Mxmtoon

{{short description|American singer-songwriter and YouTuber (born 2000)}} {{Distinguish|MXMT}} {{Lowercase title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Good article}} {{Infobox streamer | name = mxmtoon | image = Processed-P1190556 (cropped).jpg | caption = Maia in August 2025 | other_names = Maia{{Efn-lr|Maia keeps her last name private.{{r|Coscarelli}}}} | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|07|09}} | birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer-songwriter * Twitch streamer * YouTuber }} | years_active = 2013–present | website = {{Official URL}} | twitch_handle = mxmtoon | twitch_display_name = | twitch_years_active = | twitch_genre = | twitch_game = | twitch_followers =  | youtube_id = UCtuYNnKhOOQL_H6F-EzUaZg | youtube_display_name = mxmtoon | youtube_years_active = | youtube_genre = {{hlist|Music|vlogging}} | youtube_subscribers = 973 thousand | youtube_views = 143.2 million

| stats_update = April 4, 2026 | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|ukulele}} | genre = {{hlist|Bedroom pop{{r|Cheung}}|lofi hip hop{{r|Thompson}}|folk-pop{{r|Ward}}}} | label = {{flatlist| * Self-released * Kobalt * House Arrest * AWAL}} }} | signature = | footnotes = {{notelist-lr}} }} '''Maia''' (born July 9, 2000), known professionally as '''mxmtoon''' ({{IPAc-en|ɛ|m|ɛ|k|s|ɛ|m|'|t|u:|n|}} {{respell|em|ex|em|TOON}}),{{r|YT2}} 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'' (2018); her debut album, ''The Masquerade'' (2019); the 2020 twin EPs—''Dawn'' and ''Dusk''; and her second studio album ''Rising'' (2022). In 2024, she released her third studio album, ''Liminal Space''.

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, has released two graphic novels, and provided protagonist Alex Chen's singing voice in ''Life Is Strange: True Colors''. She has collaborated with artists such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Cavetown, and Chloe Moriondo, and resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

== Early life == Maia was born on July 9, 2000,{{r|AllMusic}} in Oakland, California; she grew up near Lake Merritt.{{r|Sidewalk|Wild}} Her mother is Chinese-American, and her father is German and Scottish.{{r|Sidewalk}} While at school, she enjoyed taking art and architecture classes.{{r|Sidewalk}} 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.{{r|YT3}}

In fifth grade, she auditioned for her school rock band.{{r|Thompson}} Expecting to audition for cello, she was instead asked to sing Oasis' song "Wonderwall", and ended up joining as a vocalist,{{r|McIntyre}} where she recalls singing "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World.{{R|Coscarelli}} In sixth grade, she began playing guitar, learning in part from her father.{{r|YT3}}

Maia first coined the name "mxmtoon" on her Instagram account, where she drew cartoon sketches.{{R|Coscarelli}} She started a YouTube channel in September 2013, and began playing the ukulele in middle school.{{r|Leight}} She wrote her first song at age 13.{{r|Bright Lite}}

== Career == === 2017–2018: ''Plum Blossom''=== Maia began self-releasing songs on YouTube under the online alias "mxmtoon" in 2017; the name is derived from her initials.{{r|InTune}} Although she started her career secretly, subsequent growth of her online presence compelled her to disclose her activity in this field to her family.{{r|ATC}} Her early oeuvre was recorded with GarageBand in her parents' guest bedroom,{{r|Wheeler}}{{r|Cline|OTW}} and percussion tracks were created with found objects such as hair straighteners.{{r|Foundations}} After initially attempting to write comedy songs, she began writing in a confessional style.{{r|Foundations}}

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.{{Efn|As of January 2023.}}{{r|Leight}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Falling for U |date=August 14, 2017 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3PUmELve1Jt5EdFU6cv8Hb |language=en |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref> 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,{{r|Cline|Gehen}} including opening appearances for bedroom pop YouTuber Cavetown.{{r|Leight}}{{r|Keirstead}}{{r|Ely}}{{r|BW1|Maduakolam}}

After high school, Maia took a gap year by postponing college to focus on her music.{{r|B}} She was planning to study architecture after graduating from high school, until her music went viral in April 2018.{{r|Wells}} <!-- Text taken out:

Maia made her first appearance on a billboard in Times Square when Spotify advertised her single "Dream of You" for their New Music Friday playlist.{{r|Cohen}} -->

=== 2019–2021: ''The Masquerade'', ''Dawn'', and ''Dusk'' === {{Main|The Masquerade (album)}}

