H.E.R.

{{For-multi|the album|H.E.R. (album){{!}}H.E.R. (album)|other uses|Her (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = H.E.R.

| image = H.E.R. at Billboard Women In Music, March 2022.jpg

| caption = H.E.R. in 2022

| birth_name = Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson

| alias = Gabi Wilson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|6|27}}

| birth_place = Vallejo, California, U.S.

| origin =

| genre = {{hlist|R&B}}

| years_active = 2011–present

| occupations = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}

| label = {{hlist|RCA|MBK}}

| website = {{URL|her-official.com}}

}}

Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her" and standing for "Having Everything Revealed") is an American R&B singer. She has won an Academy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and five Grammy Awards, and been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, three American Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards.

After initially recording under her birth name, she adopted the stage name H.E.R. in 2016 and signed with RCA Records to release her debut extended play (EP), H.E.R. Volume 1, in September of that year. It was followed by four EPs, the first two of which were part of her self-titled compilation album (2017), which peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and, from five total nominations, won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance for its single, "Best Part" (with Daniel Caesar).{{Cite magazine |title=H.E.R. {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/h-e-r/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Her second compilation album, I Used to Know Her (2019), met with similar commercial success and also received five Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for its single, "Hard Place".{{Cite web |title=Billboard 200: H.E.R.'s 'Back of My Mind' Opens to Singer's Best First-Week Sales Yet - That Grape Juice |url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2021/06/billboard-200-back-mind-opens-singers-best-first-week-sales-yet/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=thatgrapejuice.net}}

In 2021, she won her third Grammy Award for Song of the Year with her George Floyd protest-inspired single "I Can't Breathe." That same year, her song "Fight for You"—released for the film Judas and the Black Messiah—won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. Her debut studio album, Back of My Mind (2021), was met with critical acclaim and peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. In 2022, she won the Children's and Family Emmy Award for her contributions to Barack and Michelle Obama's animated children's series, We the People.

Early life and family

Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson{{cite web| url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Doing-It-HER-Way-Singer-Gabi-Wilson-Emerges-From-Shadows-499960392.html| title=Doing It H.E.R. Way: Singer Gab Wilson Emerges From Shadows|last1=Fedaku|first1=Mesfin|date=November 7, 2018|publisher=KNBC | website = nbclosangeles.com |location=Los Angeles| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212012019/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Doing-It-HER-Way-Singer-Gabi-Wilson-Emerges-From-Shadows-499960392.html|archive-date= February 12, 2019|url-status= dead| access-date=November 27, 2018}}{{cite magazine| url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/14/yes-rb-sensation-h-e-r-is-gabi-wilson/|title=Yes, R&B Sensation H.E.R. Is Gabi Wilson| last1=Robehmed|first1=Natalie|date=November 14, 2017|magazine=Forbes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127111516/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/14/yes-rb-sensation-h-e-r-is-gabi-wilson/|archive-date=November 27, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=November 27, 2018}} was born on June 27, 1997, in Vallejo, California,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/her-mn0002425680|title= H.E.R. Biography |first1=Andy|last1= Kellman|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015005815/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/her-mn0002425680/biography|archive-date=October 15, 2019|url-status=live}} to a Filipino mother and a Black father, and raised in California's San Francisco Bay Area. According to an interview with Guitar Center, Wilson's father was a musician in a cover band, and hosted their practice sessions in the family's living room.{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=H.E.R. {{!}} How The Fender Strat Inspires Her Sound |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Ejh9b_RiI&pp=ygUTSC5lLnIuIEd1aXRhciBzb2xvcw%3D%3D |website=Guitar Center (YouTube channel)}} Additionally, members of her mother's extended family were guitarists, drummers and bassists, as well as vocalists, often playing for karaoke events. Wilson states that these were some of her earliest influences, musically.

