Avery Anna
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Avery Anna
| image = C2C Country to Country Glasgow - Avery Anna.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Avery Anna in 2025 C2C: Country to Country at Glasgow
| birth_name = Avery Anna Rhoton
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|03|03}}
| birth_place = Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
| alias =
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2021–present
| genre = Country pop
| label = Warner Music Nashville
| website = {{URL|https://www.averyannamusic.com}}
}}
Avery Anna Rhoton{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/923654665 |title=A Soldiers Prayer |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=March 17, 2025}} (born March 3, 2004) is an American singer-songwriter from Flagstaff, Arizona who is signed to Warner Music Nashville. She gained attention when her single "Narcissist" became popular on social media, and for "Indigo", a duet with Sam Barber, which reached the top ten of the Hot Country Songs chart, the top fifty of the Billboard Hot 100 and charted in several international markets. Her music blends elements of country, rock, and acoustic pop music, and focuses on confessional, relatable songwriting largely based on her own experiences. Anna's debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, was released on July 19, 2024.
Career
Anna started singing at ten years old growing up in Flagstaff, Arizona and began playing guitar and piano at an early age. She gained prominence in 2021 posting videos of herself performing covers from artists such as Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, and Kelsea Ballerini in her bathtub on TikTok and quickly amassed a sizeable online following, leading to her record deal with Warner Music Nashville. She also opened for Josh Turner, Parmalee, and Martina McBride in 2022, which further increased her profile.{{cite magazine|title=Artist Bio: Avery Anna|magazine=MOKB|url=https://mokbpresents.com/artist/avery-anna/}} Anna made her Grand Ole Opry debut on September 30, 2022. She released her debut extended play, Mood Swings, on October 7, 2022. Of the project, Anna stated: "Mood Swings is made up of songs that are inspired by moments in my own life where I have felt either really happy, really in love, really confused, or even really sad. These songs come straight from the heart, so I am so excited for you to hear them!"{{cite magazine |last1=Hollabaugh |first1=Lorie|title=Avery Anna Gives In To Her 'Mood Swings' This Fall|magazine=MusicRow |date=September 9, 2022|url=https://musicrow.com/2022/09/avery-anna-gives-in-to-her-mood-swings-this-fall/}}
On June 10, 2024, Anna announced that her debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, would be released on July 19, 2024 via Warner Music Nashville. In a post to Instagram accompanying the announcement, Anna stated: "These songs mean the world to me. It’s a little bit of rock, country, acoustic, pop, and everything personal. You have given me the safe space to write honestly and from the heart, thank you for always supporting me and sharing your stories and experiences with me through the music."{{cite magazine |last1=Gehlich |first1=Clare|title=Avery Anna set to release debut album 'Breakup Over Breakfast' on July 19, announces the Cool, Calm & Collected Tour|magazine= Melodic|date=June 10, 2024|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2024/06/10/avery-anna-announces-debut-album-breakup-over-breakfast-out-july-19-announces-the-cool-calm-collected-tour/}} She co-wrote all seventeen of the album's songs including singles "Make It Look Easy", "Two Sides of the Story", "Blonde", "Breakup Over Breakfast", and "Girl Next Door". The project also features collaborations with Parmalee, Dylan Marlowe, and Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, and Lori McKenna (known collectively as the Love Junkies).{{cite magazine |last1=Watts |first1=Cindy|title=Exclusive: Avery Anna Talks Feeling "Exposed" In Debut Album 'Breakup Over Breakfast'|magazine=American Songwriter |date=July 24, 2024|url=https://americansongwriter.com/exclusive-avery-anna-talks-feeling-exposed-in-debut-album-breakup-over-breakfast/}}
On October 31, 2024, Sam Barber released "Indigo" from his debut album Restless Mind which features and was co-written with Anna. To date, it is the highest charting song of both artists, peaking at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 8 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song also became popular on the video-sharing app TikTok, propelling it to international success in various countries.{{cite magazine |last1=Smith |first1=Carl|title=Sam Barber's Indigo: Facts about the singer behind viral TikTok song|magazine=Official Charts Company |date=January 26, 2025|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sam-barber-who-facts-indigo-song/|access-date=11 May 2024}} Anna also features on the album's title track.
Anna released "Mr. Predictable", the lead single from her upcoming second album and her first solo music since Breakup Over Breakfast, on February 21, 2025.{{cite magazine |last1=Mower |first1=Maximl|title='Mr. Predictable' by Avery Anna - Lyrics & Meaning|magazine=Holler|date=February 20, 2025|url=https://holler.country/news/general/mr-predictable-by-avery-anna-lyrics-and-meaning/|access-date=11 May 2024}} Anna subsequently announced her second album, Let Go Letters, would be released on May 16, 2025 alongside the debut of "Danny Don't", a single inspired by one of her fans who was struggling with his mental health. The title of the album is named after an initiative Anna began at her concerts in which fans would write down things they were struggling with as a way to process and let go of them, with each song on her album based on one of these letters.{{cite magazine |last1=Hollabaugh |first1=Lorie|title=Avery Anna To Share The Fan-Inspired 'Let Go Letters' In May|magazine=MusicRow|date=January 26, 2025|url=https://musicrow.com/2025/04/avery-anna-to-share-the-fan-inspired-let-go-letters-in-may/|access-date=11 April 2025}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Breakup Over Breakfast
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| scope="row"| Let Go Letters
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=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row"| Mood Swings
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Album |
| rowspan=4| 2021
| "Just Cause I Love You" | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
| "Can't Miss You Anymore" |
| "I Love You More" |
| "Narcissist"
| rowspan=3| Mood Swings |
| rowspan=3| 2022
| "Critic" |
| "What Made You Think?" |
| "Miss You at Christmas"
| rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}} |
| rowspan=3| 2023
| "Self Love" |
| "Worst in Me" |
| "I Will (When You Do" (featuring Dylan Marlowe) |
| rowspan=7| 2024
| "Make It Look Easy" | rowspan=4| Breakup Over Breakfast |
| "Two Sides of the Story" |
| "Blonde" |
| "Breakup Over Breakfast" |
| "Say Something" |
| "Girl Next Door"
| Breakup Over Breakfast |
| "Indigo" / "Restless Mind" (with Sam Barber)
| Restless Mind |
| rowspan=4| 2025
| "Low Road" (with Adrien Nunez) | {{Non-album single}} |
| "Mr. Predictable"
| rowspan="3"| Let Go Letters |
| "Wish You Well" |
| "Danny Don't" |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|averyannamusic.comm}}
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