Has written songs for Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Adele, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Kesha, Ellie Goulding, etc
44 year-old Max Martin (actually Martin Sandberg) from Stockholm, Sweden is considered the most successful songwriter of the last 20 years. He has 21 number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, only Paul McCartney and John Lennon surpass him with 32 and 26 writing credits respectively.
Opera singer Cecilia Bartoli, one of the world's best-selling classical music artists, will also receive her honor from King Carl XVI along with Max Martin on 16 June in Stockholm, Sweden.
Previous Laureates include Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Paul McCartney, Emmylou Harris, Elton John, Ray Charles, Miriam Makeba and Björk.
Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd
22 - Taylor Swift
Blank Space - Taylor Swift
Cool for the Summer - Demi Lovato
Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Adele
Dark Horse - Katy Perry
Love Me like You Do - Ellie Goulding
3 - Britney Spears
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
Hot n Cold - Katy Perry
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
Roar - Katy Perry
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd
Hands to Myself - Selena Gomez
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - Katy Perry
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
One More Night - Maroon 5
...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Problem - Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea
Bad Blood - Taylor Swift
U + Ur Hand - Pink
Walking on Air - Katy Perry
Stronger - Britney Spears
This Is How We Do - Katy Perry
Tearin' Up My Heart - NSYNC
(You Drive Me) Crazy - Britney Spears
Till the World Ends - Britney Spears
That's the Way It Is - Celine Dion
Show Me Love - Robyn
Unconditionally - Katy Perry
I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
Oops!... I Did It Again - Britney Spears
Shape of My Heart - Backstreet Boys
Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Overprotected - Britney Spears
Part of Me - Katy Perry
Lucky - Britney Spears
Beauty And A Beat - Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
Please Don't Leave Me - Pink
Style - Taylor Swift
Behind These Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson
The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
I Wanna Go - Britney Spears
It's Gonna Be Me - NSYNC
Your Body - Christina Aguilera
It's My Life - Bon Jovi
If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys
When You're Looking Like That - Westlife
Raise Your Glass - Pink
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman - Britney Spears
Legendary Lovers - Katy Perry
My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
What the Hell - Avril Lavigne
Warrior - Kesha
Criminal - Britney Spears
Scream - Usher
Va Va Voom - Nicki Minaj
Tonight I'm Getting Over You - Carly Rae Jepsen
Confident - Demi Lovato
I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
Whataya Want from Me - Adam Lambert
Who Knew - Pink
Dynamite - Taio Cruz
So What - Pink
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
Ghost Town - Adam Lambert
In the Night - The Weeknd
Dare (La La La) - Shakira
C'Mon - Kesha
Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears
Birthday - Katy Perry
Blow - Kesha
Domino - Jessie J
E.T. - Katy Perry
Break Free - Ariana Grande
California Gurls - Katy Perry
The Call - Backstreet Boys
Wide Awake - Katy Perry
Interview with Max Martin +
Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Pink and others talking about him
paraphrased from source,
sourceCongrats! I'm sure he needs the $120,000 prize money