[[File:Mxmtoon.jpg|thumb|alt=A singer with a ukulele in a white shirt and with glasses standing at a microphone at a concert, in a sea of multicoloured stage lighting|Maia performing in Portland in September 2019]] [[File:Mxmtoon queen (cropped).jpg|thumb|Maia in November 2019 in Atlanta]] Maia's debut studio album, ''The Masquerade'', was released on September 17, 2019;{{r|ATC}} the album peaked at number 45 on the US Indie Albums Chart.{{r|Masquerade US Heat|Masquerade US Indie}} "Prom Dress", the lead single, found considerable usage on social media platform TikTok, where it has been used in over a hundred thousand videos.{{r|Wells}} 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.{{R|Eggertsen|Dredge}} 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.{{r|BW2}} Her first graphic novel, ''The Adventures Of mxmtoon: The Masquerade'', began selling in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spruch |first=Kirsten |date=October 22, 2019 |title=Mxmtoon Previews Debut Graphic Novel 'The Adventures Of Mxmtoon: The Masquerade': Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/the-adventures-of-mxmtoon-the-masquerade-interview-8533557/ |access-date=January 7, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> <!-- Text taken out:

'Joshua Bote of ''Paste'' described the ten-track album as "comforting twee-pop that wrings out genuine pathos from mxmtoon's internet celebrity".{{r|Bote}} Matt Yuyitung of ''Exclaim!'' wrote "[Maia] brings her wry sense of humor and diary-entry lyricism to her debut record, recalling the lo-fi relatability of Frankie Cosmos."<ref name="Yuyitung" />' --><!-- Text taken out:

' Kirsten Spruch from ''Billboard'' wrote, "The novel seamlessly pairs with the album, encapsulating her introverted, teenage tendencies and free-flowing creativity."{{r|Spruch}} Gabe Bergado from ''Teen Vogue'' described the book as "a captivating, charming visual journey that complements the dreamy album".{{R|Bergado}} Maia released an accompanying animated short film for the graphic novel in November 2019.{{r|Bergado}}' -->  <!-- Text taken out:

Maia released ''The Masquerade (The Edits)'' three days later. The EP features remixes from songs on ''The Masquerade'' from artists like Chloe Lilac, Alexander 23 and Chloe Moriondo.{{r|AM3}} --> In the succeeding month, Maia signed to the label of Kobalt Music Group, under a global publishing deal.{{r|Kobalt1}}{{r|Pace}} She released a remix album, ''The Masquerade (The Edits)'' soon after,{{r|AM3}} and recorded "Prom Dress" in Simlish, the fictional language used in ''The Sims'' games.{{r|Espiritu}}{{r|EA}}

Maia released her first single of 2020, "Fever Dream", in January.{{r|Brandle}} "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'';<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1327384394001223680|user=mxmtoon|title=released dawn & dusk as a full project so you can listen all the way through (: check it out along with the visualizer !}}</ref> in the meantime, she also started a daily history podcast, ''365 days with mxmtoon''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=365 days with mxmtoon on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/365-days-with-mxmtoon/id1529926103 |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Apple Podcasts |date=April 8, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Maia was featured in ''Dork''<nowiki/>'s Hype List of 2020, alongside artists including Girl in Red, Beabadoobee and Maisie Peters.{{r|Firth}}{{r|Dork1}} 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''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=March 18, 2021|title=Life is Strange: True Colors stars an Asian American lead in an all-new adventure|work=Polygon|url=https://www.polygon.com/2021/3/18/22334256/life-is-strange-true-colors-release-date-mxmtoon|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> An accompanying EP entitled ''True Colors'' ''(from Life is Strange)'' was released concurrently.<ref>{{Citation |title=true colors (from Life is Strange) – EP by mxmtoon |date=September 10, 2021 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/true-colors-from-life-is-strange-ep/1581008429 |language=en-US |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref>

=== 2022: ''Rising'' ===

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.<ref name="announcing rising the tour!">{{Cite tweet |user=mxmtoon |number=1490754146970087428 |title=announcing rising (the tour)!}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1508519926511845382|user=mxmtoon|title=uk! europe! australia! new zealand! i'm coming to play for you!}}</ref>

''Rising'' was released on the twentieth of May, after releases of singles "Sad Disco", "Victim of Nostalgia", and "Coming of Age".<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=mxmtoon |number=1506982581748867072 |title=TO NO ONE'S SURPRISE… i am releasing my next album :,)) 'rising' is out may 20th and you can listen to one of the songs from it now, sad disco, which is out in the world for your ears!}}</ref> A deluxe version followed in September, which includes the song Plastic Pony, which gained streams after it was featured in the film ''Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken''.<ref>{{Citation |title=rising (the deluxe) by mxmtoon |date=September 16, 2022 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rising-the-deluxe/1635129651 |language=en-US |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref>

=== 2023: ''Plum Blossom (Revisited)'' === On October 2, 2023, Maia announced the re-recording of her first EP ''Plum Blossom'', which would be releasing on November 10, 2023. She also unveiled an accompanying tour.

