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{{short description|American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1987)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Brooke Annibale
| image             = Brooke Annibale 07 14 2018 -1 (45972519282).jpg
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| birth_date        = July 1987
| birth_place       =
| origin            = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| genre             = [[folk music|Contemporary folk]]
| occupation        = Singer-songwriter
| instrument        = Vocals, guitar, [[ukulele]]
| years_active      = 2005–present
| label             =
| website           = {{URL|brookeannibale.com}}
}}
'''Brooke Annibale''' (born July 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]].
==Music career==
Brooke Annibale started to write songs at age 15 and soon began performing in the Pittsburgh vicinity.<ref name="PG040430"/> At 17, she released her first full-length album, ''Memories in Melody''<ref name="PG110324"/> as her [[Culminating project|senior project]] at [[Moon Area High School]].<ref name="TR050414"/> After graduating in 2005 she went to [[Belmont University]] receiving a degree in [[Belmont University#Music and music business programs|music business]] in 2009.<ref name="PG110324"/>
In 2010, Annibale raised [[Crowdfunding|crowd funds]] with a [[Kickstarter|Kickstarter campaign]] funding recordings with producer [[Paul Moak]] at The Smoakstack in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].<ref name="Kickstarter"/><ref name="GM110328"/> The sessions became the album, ''Silence Worth Breaking'',<ref name="GM110301"/> which was self-published and released by Annibale on March 15, 2011.<ref name="PG110324"/><ref name="PCP110324"/> The album garnered positive reviews from writers in Pittsburgh and Brian Palmer of Glide Magazine called it "phenomenal" writing, "Filled with gravitas, passion, joy, sorrow, humility and boldness, the ten tracks that make up ''Silence Worth Breaking'' are done in a stunning, hypnotic fashion, encompassing the genres of folk, rock, Americana and pop in masterful ways."<ref name="GM110328"/>
''Words in Your Eyes'', was released February 5, 2013<ref name="CM130213"/> and featured at an official launch performance at Club Cafe in [[Pittsburgh]], on March 9, 2013.<ref name="CC130309"/>
Annibale's critically acclaimed fourth album ''The Simple Fear'' released on October 2, 2015.<ref name="WSJ082614"/> Produced by Justin March at [[Paul Moak]]'s Smoakstack studio in Nashville,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1834358/stream-brooke-annibale-the-simple-fear/mp3s/|title=Stream Brooke Annibale The Simple Fear|date=September 29, 2015|work=Stereogum|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref> the album release was followed by a breakout year for Annibale and then continuous touring with artists including [[Iron & Wine]], [[Josh Ritter]], [[Margaret Glaspy]], [[Great Lake Swimmers]], [[Jesca Hoop]], [[Rufus Wainwright]], [[The Handsome Family]], [[Chadwick Stokes Urmston|Chadwick Stokes]], and [[Aoife O'Donovan]]. Annibale won an Independent Music Award for Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album and appeared at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, [[Folk Alliance International]], and [[South by Southwest|SXSW]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Brooke-Annibale-Returns-with-Haunting-New-Single-HOLD-ON-Announces-New-Album-Out-June-8th-20180327|title=Brooke Annibale Returns with Haunting New Single HOLD ON + Announces New Album Out June 8th|last=Desk|first=TV News|access-date=June 13, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
In March 2018, Annibale announced her latest full-length studio album ''Hold to the Light'' which was released on June 8, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/music/brooke-annibale-hold-on-premiere/|title=Premiere: Brooke Annibale's Enigmatic New Track, 'Hold On'|date=March 26, 2018|work=UPROXX|access-date=June 13, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Produced by Sam Kassirer (Ritter, [[Lake Street Dive]], [[Craig Finn]]) at his Great North Sound Society studio in [[Maine]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8412263/brooke-annibale-glow-premiere|title=Brooke Annibale Shares Robyn-Inspired 'Glow': Premiere|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref> the album features contributions from Zachariah Hickman ([[Ray LaMontagne]], Ritter) on bass; Josh Kaufman ([[The National (band)|The National]], Ritter) on accompanying guitars; Sean Trischka on drums; and Matt Douglas ([[Sylvan Esso]], [[The Mountain Goats]]) on woodwinds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/media/premiere_brooke_annibale_glow_video/|title=media {{!}} Under the Radar – Music Magazine|website=www.undertheradarmag.com|language=en|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums===
