2012–2013: Debut album and initial success Anitta's career as a professional singer started in 2010, when she was introduced to the
funk carioca producer Renato Azevedo, known as Batutinha. A year later, the song "Fica Só Olhando" was included on the
Armagedom II release. Her first televised appearance was on 16 May 2012, on TV program
Cante se Puder, on SBT, where she performed inside a glass of beer. In June 2012, she chose to not renew the Furacão 2000 contract and signed with
K2L Entertainment. In June 2013, the music video for "
Show das Poderosas" became the most watched music video on YouTube in Brazil, surpassing 160 million views in less than a week after the release. The impact also helped the song to make it onto charts, which remained for many weeks at the top of the best selling music in
iTunes Brazil, and making it the third most played song on the radio in the country during 2013. At the time, with that, the singer's fee per presentation increased to US$10.000. The event took place in
Rio de Janeiro at
HSBC Arena on 15 February 2014, and was attended by about 10,000 people. The album was previously titled
Fantástico Mundo de Anitta (Anitta's World), but was later renamed to
Meu Lugar (My Place), after the release of the song "Quem Sabe" on iTunes. The song "Blá Blá Blá" was released as the lead single from the album on 23 March 2014. Despite the success in minor proportions, the song reached the number two on the Hot 100 Airplay chart in Brazil. The album was released on 4 June 2014, just a day after the release of her second studio album,
Ritmo Perfeito. The second single from the project was a song featuring rapper
Projota titled "Cobertor", which reached a number 43 on Brazilian charts. The following single "Na Batida" was released on 31 July 2014. Its music video reached 1 million views on YouTube after just 24 hours. The single had a minor success on charts, peaking at number four on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. Other singles released from the album were "Ritmo Perfeito" and "No Meu Talento", featuring
MC Guimê. In April 2014, she made her acting debut as Helena Boccato in comedy film
Copa de Elite. In August 2014, she founded her own management company, Rodamoinho Produções Artísticas. In December, she also starred as goddess Solaris in television film
Didi e o Segredo dos Anjos.
2015–2016: Bang and collaborations (left) and
Gilberto Gil (right) performing at the
2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony Her third studio album
Bang was released in October 2015. It was selected by
Billboard Brasil as one of the most anticipated albums of the year. Album's cover art was shot by
Giovanni Bianco.
Bang debuted at number three on the Brazilian albums chart with 40,000 copies sold in the first week. The album sold 300,000 copies as of May 2016, surpassing sales of her debut album, which has sold 170,000 copies. It was also certified Platinum by the Associação Brasileira de Produtores de Discos (ABPD). The first single of the album, "
Deixa Ele Sofrer", which was released on 16 July 2015, and reached the top of the iTunes Brazil chart. The song also made Anitta the first Brazilian singer to occupy the top of
Spotify Brazil. The album lead single, "
Bang", was her first international success, staying at number one on iTunes and Spotify for several days, and its music video becoming an international
viral video and receiving over 320 million views on YouTube. Other singles released from the album were "Essa Mina É Louca" and "Cravo e Canela". In 2016, Anitta made her debut as a TV hostess, hosting the third season of cable television channel
Multishow show
Música Boa Ao Vivo (Good Music:Live). The singer was also featured on a remix of the song "
Ginza", by singer
J Balvin. The next month, she signed her first international contract with
talent agency William Morris Endeavor. In November 2016, she won the Best Brazilian Act category at the
2016 MTV Europe Music Awards. Also in 2016, "Bang" was added to the annual video game series
Just Dance 2017. On 25 October 2016,
Ubisoft Brazil shot a flash mob in
Avenida Paulista (
São Paulo), where many people danced to the routine of the game to promote the new instalment of the series. Ubisoft also promoted an exclusive pocket show with the singer for the release of the game. There, the singer sang and danced her track in game as demonstration. Meanwhile, she gave a lot of interviews, talking about her song was added the game soundtrack. and the song was selected for the digital qualifications of
