Max Martin’s hospital stay lasted eight days. “It was eight days straight of agonizing pain, so I’d be sitting in there and I didn’t know what to do,” Max said.

Once, not long ago, the Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin met someone who had never heard one of his hits. To be fair, this is a common misapprehension.

Even if you don’t recognise the name Max Martin, you’ll definitely know his music. Since breaking through in the late Nineties, the Swedish songwriter-producer has co-written 22 Billboard Hot ...

But perhaps the biggest shocker was this: Max Martin just won his first Grammy. By sheer number of hits, the Swedish producer and songwriter is arguably the most accomplished pop music songwriter ...

When looked at it in closer detail, Martin’s best songs also offer us something of a blueprint for ultra-effective pop songwriting. Max's skillset is something that all music-makers can learn from.

Max Martin’s Hot 100 No. 1s as a Songwriter Britney Spears, “…Baby One More Time,” 1999 ‘NSYNC, “It’s Gonna Be Me,” 2000 Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl,” 2008 ...

Max Martin has really perfected this balance, which is especially important for a mainstream hit song, where the main goal is to entertain and engage people. Daily newsletters straight to your inbox.

From " Baby One More Time" to "Bad Blood," we've rounded up all 20 of super producer Max Martin's No. 1 singles Every pop star out there knows that if they want their song to be a hit, all they ...

Swedish song-whisperer Max Martin has accomplished some incredible things in his career. He co-wrote “Show Me Love” with Robyn, and, well, that alone is enough to earn him a permanent spot in ...

Max Martin has been brought into the limelight more and more over the past few years, but for a period of time, he was a mysterious force behind the world's biggest pop music hits.Martin, whose ...

Yes, Max Martin had a hand in writing the catchiest song of 2015. This was a successful collaboration because it combined The Weeknd’s confessional style with Martin’s knack for memorable hooks.

In a terrifying twist, Max Martin lay on his back against an opponent he couldn’t retaliate against. Martin, a Great Bridge High senior and one of the state’s best pound-for-pound wrestlers ...