As Gen Z carves out its own distinctive take on pop-country, Avery Anna and her gently lilting, confessional balladry have been front and center, filling the middle ground between country radio and acoustic pop. The Arizona native’s songs, like her TikTok-aided breakout “Narcissist,” tend towards the moody and vulnerable, and her evocative singing has made her a sought-after duet partner. She joined Sam Barber on “Indigo,” a soaring acoustic jam that eventually reached No. 40 on the Hot 100—bringing both artists a new crossover audience. Anna has kept building a devoted fanbase through both social media and her personal songwriting across two albums: Breakup Over Breakfast and let go letters, which was inspired in part by letters fans wrote her about their own struggles. Those letters weren’t all somber, though—for every angsty “Mr. Predictable,” there’s a brighter “Giddy Up!,” Anna’s uplifting duet with fellow rising songwriter Maggie Antone.