2016 Just Dance World Championship.
2017–2018: Checkmate, Solo, international breakthrough and collaborations in São Paulo, October 2017 In January 2017, the singer was featured on singles including "
Loka", by female duo
Simone & Simaria, and featured on single "
Você Partiu Meu Coração", recorded by
Nego do Borel and featured
Wesley Safadão. In May 2017, "
Switch", a collaboration with Australian rapper
Iggy Azalea, became her first single in English to be released. The same month, she released a single in both Portuguese and Spanish titled "
Paradinha". In June of the same year, the American group
Major Lazer released "
Sua Cara", along with Anitta and
drag queen singer
Pabllo Vittar. The song is part of the band's fourth EP,
Know No Better. In a few hours, the video exceeded the mark of 5 million views on YouTube. After its release, the song became an international hit, appearing as one hundred most played in Global Spotify, and spent more than five weeks on
Billboard's
Dance/Electronic Songs chart, making it the first Portuguese-language song to feature on that chart. The music video was also a hit, reaching more than 20 million views in one day. On 3 September, Anitta released the single "
Will I See You", a collaboration with American producer and songwriter
Poo Bear. It was the first song of the singer's project entitled
CheckMate, in which she would release a new song a month. On 13 October, in partnership with
Swedish DJ
Alesso, Anitta released the second song from
CheckMate, titled "
Is That for Me". On 19 November, the singer released, in her second collaboration with
J Balvin, another track from the
CheckMate project, "
Downtown". The composition became an international success, entering in the "Top 50 Global", list of the 50 most executed songs in the world, making Anitta the first Brazilian to appear in the ranking. On 18 December 2017, Anitta released a new single, "
Vai Malandra", featuring MC Zaac,
Maejor,
Tropkillaz and DJ Yuri Martins; this was the fourth and last song from the
CheckMate project. On 1 January 2018, singer Anitta attracted over 2.4 million people to
her concert in
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. In January, another collaboration with
J Balvin, "
Machika", was released. Two months later, she released another single in Spanish, titled "
Indecente". In April, she debuted her new TV show on Multishow titled
Anitta Entrou no Grupo. In June, she performed at
Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon. The same month, she released a single titled "
Medicina". "Medicina" featured her for the second time in the
Just Dance series with two exclusive routines for the same track. The latest one was presented at
Just Dance 2019 World Cup in Brasil. In September, she was featured on a single by production duo Seakret, "Perdendo a Mão", featuring Jojo Maronttinni. Later that same month, she debuted as one of the coaches on
La Voz... México. The next month, she was featured on Colombian singer
Greeicy Rendón's single "Jacuzzi". In November, Anitta released a multilingual
extended play (EP) titled
Solo, which has three songs in different languages, among them "
Veneno" and "Não Perco Meu Tempo". Anitta also announced that all songs on the EP would have their respective music videos, which were released simultaneously on the same date as the EP and was the subject of a Shots Studios-produced docu-series titled
Vai Anitta, which aired on
Netflix.
2019–2020: Kisses and Brasileirinha in 2019 The year 2019, in Anitta's career, was marked by musical partnerships and participation in tracks by other singers. In February 2019, the artist released five songs: "Terremoto" (whose music video is based on "
I'm Still in Love with You" by
Sean Paul.) with
Kevinho; "
Bola Rebola" (single similar to "
Vai Malandra") with Tropkillaz,
J Balvin and MC Zaac; a re-recording of "Zé do Caroço" with producers Jetlag; "Te Lo Dije" with
Natti Natasha and "Favela Chegou" with
Ludmilla. On 15 March, the song "
R.I.P." Mexican
Sofía Reyes with participation of Brazilian and British
Rita Ora. On 5 April, the singer's fourth studio album, entitled
Kisses, was released. It was her first visual and trilingual album. In the United States, the album reached the fourth position on the
Latin Pop Albums and number 16 on the
Top Latin Albums charts. In Spain, the album reached forty-sixth position on the
PROMUSICAE list. The album's lead single, "Poquito", with American rapper
Swae Lee, was released in conjunction with the album. Anitta is present in the soundtrack of the film
UglyDolls that was released in April of the same year. The singer appears on the track "Ugly" which was recorded in three languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese. On 14 June
Madonna launches
Madame X, where Anitta participates in the track "
Faz Gostoso", a re-recording by Portuguese singer
Blaya. Anitta again partnered with
Major Lazer, – the first in 2017 on the song "
Sua Cara" – this time on "
Make It Hot", a track released on 19 June and featured on the group's
Music Is the Weapon album. On 21 June, the song "Pa 'lante" was released along with Alex Sensation and
Luis Fonsi. On 11 July, "
Muito Calor" was launched, a partnership between Anitta and the singer
Ozuna. The song was part of the singer's third studio album, entitled
Nibiru, but was removed for reasons that have not been clarified. On 6 September, the partnership between Anitta and
Léo Santana, "Contatinho", was launched. The song was recorded live, as the opening song of Léo Santana's DVD, called
Levada do Gigante. Still in September, on the 30th, together with the group
Black Eyed Peas, they released the single "Explosion". In the same month, Anitta signed with