Career

=2007–2016: Career beginnings=

At age ten, performing as Gabi Wilson, she played an Alicia Keys song on the piano for the Today Show and at the famed Apollo Theater (Harlem, New York City) on September 23, 2007, covering Aretha Franklin's "Freeway of Love".{{cite web| url= https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2007/08/31/showtime-at-the-apollo/| title= Showtime at the Apollo| work=Times Herald|date=August 31, 2007 |accessdate=May 14, 2021}}{{Citation|title=10 Year Old H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson) - Showtime at the Apollo| date=February 4, 2008 | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbn-i18cCR0|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2021|via=YouTube}} She made her acting debut at the age of 9, starring in the Nickelodeon television film School Gyrls, created by Nick Cannon. She also performed on Maury (2007), and Good Morning America and The View (both in 2008). At this time, she was managed by Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment. She performed at age 12 at the 2010 BET Awards, covering Keys' 2001 hit "Fallin'", sang a tribute to Keys at the ASCAP Awards, and competed on Radio Disney's The Next BIG Thing at age 12, with her song "My Music", featured on Radio Disney.{{cite web| url= https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2014/photos/performers/10-things-you-should-know-about-gabi-wilson.html|title=10 Things You Should Know About Gabi Wilson|publisher=BET|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109153406/https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2014/photos/performers/10-things-you-should-know-about-gabi-wilson.html|archive-date= November 9, 2018|url-status=dead}}

Wilson signed a record deal with Sony's RCA Records via J Records in a deal arranged by her manager Jeff Robinson's MBK Entertainment in 2011 when she was 14. In 2014, her debut single "Something to Prove" was released under her real name.{{cite web|first= Natalie |last=Robehmed|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/14/yes-rb-sensation-h-e-r-is-gabi-wilson/ |title=Yes, R&B Sensation H.E.R. Is Gabi Wilson| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181109154302/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/14/yes-rb-sensation-h-e-r-is-gabi-wilson/| archive-date=November 9, 2018|url-status=live|work=Forbes|date=November 14, 2017|accessdate=May 1, 2021}}

= 2016–2019: Breakthrough and ''I Used to Know Her'' =

File:H.E.R. Coachella18W1-25 (cropped).jpg

Rebranding in late 2016 with the new H.E.R persona, Wilson released her debut EP, H.E.R. Vol. 1 on September 9, 2016, produced by songwriter David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris. She received support from Usher, Tyrese, Pusha T, and Wyclef Jean; labelmates Alicia Keys and Bryson Tiller helped get the word out through Twitter co-signs, shoutouts, and re-posts."[https://music.apple.com/us/artist/h-e-r/123049323] ", iTunes, (retrieved May 9, 2017)Makeda Sandford, "[http://saintheron.com/news/icymi-h-e-r-vol-1-gives-us-a-taste-of-mystery-rb-songstress/ ICYMI: 'H.E.R. Vol 1.' Gives Us a Taste of Mystery R&B Songstress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830005944/http://saintheron.com/news/icymi-h-e-r-vol-1-gives-us-a-taste-of-mystery-rb-songstress/ |date=2017-08-30 }}", Saint Heron, September 21, 2016 (retrieved May 10, 2017) In April 2017, Barbadian singer Rihanna posted an Instagram clip with H.E.R.'s track "Focus" playing in the background. The clip has been viewed over 5 million times.Lakin Starling, "[http://www.thefader.com/2017/04/10/rihanna-instagram-video-her-focus H.E.R. on the Surprise of Hearing Her Song In Rihanna's Breezy Instagram Video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516012250/http://www.thefader.com/2017/04/10/rihanna-instagram-video-her-focus |date=2017-05-16 }}", The Fader, April 10, 2017 (retrieved May 10, 2017) Additional industry support came from Issa Rae of HBO's Insecure, Taraji P. Henson of Empire, Kylie Jenner, and Kendall Jenner.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

