Anitta - Rock In Rio 2022

Between 2016 and 2018, Anitta embarked on numerous collaborations with international artists such as Nile Rodgers, Maluma, Iggy Azalea, Major Lazer, Alesso and J Balvin, among others. In 2017, she released her first song in Spanish language "Paradinha", which catapulted her partial transition to Spanish-language Latin pop and reggaeton music. Her collaboration on the same year with Colombian singer J Balvin, "Downtown", became her breakthrough song in several Spanish-speaking markets. In 2019, she joined several collaborations with artists such as Madonna, SofÃa Reyes, Rita Ora, Luis Fonsi, Ozuna and Black Eyed Peas. She later received critical acclaim for her trilingual fourth studio visual album, Kisses (2019), which earned her a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album. Three months after, her Spanish language single "Envolver" released on late 2021, from her fifth studio album Versions of Me (2022), topped the Global Top 50 chart on Spotify, making Anitta the first Brazilian and Latin American artist with a solo song to do so.[9] Anitta still ranked 1st on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and 2nd on Billboard Global, being the first Brazilian artist to lead a global music chart.[10]

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Anitta was named by the AssociaÃÃo Paulista de CrÃticos de Arte (APCA) as the revelation of the year in music in 2013. She has received numerous accolades and several nominations at the Latin Grammy Awards, Latin American Music Awards, Billboard Latin Music Awards and Premios Lo Nuestro awards. Anitta has won seven MTV Europe Music Awards, and became the first Brazilian artist to win the award for Best Latin American Act.[11] In 2017, she was ranked as one of the most influential celebrities in social media according to Billboard.[12][13][14] In 2022, Anitta became the first Brazilian artist to win a MTV Video Music Awards category and an American Music Award. She was also the first Brazilian to make a performance on the two shows.[15][16] Obtaining several international certifications for sales and several nominations in various awards around the world, Anitta received a Grammy nomination for the first time in the main categories as Best New Artist at the 2023 Grammy Awards.[17][18]

On January 3, 2022, it was announced that Anitta had signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Sony Music Publishing.[145][146] Her Spanish single "Envolver" released by late 2021, topped the Global Top 50 on Spotify in March 2022, making Anitta the first Brazilian artist and the first Latin artist with a solo song to do so.[147] It also become the most streamed song in a single-day in 2022 (7.278 million) at the time.[148] Anitta still reached the top on Deezer Global and YouTube Global.[149] "Envolver" even managed to top the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. becoming the first Latin woman to do so with a solo song, she still remained at number two on the Billboard Global 200.[150][151] Still with "Envolver" Anitta got several entries on the Billboard charts, one of the main ones being her second entry on the Hot 100, first solo entry, the song became the third highest entry of a Latin solo song on the chart, behind only "TelepatÃa" by Kali Uchis and "Provenza" by Karol G both at 25, making it the second-highest solo song entry entirely in Spanish by a Latin female artist.[152][153] The song received praise from the international press and entered several "best of the year" lists, such as the Los Angeles Times, Billboard and more.[154][155] Rolling Stones magazine named the song the 81st best reggaeton song of all time.[156] In February 2022, Anitta performed at Premios Lo Nuestro along with Justin Quiles the remix version of "Envolver", in addition to "No ChÃo Novinha".[157]

On March 26, she took the Lollapalooza Brazil main stage alongside Miley Cyrus and performed together the single "Boys Don't Cry" the live version became a track for the deluxe version of the album Attentions: Miley Live.[158][159] On March 31, 2022, Anitta announced her fifth studio and second multilingual album, Versions of Me, would be released on April 12.[160] Ryan Tedder executive produced the album.[161] The singles "Me Gusta" (featuring Cardi B and Myke Towers), "Girl from Rio", "Faking Love" (featuring Saweetie), "Envolver", and "Boys Don't Cry" preceded the album.[162] Becoming the first Brazilian pop album to reach the mark of 1 billion streams on Spotify.[163] The album reached the highest debut by a Brazilian artist on iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify in the United States,the album was the most streamed in the world on its debut on Spotify Global upon its release, in addition to being the third-highest debut on Spotify in the United States.[164][165] Versions of Me broke the record for the biggest Spotify debut by a Brazilian artist in the platform's history with over 9.1 million streams. In addition, the album surpassed the debut of Camila Cabello's new album, Familia, also being the album by a Latin woman with the highest debut in 2022.[166][167] Forbes, Rolling Stone, NME, Billboard and The Line of Best Fit were some of the portals that positively evaluated Versions of Me.[168][169][170][171][172] In the same month of April, she became the first Brazilian to perform on the main stage of the Coachella festival.[173][174] In the same month, she got her first nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards for "Envolver" in the "Best Latin" category; a main show performance was also confirmed.[175][176] By popular vote, the song won the category, making Anitta the first female solo artist to receive the award.[177][15] Anitta also became the first artist from Brazil to perform and win an American Music Awards.[178]