Skol Beats to become the brand's head of creativity and innovation. On 4 October, she collaborated with the singer Vitão, "Complicado". Anitta recorded the song "Pantera" for the soundtrack to the movie
Charlie's Angels, released in October, the executive production of the soundtrack was written by
Ariana Grande. In the same month, the artist started the Brasileirinha project, which had released songs in Portuguese only until December. The first single released was the song "Some Que Ele Vem Atrás" in partnership with the singer
Marília Mendonça, the music video was recorded live during the 26th edition of the Brazilian Music Multishow Award. "Combatchy" was released in November as a second single, the song features singers
Lexa,
Luísa Sonza and MC Rebecca. On 23 November, she participated in the opening show of the
Copa Libertadores de América Final that took place in
Peru alongside Colombian singer
Sebástian Yatra and Argentine singers
Fito Páez and
Tini, performing the song "Y Dale Alegría A Mi Corazón". The third single from the Brasileirinha project, "Meu Mel", in partnership with the trio
Melim, was released on 13 December; "Até o Céu", a duet with
MC Cabelinho and the last track of the project, was made available on 20 December. In June 2020, Anitta signed a recording contract with
Warner Records in the U.S., ahead of her U.S. debut album expected to release later in 2020. The album will be executive produced by
Ryan Tedder. In August 2020, Anitta released her first single in Italy with
Fred De Palma, "Paloma" which became one of the most shazamed songs of the month in the country, and becoming the song by a Brazilian artist in the highest position on the Italian charts. In August 2020 she was also featured on WC No Beat's album on a track called "Cena de Novela" alongside
Djonga & PK and also featured on the trap song "Tá Com o Papato" of Papatinho with Dfideliz & BIN. On 18 September 2020, Anitta began a new phase in her international career, releasing "
Me Gusta" in collaboration with
Cardi B and
Myke Towers. The song reached the 14th position on the
iTunes chart in the United States and 32 on
Spotify United States. Additionally, the song debuted with over 2 million plays in the top 200 in 38 countries on Spotify and 87 countries on
Apple Music, as well as on the global charts of both platforms at 24 and 90, respectively. Furthermore, the song debuted on various
Billboard charts. "Me Gusta" became Anitta's first entry on the
Billboard Hot 100. In September 2020, Anitta questioned Google about the meaning of the word "Patroa" in
Portuguese, as following Google's previous definition the word meant that "Patrão" (
Masculine) was the owner or boss, while the word "Patroa" (
Feminine) was defined as the boss's wife. The singer thus managed to get the
University of Oxford to change the definition of the word in the
dictionary and how it was displayed in
Google Searches.
2021–2022: Versions of Me and worldwide recognition and success In March 2021, Anitta and
Maluma were part of the Remix of "Mi Niña" with
Wisin,
Myke Towers and
Los Legendarios. On 14 April 2021, Anitta joined
Wisin,
Maluma and
Myke Towers and opened the
Latin American Music Awards with the remix of "Mi Niña". In May, the
Latin Grammy organized the event "Ellas y su Musica", which seeks to honor women in the world of Latin music, Anitta performed "
Girl from Rio". In May, Anitta together with Puerto Rican singer and rapper
Lunay released the song "Todo o Nada". The song entered the top 100 of all
Latin American countries and Spain, top 50 in 5 countries, having several highlights on the
Billboard charts as well. In June 2021, Anitta released her first single in France with
Dadju, "Mon Soleil", The song became one of the most heard songs on the
French-speaking charts, becoming the highest position by a Brazilian artist. The song earned Anitta two nominations in the main categories at the
NRJ Music Awards. In June 2021, Anitta released her second single in Italian with
Fred De Palma, "Un Altro Ballo". The partnership became one of the most heard songs on the Italian charts, just not surpassing the success of its first single in the country. Also in June 2021, the singer joined the board of directors of startup
Nubank. In July 2021, in addition to performing and winning some awards at the
Heat Latin Music Awards, Anitta was honored with a special recognition award for her contribution to female empowerment. Anitta and
Lunay performed "Todo o Nada" on 22 July, at
Premios Juventud. On 11 September, Anitta performed several songs at the
Triller Fight Club in Florida. In partnership with
Burger King, Anitta performed "
Girl from Rio" at the
MTV Video Music Awards on 12 September, in addition to winning her own commercial for her vegan hamburger in her name, which was widely publicized on
American TV. Anitta appeared, for the first time, at the
Met Gala 2021, in September alongside Brazilian entrepreneur in the footwear sector
Alexandre Birman. On 18 October 2021, Anitta joined
Billie Eilish,
Blackpink,
Barack Obama,
Pope Francisco,
Jaden Smith and others for the
YouTube Originals special that aims to raise awareness about climate change on the planet,
Dear Earth. The singer performed her single "
Girl from Rio". In September, alongside
Charli XCX, Anitta joined as a mentor in the singing competition held by
Billboard and
Samsung Galaxy,
Billboard NXT. On 14 November, Anitta made a surprise appearance at the
MTV Europe Music Awards, talking to host
Saweetie. In November 2021, Anitta performed the opening performance of the
Latin Grammy alongside
Gloria Estefan and
Carlinhos Brown. Alongside
Jeremy Scott and dressed as
Moschino, Anitta attended the
amfAR benefit gala in November. Anitta was one of the guests at the
Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) charity event, created by actor