NPR listed H.E.R. Vol. 1 as the first selection in its "5 Essential R&B Albums You Slept On".Kiana Fitzgerald/Bobby Carter, "[https://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505731016/5-essential-r-b-albums-you-slept-on-in-2016 5 Essential R&B Albums You Slept On In 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406181537/https://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505731016/5-essential-r-b-albums-you-slept-on-in-2016 |date=2018-04-06 }}", NPR, December 17, 2016 (retrieved May 9, 2017) Calling the music "Slow-burning R&B that zooms in on emotional highs and lows," Rolling Stone included H.E.R. in its March 2017 "10 Artists You Need To Know" roundup.Rolling Stone, "[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-march-2017-w471328 10 New Artists You Need to Know: March 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830013413/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-march-2017-w471328 |date=2017-08-30 }}", Rolling Stone, March 15, 2017 (retrieved May 9, 2017) Forbes named her one of "5 Alternative R&B Artists to Look Out for in 2017", reporting: "In the same vein as The Weeknd's enigmatic introduction to the world, H.E.R.'s image remains a mystery. The irony, though, is that her moniker is an acronym for Having Everything Revealed."Ogden Payne, "[https://www.forbes.com/sites/ogdenpayne/2017/01/09/5-alternative-rb-artists-to-look-out-for-in-2017/ 5 Alternative R&B Artists To Look Out For In 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807030844/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ogdenpayne/2017/01/09/5-alternative-rb-artists-to-look-out-for-in-2017/ |date=2017-08-07 }}", Forbes, January 9, 2017 (retrieved May 9, 2017)

Wilson's follow-up EP, H.E.R. Vol. 2 (2017) also produced by Harris, was released on June 16, 2017, and includes the single "Say It Again". She went on tour with Bryson Tiller for the Set It Off tour, and concluded her first headlining tour, the Lights On Tour, in support of H.E.R. Vol. 2.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7989234/her-the-lights-on-headlining-tour-dates|title=H.E.R. Announces First-Ever Headlining Tour|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063553/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7989234/her-the-lights-on-headlining-tour-dates|archive-date=July 25, 2018|url-status=live}} She released H.E.R. Vol. 2, The B Sides (2017), produced by Harris, on October 20, 2017, and the single "2" on October 13, 2017. The compilation album H.E.R. was released on October 20, 2017, comprising the songs from each of the three EP's in this series. The album won Best R&B Album and received four other nominations at the 61st Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist.{{cite web |last1=Velez |first1=Jennifer |title=H.E.R. Wins Best R&B Album For 'H.E.R.'| 2019 GRAMMYs |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/her-wins-best-rb-album-her-2019-grammys |publisher=Grammy Awards |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104192458/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/her-wins-best-rb-album-her-2019-grammys |archive-date=November 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}

Wilson announced in September 2018 the I Used to Know H.E.R. Tour in support of her EP series I Used to Know Her: The Prelude and I Used to Know Her: Part 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2018/09/12/her-i-used-to-know-her-tour-dates/|title=H.E.R. Announces 'I Used to Know HER Tour'|publisher=Rap-up.com|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105356/https://www.rap-up.com/2018/09/12/her-i-used-to-know-her-tour-dates/|archive-date=September 17, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/08/03/635296881/h-e-r-prepares-for-debut-album-with-i-used-to-know-her-the-prelude-ep|title=H.E.R. Prepares For Debut Album With 'I Used To Know Her: The Prelude' EP|website=NPR|date=August 3, 2018|publisher=NPR|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223192959/https://www.npr.org/2018/08/03/635296881/h-e-r-prepares-for-debut-album-with-i-used-to-know-her-the-prelude-ep|archive-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=live|last1=Holmes|first1=Summer}} Her second compilation album I Used to Know Her was released on August 30, 2019.{{cite web |title=H.E.R. – I Used To Know Her [Album Stream] |url=http://onsmash.com/music/her-i-used-know-her-album-stream/ |publisher=OnSmash |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830212639/http://onsmash.com/music/her-i-used-know-her-album-stream/ |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |url-status=dead }} She performed as one of the headliners of the 2019 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York on September 28.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/global-citizen-festival-2019-alicia-keys-queen-pharrell-headliners-1227769|title=Queen, Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys Among Headliners at 2019 Global Citizen Festival|last1=Perez|first1=Lexy|date=July 30, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 22, 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8531662/global-citizen-festival-2019-recap|title=The 7 Best Moments From Global Citizen Festival 2019|magazine=Billboard|date=September 29, 2019|access-date=May 22, 2020}} On October 5, she participated in the 2019 edition of the Rock in Rio festival located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Among the headliners were Drake, Foo Fighters, Bon Jovi, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden, Pink and Muse.{{Cite web|url=https://rockinrio.com/rio/pt-BR/por-um-mundo-melhor|title=Rock in Rio Brasil|publisher=Rock in Rio|language=pt-br|access-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007200325/https://rockinrio.com/rio/pt-BR/por-um-mundo-melhor/|archive-date=October 7, 2019|url-status=live}}