On May 5, 2022, Anitta was the female lead in the music video for "First Class", by rapper Jack Harlow.[179] On May 13, 2022, Anitta was one of the international guests at the first Billboard MusicCon where she spoke with other artists on topics such as the evolution of the music scene in genres and cultures, women in music, among other related topics, she also performed several songs in the event.[180] On May 15, she and Michael BublÃ were one of the presenters at the Billboard Music Awards.[181] Dressed by the Italian brand Moschino, led by creative director Jeremy Scott, Anitta attended, for her second time, the annual Met Gala 2022 ball, in May.[182]

On June 2, 2022, she was awarded a wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York, the first Brazilian singer to appear in the museum.[183] Still in June 2022, Anitta started a promotional tour at the main music festivals in Europe. Anitta started the series of concerts in Spain and ended with a super concert in Portugal. The promotional tour went through nine European countries (Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Switzerland, Italy and France).[184] The show in Poland was canceled due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.[185] On June 18, Anitta performed in one of the largest stadiums in France, Le Parc de Princes , in Paris for an audience of more than 50 thousand people together with Dadju, with the song "Mon Soleil".[186] On June 23, she gave interviews in French territory for NRJ Hit Music Only and for the Quotidien program, in addition to performing "Envolver".[187][188]

On July 6, 2022, Argentine singer Tini released "La Loto", a collaboration with Anitta and American singer Becky G, which served as the seventh single from Tini's upcoming fourth album.[189] The song became Anitta's highest peak on the Billboard Hot 100 Argentina, at number seven.[153] On July 8, 2022, the song on "No MÃs" was released in collaboration with Murda Beatz, J Balvin, Quavo and Pharrell.[190] The song became the best position for a Brazilian artist in the history of iTunes in the United States, at 4th position, it also reached the first position on Amazon Best Sellers in the United States and its highest position on Deezer US in 14th, in addition to reaching the first position on Billboard Rap Digital Song Sales and the 13th on the Billboard Digital Song Sales.[191][192][153]

In August 2022, Anitta released the deluxe version of Versions of Me, which featured collaborations with Maluma, "El Que Espera", and Missy Elliot, "Lobby, in addition to the trilingual version of "DanÃarina Remix" with Pedro Sampaio, Dadju, Nicky Jam and MC Pedrinho. "DanÃarina Remix" reached number 11 on the France Single Charts, Anitta's second highest position, behind only "Mon Soleil" number eight, and becoming Anitta's song with the most days in the top 50 on Spotify France, in addition to receiving a platinum certificate in French territory, also reaching first place on the French Shazam.[193][194][195][196] "Lobby" earned Anitta her first entry on Japan's largest streaming platform, Line Music, making her the first artist from Brazil to achieve this milestone.[197]

On October 28, 2022, the Black Eyed Peas released "Simply the Best" the opening track and the second single from their album "Elevation", a collaboration with Anitta and El Alfa.[198] In November 2022, in addition to being nominated in two categories at the Latin Grammy Awards, Anitta also performed a performance of "Envolver" and a Funk Dance Medley, she was also one of the hosts of the night.[199] In November, she still performed at Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show.[200] Anitta was listed by Forbes 30 Under 30 North America 2023, in the music category, as one of the leaders of the next generation of Latin American music. The list aims to recognize artists who make a significant contribution to the world's recording industry.[201][202] After successful releases, nominations for dozens of world awards and accomplishments achieved throughout the year, she was nominated for the 2023 Grammy Awards in the Best New Artist category.[203]

On December 18, she performed at iHeartradio y100's Jingle Ball at the FLA Live Arena.[213] On December 27, 2022, Guinness World Records chose to highlight the top six music artists of 2022, Anitta joined Taylor Swift, BTS, Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Adele and were named in a list of 2022's Iconic Record Breakers.[214][215]

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