On October 5, she released "Feelings are Fatal" onto streaming services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4eZi7i2W5Sbq4mppP6SMfV?si=m1TokRCNQZGUTY8hvMGPCw |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref> On October 25, she released "The Idea of You". When the EP released, it received acclaim from critics for having modern sound quality and for Maia's more mature vocals.

=== 2024–present: ''Liminal Space'' === [[File:2025-04-03 mxmtoom Brooklyn Bowl Processed-P1180917-Enhanced-NR - 54472595339.jpg|thumb|Maia performing at Brooklyn Bowl in 2025]] Maia was an opener for AJR's ''The Maybe Man'' tour in the summer of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5oJV0KroVk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

On June 29, Maia revealed her single "I Hate Texas" while opening for the tour. Subsequently, she released the song "The Situation" featuring Kero Kero Bonito on September 4, and also announced her third studio album, titled ''Liminal Space'', released on November 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=mxmtoon – "The Situation" (Feat. Kero Kero Bonito)|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2279175/mxmtoon-the-situation-feat-kero-kero-bonito/music/ |access-date=October 28, 2024|website=www.stereogum.com|date=September 6, 2024 }}</ref>

In 2024, she performed the song, ''I Wonder Why'', from the children's television in ''Yo Gabba Gabbaland'' in the episode 10, ''Wonder'', in Season 1.

Maia also released a third single, "Rain", as part of the album rollout on October 10. In 2025, she embarked on the accompanying ''Liminal Space Tour'', starting in Nashville on February 18, and ending in Belfast on April 29.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mxmtoon Announces 'The Liminal Space Tour,' Which Will Be Staged Across North America In Early 2025|url=https://uproxx.com/indie/mxmtoon-2025-tour-dates-liminal-space-tour/ |access-date=October 28, 2024|website=www.uproxx.com|date=September 16, 2024 }}</ref> Maia recorded a cover of "I Fall In Love Too Easily" for the 2025 tribute album ''Chet Baker Re:imagined''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/dodie-matt-maltese-ezra-collective-mxmtoon-and-more-to-feature-on-chet-baker-reimagined|title=dodie, Matt Maltese, Ezra Collective, mxmtoon, and more to feature on Chet Baker Re:Imagined|work=The Line of Best Fit|author=Tyler Damara Kelly|date=November 28, 2024|accessdate=December 22, 2024}}</ref>

==Public image== {{Quote box | quote = I can be as ridiculous as I want but I can also be an emo teenager and people like both sides. | author = mxmtoon{{r|Foundations}} | source = | width = 40% | salign = right }} thumb|Maia in 2025 Maia has been credited in NPR criticism as having an "endearingly intimate presence".{{r|Boilen}} Her music has been described as "warm folk-pop tunes with acoustic ornamentations",{{r|Ely}} "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",{{r|GG}} 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".{{r|OTW}}{{r|Cline}} 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".{{R|Bote}}

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."{{R|Rindner}} 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."{{r|Younger}} 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".{{R|Coscarelli}}

Maia remains active on TikTok, where she has amassed over three million followers and 168 million likes, as of October 2025.{{r|TikTok}} To date, she has had online presences on Vine, Tumblr, Facebook, Twitch, Snapchat, Bandcamp, Pinterest, and SoundCloud, as well as TikTok.{{R|Coscarelli}} She also streams on Twitch, where she has over 210,000 followers.<ref>{{Citation |title=mxmtoon – Twitch |url=https://www.twitch.tv/mxmtoon |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref> <!--Text taken out:

Her music has been streamed over 300 million times across all online platforms collectively.{{r|Cohen}} -->

== Artistry == === Influences === Maia has cited Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys, Sufjan Stevens and Elliott Smith as her influences.{{r|Smith}} She also has credited inspiration from female artists, such as Clairo.<ref>{{cite web |title=MXMTOON Talks Influences, Playing Quidditch & More! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgg3kCpazek |website=youtube.com| date=November 4, 2019 }}</ref>

==Personal life== Maia is a bisexual woman from a family of immigrants{{r|Cline}} and currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she writes, records, and produces her own music from her home that she shares with her younger brother.{{r|OTW}} She graduated from high school in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ahlgrim|first=Callie|title=Mxmtoon shared her first song online when she was 17. She says if she had known it would be heard by millions of people, she would've deleted it|url=https://www.insider.com/mxmtoon-ep-dawn-new-music-quarantine-interview-2020-5|access-date=February 20, 2022|website=Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> 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".{{R|Sidewalk}}