= 2020–present: ''Back of My Mind'' and acting debut =

File:H.E.R performing with Coldplay at MOTS World Tour Press Release Photo 2 (cropped).png's Music of the Spheres World Tour in 2022.]]

On September 20, 2020, she sang Prince's song "Nothing Compares 2 U" for the In Memoriam segment of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. In February 2021, during the pre-game festivities for Super Bowl LV,{{Citation|title=Abbo of St. Germain's Sermo de Cena Domini from MS CCCC 190|date=January 1, 1957|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oseo/instance.00257657|work=The Homilies of Wulfstan|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/oseo/instance.00257657|isbn=978-0-19-811101-6|access-date=February 12, 2021|url-access=subscription}} she performed "America the Beautiful", singing and playing guitar. On June 17, 2021, her single "Damage" topped the US R&B radio chart.{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2021|title=H.E.R.'s 'Damage' Hits No. 1 on R&B Radio|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2021/06/h-e-r-damage-hits-number-one-on-rnb-radio/|access-date=June 23, 2021|website=Rated R&B|language=en-US}} The song is from her debut full-length album Back of My Mind, which was released on June 18, 2021. In August 2021, it was announced that Wilson was in final negotiations to make her feature film debut in the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple, playing the role of Squeak.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HER-in-Final-Talks-to-Join-THE-COLOR-PURPLE-Movie-Musical-20210827 |title=H.E.R. in Final Talks to Join THE COLOR PURPLE Movie Musical |last=Criscitiello |first=Alexa |date=August 27, 2021 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=August 28, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/her-the-color-purple-first-acting-role-1235050909/ |title=H.E.R. Lands First Major Acting Role, Will Star in Blitz Bazawule's 'The Color Purple' |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=August 27, 2021 |website=Variety |access-date=August 28, 2021}} She also sings a duet with Tauren Wells on the song called "Hold Us Together". On November 30, 2021, the Apple Music Awards announced H.E.R. as the winner of Songwriter of the Year.{{Cite web|title=Apple announces third annual Apple Music Award winners|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-announces-third-annual-apple-music-award-winners/|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=Apple Newsroom|language=en-US}}

H.E.R. joined Usher's performance at Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, 2024, playing electric guitar during "U Got It Bad" and "Bad Girl."{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/super-bowl-2024-her-recalls-singing-at-49ers-games-after-joining-usher-8576050|title=H.E.R. Posts 'How It Started vs How It's Going' from Singing at 49ers Games as a Kid to 2024 Super Bowl|website=People.com}} On February 13, 2024, H.E.R. announced a new management deal with Lighthouse Management + Media, whose founder Aleen Keshishian also represents singers Olivia Rodrigo and Selena Gomez.{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2024-02-13 |title=H.E.R. Signs With Lighthouse Management and Media |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/her-signs-with-lighthouse-management-1235908799/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The move came after legal disputes with Wilson's previous management, MBK Entertainment, which included Wilson filing a lawsuit to be released from the MBK label.{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |date=2024-02-14 |title=H.E.R. Inks Management Deal with Lighthouse Management + Media |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/h-e-r-signs-new-management-deal-1235607139/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2022-06-20 |title=H.E.R. Files Lawsuit to Be Released From Her Label, MBK Entertainment |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/her-lawsuit-label-mbk-entertainment-jeff-robinson-1235298898/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Musical style

