# Ava Max Scores: The Pop Star on the World Cup, Her Favorite ABBA Song, and More

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ava-max-scores-the-pop-star-on-the-world-cup-her-favorite-abba-song-and-more/
- Published: 2026-07-17T19:04:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-21T10:14:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ava-max-energy-fifa-world-cup-interview-1235594478/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Football, Music, Sport

## Key points

- Ava Max discussed her music at FIFA House event in New York
- Her song "Energy" features on the FIFA World Cup 2026 album
- She's now working on a Christmas album and backs Messi over Ronaldo

## Summary

Pop singer Ava Max spoke to Rolling Stone at the opening of FIFA House in New York during World Cup Finals Week, an event held in collaboration with Rolling Stone, the Grammys and Def Jam Recordings. The 32-year-old discussed her prolific recent output, including her role in the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album, and explained her drive to keep releasing music so fans "never go without me for a year."

Since her third album, Don't Click Play, came out last year, Max has released singles including "Kill It Queen", "Out of Your Mind", "Fate" (with Alan Walker) and "Energy", her contribution to the FIFA World Cup album, made with collaborator Bia. In the interview she revealed she is now working on a Christmas album, discussed writing "Energy" from a place of no longer caring about criticism, and gave her World Cup allegiance, backing Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo.

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