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.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://theknockturnal.com/mxmtoon-talks-new-music-daily-podcast-combating-period-stigma-with-u-by-kotex-and-more-create-conversate/ |title=mxmtoon Talks New Music, Daily Podcast, Combating Period Stigma with U By Kotex and More {{!}} Create + Conversate |last=Dell'Arciprete |first=Ashlee |date=June 3, 2021 |website=The Knockturnal |access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref>

== Discography == {{Infobox artist discography | Artist = mxmtoon | Studio = 3 | Compilation = 1 | EP = 8 | Singles = 30 }}

===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US Heat. {{r|Masquerade US Heat}} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US Indie {{r|Masquerade US Indie}} |- ! scope="row"| ''The Masquerade''<ref>{{Citation |title=the masquerade by mxmtoon |date=September 17, 2019 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-masquerade/1469937715 |language=en-US |access-date=January 7, 2023 |archive-date=July 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708182011/https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-masquerade/1469937715 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * Released: September 17, 2019 * Label: Self-released * Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming | 17 || 45 |- ! scope="row"| ''Rising''<ref>{{Citation |title=rising by mxmtoon |date=May 20, 2022 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rising/1615652997 |language=en-US |access-date=January 7, 2023}}</ref> | * Released: May 20, 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://readdork.com/news/mxmtoon-rising-sad-disco-video/|title=mxmtoon has announced her new album, 'rising' – check out another taster, 'sad disco'|last=Ackroyd|first=Stephen|work=Dork|date=March 24, 2022|access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> * Label: Self-released, AWAL * Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming | — || — |- ! scope="row"| ''Liminal Space'' | * Released: November 1, 2024 * Label: Self-released, AWAL * Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming | — || — |}

===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Dawn & Dusk''<ref>{{Citation |title=Dawn & Dusk by mxmtoon |date=November 5, 2020 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dawn-dusk/1534304039 |language=en-US |access-date=January 7, 2023}}</ref> | * Released: September 23, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Dusk-MXMTOON/dp/B08JH8TRB5/ref=tmm_vnl_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=|title=Dawn & Dusk Vinyl|website=Amazon|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref> * Label: Self-released, AWAL * Format: LP, digital download, streaming |}

===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US Curr. <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mxmtoon/chart-history/tcl/|title=Mxmtoon Chart History (Current Album Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Plum Blossom''{{r|AM2}} | * Released: December 7, 2018 * Label: Self-released * Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Plum Blossom (The Edits)''{{r|PBTE}} | * Released: April 26, 2019 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming | — |- ! scope="row"| ''The Masquerade (The Edits)''{{r|AM3}} | * Released: November 22, 2019 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Dawn'' | * Released: April 22, 2020<ref>{{Citation |title=dawn by mxmtoon |date=April 22, 2020 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dawn/1506173959 |language=en-US |access-date=January 7, 2023}}</ref> * Label: Self-released, AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Dawn (The Edits)'' | * Released: July 24, 2020<ref>{{Citation |title=Dawn (The Edits) – EP by mxmtoon |date=July 24, 2020 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dawn-the-edits-ep/1523768502 |language=en-US |access-date=January 7, 2023}}</ref> * Label: Self-released, AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Dusk'' | * Released: October 1, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dusk/1528945093|title=dusk by mxmtoon|website=Apple Music|date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> * Label: Self-released, AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Dusk (The Edits)'' | * Released: February 19, 2021<ref>{{Citation |title=dusk (the edits) – Single by mxmtoon |date=February 19, 2021 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dusk-the-edits-single/1548454780 |language=en-US |access-date=January 7, 2023}}</ref> * Label: Self-released, AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming | — |- ! scope="row"| ''True Colors (from Life Is Strange)'' | * Released: September 10, 2021<ref>{{Citation |title=true colors (from Life is Strange) – EP by mxmtoon |date=September 10, 2021 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/true-colors-from-life-is-strange-ep/1581008429 |language=en-US |access-date=January 7, 2023}}</ref> * Label: Self-released, AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming | 83 |}