Sean Penn, in addition to performing some songs, she also auctioned off an experience with her at her shows at the
Brazilian Carnival, where the winning bid was 110,000 dollars. On 9 December, alongside
Pedro Sampaio, she participated in the single "No Chão Novinha". The song debuted in the top 10 on the Brazilian chart, Top 30 on the Portuguese chart and Top 170 on the Global charts. In December, Anitta attended the Variety 2021 Music Hitmakers Brunch and handed the Crossover Award to
Kali Uchis. Anitta,
Saweetie,
Jack Harlow and
24kGoldn were some of the performers at
Miley's New Year's Eve Party, hosted by
Miley Cyrus and
Pete Davidson, on 31 December 2021. Anitta was part of the soundtrack of
Fast and Furious 9 with the song "Furiosa" and
Sing 2, with the song "Suéltate" featuring Sam i,
BIA & Jarina De Marco. 2019 On 3 January 2022, it was announced that Anitta had signed a worldwide publishing agreement with
Sony Music Publishing. Her Spanish single "
Envolver" released by late 2021, topped the Global Top 200 on
Spotify in March 2022, making Anitta the first Brazilian artist and the first Latin artist with a solo song to do so. It also become the most streamed song in a single-day in 2022 (7.278 million) at the time. Anitta still reached the top on
Deezer Global and
YouTube Global. "
Envolver" even managed to top the
Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, becoming the first Latin woman to do so with a solo song; she still remained at number two on the
Billboard Global 200. 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 "
Telepatía" 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. 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.
Rolling Stones magazine named the song the 81st best reggaeton song of all time. In February 2022, Anitta performed at
Premios Lo Nuestro along with
Justin Quiles the remix version of "
Envolver", in addition to "No Chão Novinha". On 26 March, 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. With the song "Boys Don't Cry", Anitta expanded her record as the Brazilian artist with the highest number of number-one hits worldwide on
iTunes. The solo track reached the top spot in 45 countries. On 31 March 2022, Anitta announced her fifth studio and second
multilingual album,
Versions of Me, would be released on 12 April.
Ryan Tedder executive produced the album. 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. Becoming the first Brazilian pop album to reach the mark of 1 billion streams on
Spotify. 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.
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.
Forbes,
Rolling Stone,
NME,
Billboard and
The Line of Best Fit were some of the portals that positively evaluated
Versions of Me. In the same month of April, she became the first Brazilian to perform on the main stage of the
Coachella festival. 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. By popular vote, the song won the category, making Anitta the first female solo artist to receive the award. Anitta also became the first artist from Brazil to perform and win an
American Music Awards. On 5 May 2022, Anitta was the
female lead in the music video for "
First Class", by
rapper Jack Harlow. On 13 May 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. On 15 May, she and
Michael Bublé were one of the presenters at the
Billboard Music Awards. 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. In June 2022,
Madame Tussauds New York unveiled their wax figure of Anitta. 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, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and France). The show in
Poland was canceled due to the ongoing
Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 18 June, 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". On 23 June, she gave interviews in French territory for
NRJ Hit Music Only and for the
Quotidien program, in addition to performing "
Envolver". On 6 July 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. The song became Anitta's highest peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 Argentina, at number seven. 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. "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. On 28 October 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. 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. In November, she still performed at
Rihanna's
Savage X Fenty Show. 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. 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. On 2 November, Anitta joined
Lil Nas X,
BTS and
Tyler the Creator and was honored with the
WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards 2022, held by
The Wall Street Journal, which honors visionaries in various areas of entertainment. In November, she performed at the
Los 40 Music Awards, becoming one of the most talked about subjects in Spain due to her performance of "
Envolver". On 15 November 2022, Anitta released a version of "Practice" ("Prooshtis" in the game's language) entirely in
Simlish, for
The Sims Sessions global campaign in
The Sims 4, thus being the sixth language in which she sings. On 30 November, Anitta released her third EP,
À procura da Anitta perfeita, on the
Warner Music Brasil label. It is Anitta's first project entirely in
Portuguese since the album
Bang!. The EP was leaked ahead of time, some songs were made available on some digital platforms, without prior disclosure and by surprise. All songs debuted in the top 60 of Spotify Brazil and
Portugal, with approximately 2 million streams in 24 hours. On 18 December, she performed at
iHeartradio y100's Jingle Ball at the
FLA Live Arena. On 27 December 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.
