Anna Wise

Anna Wise
Born (1991-02-16) February 16, 1991
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active 2009–present[1]
Musical career
Genres Alternative R&B, art pop
Instruments Vocals
Associated acts
Website www.annathewise.com

Anna Wise (born February 16, 1991)[2] is an American singer, who has independently released music as a member of bands Sonnymoon and Built To Fade. She became more widely known for her collaborations with rapper Kendrick Lamar and hip hop group CunninLynguists. She won a Grammy Award for her collaboration with Lamar, "These Walls".

Wise began her musical career with the band Sonnymoon, a collaboration with Dane Orr, who she met while studying at Berklee College of Music.[3]

She is part of the group Built To Fade alongside Dane Ferguson, Zoë Wick and Kno of CunninLynguists. While Wise was touring with Sonnymoon, Kendrick Lamar contacted her after hearing her music on YouTube through another emcee, Tunji.[4][1] She now has become a regular collaborator with Lamar, appearing on 11 tracks. Since 2016, she has released two solo albums.

Discography

Studio albums

  • The Feminine: Act I (2016)[5]
  • The Feminine: Act II (2017)[6]

With Sonnymoon

  • Golden Age (2009)
  • Sonnymoon (2012)
  • Courage of Present Times (2015)

With Built To Fade

  • To Dust

With Kendrick Lamar

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Work Outcome
2016 Grammy Best Rap/Sung Performance These Walls[11] Won

References

  1. 1 2 Duca, Lauren. "Talking To Patriarchy-Smashing Musician Anna Wise". Nylon. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "annathewise". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. ↑ Weiner, Natalie. "'Love At First Sight, Creatively': Sonnymoon's Anna Wise on Working with Kendrick Lamar on 'Good Kid' and 'Butterfly'". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Mac, Torii. "MEET ANNA WISE: THE SPECTRAL VOICE ON "GOOD KID, M.A.A.D. CITY," AND HER NEW ALBUM". Green Label. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Iandoli, Kathy. "Anna Wise The Feminine: Act I". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Moore, Marcus. "Songs We Love: Anna Wise, 'Coconuts'". NPR.org. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly': A Track-by-Track Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Anna Wise Bio". Annawise.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Camp, Zoe. "Kendrick Lamar's untitled unmastered Full Credits Revealed". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Minsker, Evan. "Kendrick Lamar's New Album DAMN.: The Full Credits". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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