=== Singles === ====As lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| MEX Air. <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mxmtoon/chart-history/min/|title=Mxmtoon Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|"1-800-DATEME" |rowspan="10" |2017 | — | | rowspan="7" {{Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"|"Life Online" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Please Don't" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Hong Kong" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Stuck" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Birdie" | — | |- !scope="row"|"The Sideline"{{r|Sideline}} | — | |- !scope="row"|"The Idea of You" | — | | rowspan="6" |''Plum Blossom'' |- !scope="row"|"Feelings Are Fatal" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Cliché" | — | |- !scope="row"|"I Feel Like Chet" | rowspan="4" |2018 | — | |- !scope="row"|"Porcelain" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Temporary Nothing" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Don't Play Your Card" | — | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"|"My Way" | rowspan="6" |2019 | — | |- !scope="row"|"Prom Dress" | — | * RIAA: Platinum<ref name="RIAA" /> | rowspan="5" |''The Masquerade'' |- !scope="row"|"High & Dry" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Seasonal Depression" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Blame Game" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Dream of You" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Fever Dream" |rowspan="5"|2020 | — | | rowspan="3" | ''Dawn'' |- !scope="row"|"Quiet Motions" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Lessons" | — | |- !scope="row"|"Bon Iver" | — | | rowspan="2"| ''Dusk'' |- !scope="row"|"Ok On Your Own" {{small|(featuring Carly Rae Jepsen)}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=September 9, 2020 |title=mxmtoon Enlists Carly Rae Jepsen for New Song "ok on your own" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mxmtoon-enlists-carly-rae-jepsen-for-new-song-ok-on-your-own-listen/ |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Creep" | 2021 | — | | ''True Colors (from Life Is Strange)'' |- ! scope="row" |"Mona Lisa" | rowspan="4" |2022 | — | | rowspan="4" |''Rising'' |- ! scope="row" |"Sad Disco" | 23 | |- ! scope="row" |"Victim of Nostalgia" | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Coming of Age" | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Nobody Loves Me" {{small|(with Ricky Montgomery and Cavetown)}} | 2023 | — | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- |- ! scope="row" |"Post-Post Apocalyptic Dance Party" | rowspan="4" |2024 | — | |- ! scope="row" |"I Hate Texas" | — | | rowspan="3" |''Liminal Space'' |- ! scope="row" |"The Situation" {{small|(featuring Kero Kero Bonito)}} | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Rain" | — | |}

====As featured artist====

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Certifications ! scope="col" |Album/EP |- ! scope="row" |"Falling for U" {{Small|(Peachy! featuring mxmtoon)}} | rowspan="3" |2017 | * RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA">{{Cite certification|region=United States|artist=Mxmtoon|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref> | rowspan="8" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" |"Maybe I Shouldn't" {{small|(Mochi featuring mxmtoon)}} | |- ! scope="row" |"So Mean" {{small|(Afternoon featuring mxmtoon, Samsa & Love-Sadkid)}} | |- ! scope="row" |"We Used to Talk Like Every Night" {{small|(Isiah A. featuring mxmtoon)}} |2019 | |- ! scope="row" |"Walk but in a Garden" {{small|(LLusion featuring mxmtoon)}} | rowspan="2" |2020 | |- ! scope="row" |"Pride" {{small|(Noah Kahan featuring mxmtoon)}} | |- ! scope="row" |"Queen" {{small|(G Flip featuring mxmtoon)}} | rowspan="2" |2021 | |- ! scope="row" |"Line Without a Hook" (Remix) {{small|(Ricky Montgomery featuring mxmtoon)}} | |- ! scope="row" |"Prairies" {{small|(BoyWithUke with mxmtoon)}} | 2022 | | ''Serotonin Dreams'' |- ! scope="row" |"Back from the Dead" {{small|(Lyn Lapid with mxmtoon)}} | 2024 | | {{Non-album single}} |}

===Guest appearances=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Other artist(s) ! scope="col"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "I Wonder Why" | 2024 | Yo Gabba Gabba | ''Yo Gabba GabbaLand!'' |}

== Other media ==

=== Graphic novels ===

* ''The Adventures Of mxmtoon: The Masquerade'' (with Ellie Black, Self-published, 2019) {{ISBN|0-578-55170-5|}} * ''The Adventures Of mxmtoon: Dawn & Dusk''<ref>{{Cite web |title=the adventures of mxmtoon: dawn & dusk |url=https://merch.mxmtoon.com/products/the-adventures-of-mxmtoon-dawn-dusk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517152046/https://merch.mxmtoon.com/products/the-adventures-of-mxmtoon-dawn-dusk |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=mxmtoon |language=en}}</ref>

=== Video games === Maia has contributed music to multiple video game projects including ''The Sims'', ''Life Is Strange: True Colors'', and her music and likeness was included in the ''Dave the Diver'' – Dave & Friends DLC released October 24, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=October 24, 2024|title=DAVE THE DIVER 'Dave & Friends' update now available|work=GEMATSU|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/dave-the-diver-dave-friends-update-now-available|access-date=November 20, 2024}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" !Year !Organization !Award !Work !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |2019 |''Dork'' |Hype List 2020 |rowspan="2"|Herself |{{Included}} |{{r|Firth}} |- |2020 |NME |The NME 100 |{{Included}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/nme-100-essential-new-artists-for-2020-2592024|title=The NME 100: Essential new artists for 2020|last=Smith|first=Thomas|date=January 3, 2020|website=NME|language=en-GB|access-date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> |- |}