2023–2024: Acting debut and Funk Generation On 20 January, Anitta won the "Best Global Act" award at the
All Africa Music Awards, the largest award ceremony in the
African continent. This achievement made her the first Latin artist to receive this honor. On 23 January, Anitta received 6 nominations at
Lo Nuestro Awards, one of the most important Latin music awards. Furthermore, Anitta also became an ambassador for
Lay's on 17 January, one of the most well-known snack brands in the world. She starred in a post-
Super Bowl TV spot for the "Beat of Joy" campaign, which featured a remix of the song "
Envolver" recorded in a studio powered by electricity from more than 6,000 potatoes. This campaign set a
Guinness World Record. On 25 February, after the official end of the
2023 Carnival, Anitta held a gathering of more than 1 million people in her street parade, "
Bloco da Anitta" at 7 a.m. in
Rio de Janeiro. On 2 March, Anitta was elected by
Variety magazine as the seventh most impactful international woman of 2023, being the only Brazilian artist on the list. On 8 March, Anitta was once again highlighted by international media, being elected by
Bloomberg Línea as one of the women with the most impact in 2023, alongside names like
Shakira,
Karol G and others. This honor reinforces the relevance and commitment of the artist to themes such as female empowerment and diversity, as well as highlighting her artistic talent. On 9 March, she was confirmed as part of the cast of the seventh season of the popular Spanish
Netflix series,
Élite. On 12 March, Anitta and
Jão released their first collaboration, "Pilantra", which debuted at the top of all streaming platforms in Brazil, occupying the 1st position in
iTunes,
YouTube,
Apple Music and the 4th position on Spotify Brazil and the 28th position in
Portugal. The song also achieved the highest debut of a pop song on the Spotify Brazil Charts in 2023, with 1,162,003 streams. With this, Anitta reached her 34th entry in the top 5 most listened-to songs in Brazil. On 13 March, the singer received two nominations at the
Latin American Music Awards. On 4 April 2023, Anitta terminated her contracts with
Warner Music Group. On 20 April, the
Variety reported that the Brazilian singer has signed a contract with
Republic Records in partnership with
Universal Music Latin Entertainment. On 1 May, the singer attended her third
Met Gala, representing the brand
Marc Jacobs, and according to data from
Sprinklr, Anitta was the third most mentioned celebrity during the red carpet. On 25 May, the Brazilian singer joined forces with Spanish singer RVFV and Italian singer and rapper
Sfera Ebbasta to release the bilingual song, in Spanish and Italian, "Capitán". This is Anitta's third song singing in Italian. On 10 June, Anitta became the first artist from South America to perform at the
UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by
Pepsi. The singer took the stage at the
Atatürk Olympic Stadium in
Istanbul,
Turkey, in front of more than 71,412 supporters and an audience of over 700 million people, surpassing the global viewership of the
Super Bowl halftime show. During her performance, she showcased the song "
Envolver" and debuted the first single, titled "
Funk Rave", from her sixth studio album, which also marks her debut on
Republic Records. On 14 June,
Variety reported that Anitta parted ways with her longtime manager,
Brandon Silverstein, the founder/CEO of S10 Entertainment. Then, on 16 June, Variety announced that Rebeca León, founder/CEO of Lionfish Entertainment and former manager of
J Balvin and
Rosalía, became Anitta's new manager. On 22 June, the singer released the first lead single, "
Funk Rave", from her upcoming album under
Republic Records. The track debuted, allowing Anitta to extend her record as the artist with the highest number of songs at number one on
Apple Music and
iTunes in Brazil, making "Funk Rave" her 29th and 88th song, respectively, to achieve this feat. In
Spotify Brazil, it debuted in the top 5, becoming the artist's 35th song to reach that position, maintaining her record as the artist with the most songs to enter the top 5 on Spotify Brazil. The release garnered a debut of 2,110,515 unfiltered streams on Spotify and reached the No. 85 position on the global Spotify chart, keeping the singer as the Brazilian artist with the highest debut on Spotify Global for the seventh consecutive year. The music video also premiered on the YouTube trending charts in several countries. On 17 August, Anitta released a "bumper," comprising three singles from her upcoming studio album (Funk Rave, Casi Casi and Used to Be). The project is titled "Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story". On 12 September, Anitta won the
Best Latin category at the
Vmas for the second consecutive year, with
Brazilian Funk, "