Consisting mostly of R&B ballads, H.E.R.'s songs have been described as "downcast post-breakup material that sounded vulnerable and assured at once". In an interview, H.E.R. mentioned that she grew up listening to Filipino ballad singers such as Sharon Cuneta and Jay R.{{Cite news|url=https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/1/23/fresh-scoops/fil-am-singer-her-listened-to-a-lot-of-sharon-191238|title=Fil-Am singer H.E.R. 'listened to a lot of Sharon Cuneta' growing up|work=|access-date=January 23, 2021|language=en-US}} H.E.R. has also openly credited the singer Prince as one of her biggest influences.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/arts/music/her-back-of-my-mind.html|title=H.E.R. Still Finds Inspiration in Prince and 'Martin'|first=Kathryn|last=Shattuck|work=The New York Times|date=July 6, 2021|accessdate=December 26, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/her-celebrates-prince-lets-go-crazy-tribute-its-gonna-be-party|title=H.E.R. Celebrates Prince At "Let's Go Crazy" Tribute: "It's Gonna Be A Party!|first=Ana Monroy|last=Yglesias|publisher=grammy.com|date=April 9, 2020|accessdate=December 26, 2023}}

Addressing the secrecy over her identity, she has said: "The mystery is a metaphor for who I am, or who I was at the time of creating the project... I feel like oftentimes we don't like to be open as people about our emotions or things that we are going through. At the time [of recording], I was very closed off except for when I was writing or when I was in the studio."Kennedy, Gerrick D. "[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-her-mystery-20160921-snap-story.html So who is she? Mysterious R&B singer H.E.R. wants the focus to stay on the music — and the mystery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513171157/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-her-mystery-20160921-snap-story.html |date=2017-05-13 }}", Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2016 (retrieved May 10, 2017)

She explained further: "I am a voice for women who feel like they're alone in these situations. This project came from emotion, and that's what I want it to be about – not what I look like or who I'm with, but the raw emotion and support for women.""[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-march-2017-w471328 10 New Artists You Need to Know: March 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830013413/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-march-2017-w471328 |date=2017-08-30 }}", Rolling Stone, March 15, 2017 (retrieved May 9, 2017) To NPR she said, "I feel like this is the era of the anti-star. I really just wanted it to be about the music, and get away from, 'Who is she with?' and 'What is she wearing?{{' "}} "[https://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505911176/meet-h-e-r-a-rising-voice-whose-face-remains-a-mystery Meet H.E.R., a Rising Voice Whose Face Remains a Mystery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804122938/https://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505911176/meet-h-e-r-a-rising-voice-whose-face-remains-a-mystery |date=2018-08-04 }}", NPR, December 17, 2016 (retrieved May 9, 2017)

Media appearances

H.E.R. appeared as herself in the movie Yes Day (2021).{{cite web| title=H.E.R. says 'it's time to go full throttle' with acting career as she plots Hollywood takeover|first=Rosy |last= Cordero|date=March 15, 2021| url= https://ew.com/movies/her-yes-day-interview/|work=EW}} She performed her original song "Change" on the episode "Active Citizenship" of the 2021 Netflix educational animated series We the People.{{cite magazine| url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9596678/we-the-people-netflix-her-active-citizenship/|title=H.E.R. Among Artists Educating Kids on Civics in Netflix Series 'We the People'|date=July 3, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 4, 2021}} On July 20, 2022, it was announced H.E.R. would be singing the role of Belle for ABC's Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.{{cite web| url= https://tvline.com/2022/07/20/beauty-and-the-beast-her-belle-abc-musical/#comment-list-wrapper| title= Beauty and the Beast: H.E.R. to Star as Belle in ABC's Live-Action Production| first= Rebecca| last= Ianucci| work=TVLine.com |date=July 20, 2022}} The television special aired on December 15, 2022. She sang the National Anthem at Game 1 of the 2023 World Series between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. On October 28, 2023, she made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, performing “The Glass” with Foo Fighters. She made her big-screen acting debut in The Color Purple,{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/movies/h-e-r-acting-debut-the-color-purple-movie-musical/|title=H.E.R. will make acting debut in The Color Purple movie musical|first=Tyler|last=Aquilina|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 28, 2023|accessdate=December 26, 2023}} which was released in theaters on December 25, 2023.