== Tours == '''Headlining'''

* Plum Blossom Tour (2019)<ref>{{Citation |title=mxmtoon – plum blossom tour – cities! | date=December 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT3_-PTYB74 |language=en |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref> * The Masquerade Tour (2019){{r|BW2}} * dawn & dusk Tour (Cancelled)<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=mxmtoon |number=1244674414035243011 |title=an update on the dawn & dusk tour, i'm so sorry, but i can't wait to see everyone on the other side. |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428185037/https://twitter.com/mxmtoon/status/1244674414035243011 |url-status=live}}</ref> * rising (The Tour) (2022)<ref name="announcing rising the tour!"/> * plum blossom (revisited) tour (2023)<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=mxmtoon |number=1711760403435311214 |title=so happy to announce that i'll be doing a small acoustic tour at some lovely intimate venues at the end of this year to celebrate plum blossom (revisited). |access-date=April 24, 2024 |link=no}}</ref> * liminal space tour (2025)<ref>{{Cite web | title=mxmtoon | url=https://mxmtoon.os.fan/ | access-date=2025-10-05 | website=mxmtoon.os.fan}}</ref>

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == <references> <ref name="AllMusic">{{Cite web|title=mxmtoon {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mxmtoon-mn0003863144/biography|work=AllMusic|last=Thomas|first=Fred}}</ref>

<ref name="AM2">{{Cite web|title=Plum Blossom by mxmtoon|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/plum-blossom/1458671148|website=Apple Music|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708215310/https://music.apple.com/us/album/plum-blossom/1458671148|archive-date=July 8, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="AM3">{{Cite web|title=the masquerade (the edits) – EP by mxmtoon|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-masquerade-the-edits-ep/1485662481|website=Apple Music|language=en-us|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216035443/https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-masquerade-the-edits-ep/1485662481|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="ATC">{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761362298/mxmtoon-leaps-from-online-to-make-her-debut|title=mxmtoon Leaps From Online To Make Her Debut|work=All Things Considered|publisher=NPR|language=en|access-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918065113/https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761362298/mxmtoon-leaps-from-online-to-make-her-debut|archive-date=September 18, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="B">{{Cite news| title = VIDEO: INTERVIEW – mxmtoon Talks Debut EP 'Plum Blossom', Postponing College| publisher = B-Sides TV| date = March 25, 2019| accessdate = August 22, 2019| url = http://b-sides.tv/interviews/20190325-video-interview-mxmtoon-talks-debut-ep-plum-blossom-postponing-college| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190830001923/http://b-sides.tv/interviews/20190325-video-interview-mxmtoon-talks-debut-ep-plum-blossom-postponing-college| archive-date = August 30, 2019| url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Boilen">{{cite podcast |last1=Boilen|first1=Bob|last2=Gotrich|first2=Lars|last3=Bote|first3=Joshua|title=New Mix: Faye Webster, Khiis, The Quiet Temple, mxmtoon, More |website=NPR Music's All Songs Considered |date=May 7, 2019 |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2019/05/07/720063527/new-mix-faye-webster-khiis-the-quiet-temple-mxmtoon-more |time=1:01 |accessdate=August 30, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725013624/https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2019/05/07/720063527/new-mix-faye-webster-khiis-the-quiet-temple-mxmtoon-more |archivedate=July 25, 2019 |url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="Bote">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/09/mxmtoon-the-masquerade-review.html|title=mxmtoon Might Be the Songwriter a New Generation Needs|last=Bote|first=Joshua|date=September 17, 2019|website=Paste|language=en|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920123446/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/09/mxmtoon-the-masquerade-review.html|archive-date=September 20, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="Brandle">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8548783/mxmtoon-fever-dream-watch|title=Mxmtoon Shares Super-Cute Video for 'Fever Dream': Watch|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=January 23, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Bright Lite">{{Cite news| title = Teenage Singer Songwriter mxmtoon| work = Bright Lite| accessdate = August 22, 2019| date = January 23, 2019| url = https://brightlitemag.com/2019/01/interview-with-mxmtoon/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190830001921/https://brightlitemag.com/2019/01/interview-with-mxmtoon/| archive-date = August 30, 2019| url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="BW1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/mxmtoon-Gives-Personal-Insight-in-New-Single-seasonal-depression-20190719|title=mxmtoon Gives Personal Insight in New Single 'seasonal depression'|website=BroadwayWorld|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721102337/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/mxmtoon-Gives-Personal-Insight-in-New-Single-seasonal-depression-20190719|archive-date=July 21, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019|quote=mxmtoon is a 19-year-old bourgeoning artist|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="BW2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/mxmtoons-Debut-Album-the-masquerade-Out-Today-20190917|title=mxmtoon's Debut Album 'the masquerade' Out Today|website=Broadway World|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=November 8, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Cline">{{Cite news| last = Cline| first = Jesse| title = Follow mxmtoon's Journey at Outside Lands 2019| work = Flood Magazine| accessdate = August 22, 2019| date = August 9, 2019| url = http://floodmagazine.com/65998/follow-mxmtoons-journey-at-outside-lands-2019/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190830001923/http://floodmagazine.com/65998/follow-mxmtoons-journey-at-outside-lands-2019/| archive-date = August 30, 2019| url-status = live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Dredge">{{Cite web|last=Dredge|first=Stuart|date=September 13, 2019|url=https://musically.com/2019/09/13/spotify-launches-a-podcast-about-musician-mxmtoon/|title=Spotify launches a podcast about musician mxmtoon|work=Musically|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="EA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/patch-121219|title=Patch Notes: Update: 12/12/2019|date=December 12, 2019|website=Electronic Arts|language=en|access-date=December 15, 2019 |last1=Arts |first1=Electronic }}</ref>