Funk Rave", establishing herself as the only female Latin artist to receive this honor, as well as the only artist to win with a solo song. In addition to performing songs from her "Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story" project, and a snippet of her upcoming song, "Grip", the singer took to the main stage once again to perform alongside the South Korean group
Tomorrow X Together in their live debut for "
Back for More", the artist's first collaboration with
K-pop music. With "
Back for More" Anitta extended her record as a Brazilian artist with the biggest peak on the
MelOn and
Bugs! charts, the biggest music platforms in
South Korea. The singer also debuted with the song in the top 10 on the biggest streaming platform in China,
QQ Music. The artist also entered the official charts in
Indonesia, South Korea, China and the United Kingdom for the first time in her career, being the first artist from Brazil to achieve this feat. The song also reached the top of iTunes Global and European iTunes. The singer became the first Latin artist in history to reach No. 1 on the APMA Charts (Overseas) with "
Back for More", a ranking for the one of China's biggest awards, the
Asian Pop Music Awards, she was the first Latin artist in history to be nominated for this award in "Best Collaboration" and "Best Producer". Anitta also became the first Latin artist to win one of China's biggest awards, the
China Year End Awards in the "Best Selling Latin Single" category with "Back for More". On 23 September, Anitta was one of the headliners at the
Global Citizen Festival in New York City, performing for more than 60 thousand people in
Central Park. On 20 October, Anitta debuted as an actress in the Spanish
Netflix series,
Elite. The series debuted in the top 10 globally and in 40 countries on
Netflix. On 5 November, Anitta won for the second consecutive year in the "
Best Latin" category at the
Europe Music Awards. Making the singer the most awarded artist in this category. On 25 November, the singer was the headliner of the biggest music festival in
Colombia, Megaland Music Fest, performing for more than 40 thousand people. On 2 December, the singer was one of the headliners at the Mega Bash 2023 festival in
New Jersey. On 7 December, the Mexican singer
Peso Pluma and Anitta released the song "
Bellakeo", the song reached the top 10 of Spotify Global and entered the top 50 of all
Latin American countries and the United States, in addition to entering the global top 50 on Apple Music and iTunes. With the song Anitta reached the top of Brazilian music streaming platforms, extending the singer's record as the artist with the most No. 1 on these streaming services. The song also debuted simultaneously on Spotify's viral songs chart in 50 countries. In addition to extending Anitta's third entry on the
Hot 100, which made the singer the Brazilian woman, and the third overall, with the most entries in the history of the
Billboard Hot 100. In addition to extending the record for the fifth consecutive year for a Brazilian artist with the biggest peak on Spotify globally. On 10 December, Anitta performed at
TikTok in the Mix 2023, the first edition of the platform's music festival, in
Arizona. The festival was broadcast worldwide and broke the record for the most watched live with more than 33.5 million viewers and a crowd of 17 thousand people. On 28 December, the singer was the headliner at the Virada Salvador Festival, performing in front of more than 200 thousand people. On 6 January 2024, the singer started her
carnival tour in 10 Brazilian cities. With all dates sold out, the tour set a record for summer revenue in Brazil, with a profit of over 30 million reais. On 17 February, Anitta closed the Brazilian Carnival, hosting a street block party for over 1 million people in the morning and performing at the opening show of the "Desfile das Campeãs" in honor of the 40 years of the
Marquês de Sapucaí. On 22 February, Anitta performed twice at the
Premios Lo Nuestro, being the most talked-about artist of the edition on social media. On 28 February, the singer performed at the largest festival in Latin America,
Viña del Mar in Chile. She closed the night and became the most talked-about artist on all social media platforms. She received the award for the Most Popular Artist of the edition and the
Silver Seagull. The singer was supposed to receive the
Golden Seagull, but due to a miscommunication between the event organization and the singer's team, she left the stage before "
El Monstruo" could present the award to her. Anitta and
Peso Pluma performed "
Bellakeo" on the main stage at
Coachella 2024 during the second weekend. On 26 April, the singer released her sixth studio album,
Funk Generation, her first under her new label
Republic Records. All the songs from the album debuted in the Top 50 on Spotify Brazil, marking the second album by the artist to achieve this.
