Brazilian singer Anitta joined the crowd gathered in early November at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, where Anitta was honored as the WSJ 2022 Music Innovator.

The annual WSJ Magazine gathering, now 11 years old, honors change-makers in multiples disciplines across the creative industry.

Anitta Also Wins at AMA Awards

The 29-year-old “Evolver” singer continued her November accolades, winning Favorite Female Latin Artist at last Sunday’s American Music Awards. [We’ll ignore the fact it was sponsored by mega fashion planet-polluter Shein] Anitta was joined by Missy Elliott.

“It’s the first time a Brazilian’s here winning! I want to say thank you for my team and my family and thank you for myself [because] I work so hard, too, “ the sexy talent told her AMA audience.

In her WSJ Magazine photoshoot and interview How Anitta Made ‘Evolver’ and Took Over the World’ with Myles Tanzer, the Brazilian pop star makes a dramatic appearance, wearing a Ralph Lauren Collection cape and dress on the cover, accessorized with Van Cleef & Arpels earrings.

[‘Evolver’s' ]music video, which Anitta directed, currently has around 400 million views on YouTube, and the plank dance that she performs in the video spawned a TikTok trend. According to data provided by TikTok, “Envolver” was used in 6.7 million different TikToks, which generated 19.3 billion views collectively. In March 2022, Anitta became the first Brazilian act and first solo female Latin artist to reach the top slot on the Spotify Global Daily Chart, essentially making “Envolver” the most popular song in the world. In September, it received two Latin Grammy nominations, including a nod for one of the night’s biggest categories, Record of the Year.

Stylist Edward Bowleg III added Balenciaga, Michael Kors Collection, Prada and more to inside fashion images lensed by Gregory Harris [IG]./ Hair by Jesus Guerrero; makeup by Hrush Achemyan

Other WSJ Magazine Innovators included architecture [Jeanne Gang], art [Jenny Holzer], comedy [Maya Rudolph], design [Jony Ive], entertainment [Margot Robbie], fashion [Anthony Vaccarello], and humanitarianism [World Central Kitchen].