<ref name="Eggertsen">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/streaming/8529737/spotify-mxmtoon-podcast-21-days|title=Spotify Follows '21 Days' in the Life of Up-and-Coming Singer-Songwriter mxmtoon in New Music Podcast|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|date=September 12, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913045424/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/streaming/8529737/spotify-mxmtoon-podcast-21-days|archive-date=September 13, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="Ely">{{Cite news| last = Ely| first = Paulette| title = mxmtoon's "I feel like Chet" magic| work = Flaunt| accessdate = August 22, 2019| date = February 14, 2019| url = https://www.flaunt.com/content/mxmtoons-my-way-magic| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190712191820/https://www.flaunt.com/content/mxmtoons-my-way-magic| archive-date = July 12, 2019| url-status = live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Firth">{{Cite web|url=https://www.readdork.com/features/hype-list-2020-mxmtoon|title=Hype List 2020: mxmtoon|last=Firth|first=Abigail|date=November 28, 2019|website=Dork|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Foundations">{{Cite web|url=https://foundationsmusic.com/mxmtoon/|title=mxmtoon|website=Foundations Management|date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704212251/https://foundationsmusic.com/mxmtoon/|archive-date=July 4, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="Gehen">{{Cite news|url=https://www.gehenpress.com/news/2019/7/18/mxmtoon-on-tour-in-september-shares-new-track-high-and-dry|title=Mxmtoon on Tour in September, Shares New Track "High and Dry"|date=July 18, 2019|work=gehen press|access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720181639/https://www.gehenpress.com/news/2019/7/18/mxmtoon-on-tour-in-september-shares-new-track-high-and-dry|archive-date=July 20, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="GG">{{cite news|title=Singer-songwriter mxmtoon finds beauty in the mundane on debut ''the masquerade''|work=Grimy Goods|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2019|url=https://www.grimygoods.com/2019/08/21/singer-songwriter-mxmtoon-the-masquerade-review/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830001925/https://www.grimygoods.com/2019/08/21/singer-songwriter-mxmtoon-the-masquerade-review/|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="InTune">{{Cite news| last1 = Irwin| first1 = Paul| last2 = Gallinari| first2 = Alex| title = Frontrunner| date = January 2019| work = InTune Monthly| accessdate = August 30, 2019| url = https://www.lscpagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=562477&article_id=3287467| archive-date = June 9, 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200609232236/https://www.lscpagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=562477&article_id=3287467| url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Keirstead">{{Cite news|url=https://earmilk.com/2018/12/07/smell-the-plum-blossom-with-mxmtoon-first-look/|title=Smell the 'Plum Blossom' with mxmtoon [First Look]|last=Keirstead|first=Zachary|date=December 7, 2018|work=Earmilk|access-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616170228/https://earmilk.com/2018/12/07/smell-the-plum-blossom-with-mxmtoon-first-look/|archive-date=June 16, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="Kobalt1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kobaltmusic.com/press/kobalt-music-signs-mxmtoon-to-global-publishing-deal|title=Kobalt Music Signs mxmtoon to Global Publishing Deal|date=November 19, 2019|website=Kobalt Music Group|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122130215/https://www.kobaltmusic.com/press/kobalt-music-signs-mxmtoon-to-global-publishing-deal|archive-date=November 22, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Leight">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tiktok-viral-hits-record-deals-flo-milli-sueco-the-child-843750/|title=TikTok Proved It Can Make Hits – Its Next Test Is Creating Stars|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=June 6, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712191819/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tiktok-viral-hits-record-deals-flo-milli-sueco-the-child-843750/|archive-date=July 12, 2019|access-date=July 12, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="Maduakolam">{{Cite news| last = Maduakolam| first = Emmanuel| title = mxmtoon Shares New Track 'blame game'| work = Hypebeast| accessdate = August 25, 2019| date = August 9, 2019| url = https://hypebeast.com/2019/8/mxmtoon-blame-game-the-masquerade-stream| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190830020326/https://hypebeast.com/2019/8/mxmtoon-blame-game-the-masquerade-stream| archive-date = August 30, 2019| url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="Masquerade US Heat">{{Cite web|title = Heatseekers Albums – Week of Sept. 28, 2019|url =https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2019-09-28|website=Billboard}}</ref>