Funk Generation charted on Apple Music in over 65 countries, making it the Brazilian album with the widest global reach. Within just three days, the album accumulated 26 million streams on Spotify Brazil, setting a record for the biggest weekly debut by a Brazilian album on the platform in 2024. Globally, the album debuted at second place on Spotify Global within four days, with notable debuts in the United States (8th place) and the United Kingdom (9th place). Anitta broke her own record by becoming the first artist to have 100 songs reach number one on iTunes Brazil. The singer also extended her record as the artist with the most songs entering the top 10 on Spotify Brazil, with a total of 49 songs achieving this feat. Additionally,
Funk Generation achieved the biggest debut for a Brazilian album on the charts in Portugal. On 2 May, Anitta was honored alongside
Shonda Rhimes,
Amy Schumer, and
Mariska Hargitay at the
Variety's Power of Women event, in recognition of her contribution to the music world and for representing the
CUFA (Central Única das Favelas). On the same day, Anitta spoke as one of the delegates at
Global Citizen Now. On 4 May, the singer made history as the final guest judge at the
ballroom, featured in the song "
Vogue", during the grand finale of
Madonna's
The Celebration Tour,
the largest solo artist concert ever held. The event took place in
Copacabana, gathering over 1.6 million people. On 18 May, the singer began her first entirely international tour to promote her sixth studio album,
Funk Generation:
Baile Funk Experience. The tour started in Mexico and will visit the United States, Canada,
Colombia,
Peru, Chile,
Argentina, Germany, the
Netherlands, England, France, Italy, and will end in Spain. On 24 May, Anitta appeared as a guest judge on the third episode of the
ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, with the song "
Banana" featuring
Becky G being the
Lip sync song. On 25 July, Anitta received an honor at the
Premios Juventud for being an activist in the defense of
LGBTQIA+ rights, as well as being a defender of humanitarian causes and the protection of the
Amazon rainforest. She is also an exponent of Brazilian pop and funk to the rest of the world. The singer was nominated in three categories at the
2024 MTV Video Music Awards, making her the most nominated Latin woman. She received two nominations for
Best Latin for her songs "
Bellakeo" and "
Mil Veces", and one nomination for
Best Editing for "Mil Veces". On 6 September, Anitta performed during the
halftime show of the
NFL Kickoff Game for the
2024 regular season, the first ever held in South America. The singer took the stage for an audience of over 55,000 at the
Neo Química Arena in São Paulo, with all tickets sold out. The performance occurred during the game between the
Philadelphia Eagles and the
Green Bay Packers, marking the first time in history that a Week 1 NFL game was held outside the United States. On 7 September, the singer made a surprise appearance at
The Weeknd's
São Paulo Concert, held at
Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo. The two artists performed together the song "
São Paulo", from the singer-songwriter's album,
Hurry Up Tomorrow, a collaboration with her. Anitta won the
Best Latin award at the
MTV Video Music Awards for the third consecutive year, with her song "
Mil Veces", becoming the Latin female artist with the most awards overall. With this achievement, she tied with
J Balvin, both now holding the record for the most Latin wins at the awards. Additionally, Anitta performed at the ceremony for the fourth consecutive year, delivering performances of the songs "Paradise" with
Fat Joe and
DJ Khaled, "
Alegría" with
Tiago PZK, and "
Savage Funk". On 12 September, Anitta was nominated for the
Billboard Latin Music Awards in the
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female category. On 17 September, the singer received two
Latin Grammy nominations: one in the Best Portuguese Language Urban Performance category for the song "Joga pra Lua," in collaboration with
Pedro Sampaio, and another for
Record of the Year with the song "
Mil Vezes". Additionally, with the song "
La Tóxica", in partnership with Mexican singer
Alejandro Fernández, Anitta set a record by becoming the first Brazilian to top the
Billboard Regional Mexican Airplay chart, after the song accumulated 6.3 million impressions on U.S. radio during the week of 6 to 12 September, earning the title of "Biggest Gainer" of the week. Anitta also stood out as the tenth solo female artist to reach the top of the chart, and as the fifth solo artist outside the
regional Mexican genre to achieve this number one position. On 30 October, Anitta and
The Weeknd released the collaboration "
São Paulo", a
Brazilian funk track. The song debuted in the top 10 on
Spotify Global, setting a new record for Anitta as the Brazilian artist with the most chart entries across multiple countries, appearing in 71 nations. "São Paulo" also achieved the biggest debut for a Brazilian act in Spotify Global history and became the largest debut by a Latin artist in 2024, surpassing
Bad Bunny. This release marked the third consecutive year Anitta secured a spot in Spotify's global top 10. At
67th Annual Grammy Awards,
Funk Generation was nominated for
Best Latin Pop Album, becoming the first funk album in history to be nominated for a Grammy. On 3 December 2024, Anitta was honored with the
Vanguard Trophy at the
Multishow Brazilian Music Awards, the biggest
music award in Brazil, in recognition of her impact and contribution to Brazilian and international music. This newly introduced category highlighted her status as the most prominent Brazilian artist on the global stage. With this achievement, Anitta also became the
most awarded artist in the history of the event and the most nominated. On 31 December 2024, Anitta headlined the
New Year's Eve in Copacabana, which gathered over 2.6 million people.
