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Karl Martin Sandberg (born 26 February 1971), known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish record producer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in the late 1990s with songwriting credits on a string of hit singles, such as Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time" (1998), the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" (1999), Celine Dion's "That's the Way It Is" (1999), and NSYNC's "It's Gonna Be Me" (2000). Martin has written or co-written 30 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles; 28 of which he has produced or co-produced, an all-time record for the chart as of June 2026. His credits include Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" (2008) and "Roar" (2013), Maroon 5's "One More Night" (2012), Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off", "Blank Space" (2014) and "The Fate of Ophelia" (2025), Ariana Grande's "Yes, And?", "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" (2024) and "Hate That I Made You Love Me" (2026), Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's "I Don't Care" (2019) and The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" (2019) and "Save Your Tears" (2020).
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Max Martin (맥스 마틴) — verified Korean artist. Agency: Jive Records.
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Genre: pop music, dance music, contemporary R&B
Awards: Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song, Polar Music Prize
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What is Max Martin?
Karl Martin Sandberg (born 26 February 1971), known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish record producer and songwriter. (Wikipedia lead; name cross-verified via Wikidata Q318223 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC; Wikipedia Max Martin 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC; MusicBrainz 6622a50e-5206-44d0-9ad5-96047a726dcf 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC, as of 2026-09-03, via KoreaAPI).
What agency (소속사) is Max Martin under?
Max Martin is under Jive Records (자이브 레코드) (verified via Wikidata Q318223 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC; Wikipedia Max Martin 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC; MusicBrainz 6622a50e-5206-44d0-9ad5-96047a726dcf 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC, as of 2026-09-03).
What is Max Martin's genre?
Max Martin — Genre: pop music, dance music, contemporary R&B (verified via Wikidata Q318223 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC; Wikipedia Max Martin 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC; MusicBrainz 6622a50e-5206-44d0-9ad5-96047a726dcf 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC, as of 2026-09-03).
What is Max Martin's awards?
Max Martin — Awards: Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song, Polar Music Prize (verified via Wikidata Q318223 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC; Wikipedia Max Martin 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC; MusicBrainz 6622a50e-5206-44d0-9ad5-96047a726dcf 2026-09-03 16:52 UTC, as of 2026-09-03).
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