Maxwell to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on June 11, 2025

Maxwell created a stir on Tuesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Maxwell fans. Speculation had been rife that the American singer best known for albums like BLACKsummers'night, Embrya or Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, will announce his retirement from music, at age 52, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 11/06/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a singer isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer-songwriter just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouMaxwell

For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouMaxwell was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.