2025–present: Release of Anitta's documentary On 11 January, the singer kicked off her series of shows across Brazil, titled
Ensaios da Anitta. On 1 February, Anitta reached a new milestone by placing the song "
São Paulo," in collaboration with
The Weeknd, in the Top 10 on Spotify in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. With this, she became the Brazilian act with the highest peak on these charts. Additionally, the track stood out for being one of the few by any artist worldwide to enter the Top 10 in every country in the Americas. On 10 February, she achieved her highest peak on the
Billboard Hot 100, reaching position No. 43, extending her personal record. In February, Anitta also expanded her record as the Brazilian act with the most monthly listeners on Spotify. Additionally, she extended her record as the Brazilian artist with the most #1s on Spotify, reaching the top in several countries, such as Brazil,
Portugal,
Panama,
Argentina,
Uruguay,
Latvia,
Luxembourg,
Estonia, Switzerland, and
Lithuania. On 20 February, Anitta made history by becoming the first Brazilian to win an award at the
Premios Lo Nuestro. On 1 March, Anitta set a new record, achieving the highest number of streams in a single month on Spotify for a Brazilian pop artist, with 324 million streams. On 6 March, the documentary
Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta premiered. In its first four days of release, the film reached 2.5 million views and totaled 1.5 million hours watched. The documentary entered the Top 3 on
Netflix Brazil, topped the charts in Portugal, and reached the global Top 10 on the platform among non-English language productions during its debut week. On 8 March, Anitta held her traditional post-
Carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, attracting a crowd of 1,100,000 people. On 22 April, the singer and entrepreneur was announced as the new ambassador for
Mercado Pago, starring in a campaign at
Pacaembu Stadium. On 24 April, she was honored at the
Billboard Latin Women in Music event in Miami with the Vanguard Award, becoming the first artist to receive this award in that category. The award was presented by
Shakira, who, in her speech, referred to Anitta as the "Queen of Funk". On 3 September 2025, Anitta participated in
The Weeknd’s
After Hours til Dawn Tour at the
Alamodome stadium in
San Antonio, where she performed the song "
São Paulo", and was later announced as a special opening act for selected dates of the tour's Latin American expansion in 2026. On 29 September, she performed at ''Le Défilé
L'Oréal Paris'', held during
Paris Fashion Week, where she both walked the runway and performed her own repertoire live. On 1 October, Anitta attended
Stella McCartney’s fashion show during Paris Fashion Week, as part of the event's official schedule. On 15 October, in London, at
St James's Palace, Anitta served as co-host of the 13th
Liberatum Cultural Award, a ceremony honoring Indigenous leader Chief
Raoni Metuktire for his advocacy in defense of the
Amazon and
Indigenous peoples. The event was attended by King
Charles III, as well as cultural leaders, activists, and figures from the film and diplomatic communities. During the ceremony, Raoni and Anitta performed a traditional Indigenous chant prior to the presentation of the award. On 1 November, Anitta was one of the performers at the
Global Citizen Festival: Amazônia, held in
Belém, marking the first edition of the festival to take place in Latin America and aimed at mobilizing international support for the protection of the Amazon rainforest ahead of
COP30. On 5 November, she participated in the
Earthshot Prize, held at the
Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, marking the first time the award ceremony was hosted in Latin America. Founded by
Prince William, the prize grants
£1 million to five innovative sustainability solutions. The ceremony brought together global leaders, innovators, and international artists; Anitta shared the stage with
Shawn Mendes,
Gilberto Gil,
Seu Jorge, and
Kylie Minogue, as well as Prince William himself, contributing live performances during the
Gala Event. In January 2026, Anitta launched the concert season of her project
Ensaios da Anitta. She was the musical guest on the April 11, 2026 episode of
Saturday Night Live. ==Artistry==