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<ref name="McIntyre">{{Cite web|url=https://notion.online/teenage-kicks-with-mxmtoon/|title=Teenage Kicks with mxmtoon|last=McIntyre|first=Cal|date=December 21, 2019|website=Notion|language=en-GB|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="OTW">{{Cite news|url=http://www.onestowatch.com/blog/ukulele-playing-singer-songwriter-mxmtoon-is-the|title=Ukulele-Playing Singer/ Songwriter mxmtoon Is the Best Friend We All Need|work=Ones To Watch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712191834/https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/ukulele-playing-singer-songwriter-mxmtoon-is-the|archive-date=July 12, 2019|access-date=July 12, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="Pace">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/publishing/8544391/mxmtoon-kobalt-spirit-ingrid-michaelson|title=Publishing Briefs: Mxmtoon Signs Kobalt Admin Deal, Spirit Nabs Ingrid Michaelson's Music & More|last=Pace|first=Lilly|date=November 21, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="PBTE">{{Cite web|title=plum blossom (the edits)|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/plum-blossom-the-edits-single/1458823614|website=Apple Music|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830211455/https://music.apple.com/us/album/plum-blossom-the-edits-single/1458823614|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Rindner">{{Cite web|title=Sincerity Isn't Scary For mxmtoon|url=https://nylon.com/mxmtoon-you-tube-interview|website=Nylon|last=Rindner|first=Grant|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Sideline">{{Cite web|title=The Sideline – Single by mxmtoon|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-sideline-single/1458638435|website=Apple Music|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721101256/https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-sideline-single/1458638435|archive-date=July 21, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

<ref name="Sidewalk">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I856GQRs5QU|title=MXMTOON Interview- coming out bisexual, ethnicity identity problems, hiding music from parents|last=Engel|first=Lauren|via=YouTube|publisher=Sidewalk Talk|date=October 8, 2019|access-date=November 8, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Smith">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/mxmtoon-interview-the-masquerade-2019-2578088|title=mxmtoon: Hyper-relatable tunes from YouTube sensation turned pop star|last=Smith|first=Thomas|date=November 25, 2019|website=NME|language=en-GB|access-date=November 28, 2019}}</ref>

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<ref name="Ward">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/youngster-mxmtoon-breaks-our-heart-with-her-latest-alt-folk-pop-release-prom-dress-155|title=Youngster mxmtoon breaks our heart with her latest alt-folk pop release 'prom dress'|last=Ward|first=Sean|date=May 17, 2019|work=The 405|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712191822/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/youngster-mxmtoon-breaks-our-heart-with-her-latest-alt-folk-pop-release-prom-dress-155|archive-date=July 12, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019|url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Wells">{{Cite news|url=https://thebolditalic.com/meet-mxmtoon-the-oakland-teen-who-launched-her-music-career-on-tiktok-749613d28947|title=Meet mxmtoon, the Oakland Teen Who Launched Her Music Career on TikTok|last=Wells|first=Madeline|date=August 4, 2019|work=The Bold Italic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904163451/https://thebolditalic.com/meet-mxmtoon-the-oakland-teen-who-launched-her-music-career-on-tiktok-749613d28947?gi=ddaa61d9ba06|archive-date=September 4, 2019|access-date=August 4, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Wild">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prWKfLHk91A|title=MXMTOON Talks Growing Up In The Bay, Touring, & More!|publisher=WiLd 94.9|last=Rosas|first=Crystal|via=YouTube|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=November 8, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Younger">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/mxmtoon|title=Night Life: Mxmtoon|last=Younger|first=Briana|date=November 15, 2019|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="YT2">{{Cite AV media |title= how do you say "mxmtoon"? (get ready with me)|last=mxmtoon|via=YouTube|date=July 23, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9NvVqh39wU&t=465|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="YT3">{{Cite AV media |title= music & me|last=mxmtoon|via=YouTube|date=April 4, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAOVzVQLpO4|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>

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