2018–2019: Breakthrough with "Baarishein" He started writing at the age of 16 and "Meri Baaton Mein Tu" was the first song which he wrote. At the age of 21, Anuv began uploading original work on his
YouTube channel, with his first recorded song being "Baarishein", which was a
sleeper hit. In an interview, he told that he wrote the song when he was 17 for a girl with whom he was in love.
2020–2022: Continued acclaim with "Gul" During the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to pursue music as a full-time career. He has performed live shows across the country and at international venues including the UK, Australia,
Dubai, Nepal and others. In an interview with
Hindustan Times, he expressed his desire to sing for
Ranbir Kapoor in his film. He said in an interview that according to him, social media and
DSPs are the key drivers for success in indie music genre in India.
2023–present: "Husn" and further works His 2023 release "Husn" became a smash hit and garnered more than 50 million streams on Spotify within the first month of its initial release and proceeded to cross 300 million streams across all platforms in 3 months becoming his biggest commercial
hit. It became his second 200 million streamed track on Spotify India. His 2024 release "Jo Tum Mere Ho" became his second consecutive song after "Husn" to top the music charts in India and crossed 100 million streams on Spotify within 2 months of release. "Husn" became the most streamed indie song of 2024 in the year end charts of the music streaming platforms. In April 2024, Anuv joined the Sounds Right organised by the United Nations. An innovative global initiative to collect funds for the cause of nature conservation using nature's own sounds like ocean waves, rainstorms, wind and others, the initiative used the sound of Indian rains for "Baarishein". In 2025, he released "Afsos" featuring
AP Dhillon. He further collaborated with
Coke Studio India on the song "Arz Kiya Hai" which garnered more than 50 million streams on Spotify. In December 2025, he released song "Inaam". In the same month, Jain joined
Jacob Collier on stage, at his Mumbai concert, to perform "Baarishein" with the latter. The performance was poorly received by the audience and was met with criticism and online trolling, while musicians like Chaar Diwaari and
Neha Bhasin defended him. == Musical influences ==