On August 11, 2024, she sang the national anthem of the United States of America, "The Star-Spangled Banner", during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France as part of the handover ceremony from Paris to Los Angeles.{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=2024-08-09 |title=H.E.R. Will Perform U.S. National Anthem at Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony |url=https://variety.com/2024/global/news/her-national-anthem-olympics-closing-ceremony-1236101426/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

Back of My Mind (2021)

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"\|Notes
2017 \| Erma \| Erma \| Short film
2021 \| Yes Day \| Herself \| Film debut
2023 \| The Color Purple \| Mary "Squeak" Agnes \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

!Title

!Role

!class="unsortable"|Notes

2017

| Erma

| Erma

| Short film

2021

| Yes Day

| Herself

| Film debut

2023

| The Color Purple

| Mary "Squeak" Agnes

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"\|Notes
2009 \|School Gyrls \|Gabi \|Television film
2021 \|We the People \|Performer \|Episode: "Active Citizenship"
rowspan="3"\|2022 \|Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration \|Belle \|Special
Blue's Clues & You! \|T.Rex (voice) \|Episode: "Blue's Dino Clues"
Bob's Burgers \|Aliah (voice) \|Episode: "The Plight Before Christmas"

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Year

!Title

!Role

!class="unsortable"|Notes

2009

|School Gyrls

|Gabi

|Television film

2021

|We the People

|Performer

|Episode: "Active Citizenship"

rowspan="3"|2022

|Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

|Belle

|Special

Blue's Clues & You!

|T.Rex (voice)

|Episode: "Blue's Dino Clues"

Bob's Burgers

|Aliah (voice)

|Episode: "The Plight Before Christmas"

Tours

= Headlining tours =

Lights on Tour (2017){{Cite news|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2017/10/04/her-the-lights-on-tour-dates/|title=H.E.R. Announces 'The Lights On Tour'|work=Rap-Up|access-date=November 19, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132510/https://www.rap-up.com/2017/10/04/her-the-lights-on-tour-dates/|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}}
I Used to Know Her Tour (2018){{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/her-announces-north-american-i-used-to-know-her-tour-news.59593.html|title=H.E.R. Announces North American "I Used To Know Her" Tour|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132509/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/her-announces-north-american-i-used-to-know-her-tour-news.59593.html|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}}
Back of My Mind Tour (2021)

= Supporting =

Bryson Tiller – Set It Off Tour (2017){{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7809769/bryson-tiller-set-it-off-tour-her-metro-boomin|title=Bryson Tiller Reveals Set It Off Tour With H.E.R. & Metro Boomin'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119105040/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7809769/bryson-tiller-set-it-off-tour-her-metro-boomin|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}}
Chris Brown – Heartbreak on a Full Moon Tour (2018){{Cite web|url=http://investors.livenationentertainment.com/news-center/news-center-details/2018/Chris-Brown-Announces-Heartbreak-On-A-Full-Moon-Tour-With-6lack-HER-And-Rich-The-Kid/default.aspx|title=Chris Brown Announces 'Heartbreak On A Full Moon Tour' With 6lack, H.E.R. And Rich The Kid|publisher=LiveNation|language=en-CA|access-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119092121/http://investors.livenationentertainment.com/news-center/news-center-details/2018/Chris-Brown-Announces-Heartbreak-On-A-Full-Moon-Tour-With-6lack-HER-And-Rich-The-Kid/default.aspx|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}}
Childish Gambino – This Is America Tour (2019){{Cite web|url= https://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/childish-gambino|title=Childish Gambino|publisher=The O2|language= en|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326095611/https://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/childish-gambino|archive-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=live}}
Coldplay – Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022){{Cite web|date=October 14, 2021|title=Coldplay brings eco-friendly tour with H.E.R. to Levi's Stadium|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/10/14/coldplay-brings-eco-friendly-tour-with-h-e-r-to-levis-stadium|access-date=October 26, 2021|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US}}