |- {{end}}
===Canadian Country Music Association Awards=== {{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2025 | "Won't Forget" <small>(with Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks)</small> | Musical Collaboration of the Year | {{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2025-ccma-award-nominees/|title=2025 CCMA Award Nominees|access-date=July 22, 2025|work=Canadian Country Music Association}}</ref> |- |}
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