*''Memories in Melody'', self-released, March 15, 2005
*''Silence Worth Breaking'', self-released, March 15, 2011
*''The Simple Fear'', Brooke Annibale Music, October 2, 2015
*''Hold to the Light'', Brooke Annibale Music, June 8, 2018
* ''Better by Now'', September 30, 2022
===EPs===
*''Words in Your Eyes EP'', Brooke Annibale Music, February 5, 2013
*''Silence Worth Breaking (Redux)'', Brooke Annibale Music, May 7, 2021
===Singles===
*"This Holiday", November 15, 2011
*"Home Again", June 26, 2020
*"What If You", May 9, 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations |url=https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases |website=AllAccess |access-date=May 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509204135/https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Television==
Several of Annibale's songs have been licensed for use in television:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Song Title
!TV Network
!Show or Series
!Season
!Episode
!Episode Title
!Original Airdate
|-
|rowspan="2"|2011
|rowspan="2"|''Under Streetlights''
|[[The CW|The CW Television Network]]
|[[Hart of Dixie]]
|1
|6
|The Undead and the Unsaid
|November 7, 2011<ref name="HOD01"/><ref name="HOD0106"/><ref name="HOD0106B"/>
|-
<!--|2011-->
<!--|''Under Streetlights''-->
|[[MTV]]
|[[Teen Mom 2]]
|2
|4
|No Looking Back
|December 27, 2011<ref name="TM20204"/>
|-
|rowspan="8"|2012
|''Yours and Mine''
|[[The CW|The CW Television Network]]
|[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]
|9
|3
|Love the Way You Lie
|January 25, 2012<ref name="OTH0903"/>
|-
<!--|2012-->
|''Fright''
|[[MTV]]
|[[Teen Mom 2]]
|2
|12
|Love Will Tear Us Apart
|February 14, 2012<ref name="TM20212"/>
|-
<!--|2012-->
|''Under Streetlights''
|[[The CW|The CW Television Network]]
|[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]
|9
|7
|Last Known Surroundings
|February 22, 2012<ref name="OTH0907"/>
|-
<!--|2012-->
|''I Believe''
|[[The CW|The CW Television Network]]
|[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]
|9
|11
|Danny Boy
|March 21, 2012<ref name="OTH0911"/>
|-
<!--|2012-->
|''Tryin{{'}}''
|[[Country Music Television|CMT]]
|Melissa & Tye
|1
|2
|After the Dust Settles
|April 27, 2012<ref name="MT0102"/>
|-
<!--|2012-->
|''Empathy''
|[[VH1]]
|[[Tough Love (TV series)|Tough Love New Orleans]]
|4
|8
|Exes
|June 10, 2012<ref name="TLNO0408"/>
|-
<!--|2012-->
|''Yours and Mine''
|[[ABC Family]]
|[[Jane by Design]]
|1
|14
|The Second Chance
|June 26, 2012<ref name="JBD0114"/>
|-
<!--|2012-->
|''Don't Let Them Tell You''
|[[MTV]]
|[[Teen Mom 2]]
|3
|3
|Things Come to an End
|November 26, 2012<ref name="TM20303"/>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013
|''By Your Side''
|[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime Television]]
|[[The Client List (TV series)|The Client List]]
|2
|11
|I Miss Back When
|May 19, 2013<ref name="TCL0211"/>
|-
<!--|2013-->
|''You Don't Know''
|[[The CW|The CW Television Network]]
|[[The Vampire Diaries]]
|5
|5
|Monster's Ball
|October 31, 2013<ref name="TVD103113"/>
|-
|2014
|''Silence Worth Breaking''
|[[ABC Family]]
|[[Pretty Little Liars]]
|5
|11
|No One Here Can Love or Understand Me
|August 19, 2014<ref name="PLL081914"/>
|-
|2017
|''Silence Worth Breaking''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]]
|[[Pretty Little Liars]]
|7
|17
|Driving Miss Crazy
|June 6, 2017<ref>{{Citation|last=Goldstick|first=Oliver|title=Driving Miss Crazy|date=June 6, 2017|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5538004/|others=Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn|access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''By Your Side''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[Grey's Anatomy]]
|14
|23
|Cold As Ice
|May 10, 2018<ref>{{Citation|last=D'Elia|first=Bill|title=Cold As Ice|date=May 10, 2018|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7044338/|others=Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson|accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''Either I''
|[https://www.cwtv.com/ The CW Television Network]
|[https://www.cwtv.com/shows/batwoman/ Batwoman]
|2
|9
|Rule #1
|March 28, 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tunefind|url=https://www.tunefind.com/artist/brooke-annibale|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116235952/https://www.tunefind.com/artist/brooke-annibale |archive-date=November 16, 2021 }}</ref>
|}
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated Work
!Organization
!Award
!Result
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012
|rowspan="2"|''Silence Worth Breaking''
|11th Annual Independent Music Awards
|rowspan="2"|Best Adult Contemporary Album
|{{nom}}<ref name="IMA120813"/><ref name="TR120313"/>
|-
<!--|2012-->
<!--|''Silence Worth Breaking''-->
|11th Annual IMA VOX Populi Poll
<!--|Best Adult Contemporary Album-->
|{{won}}<ref name="IMA120813"/>
|-
|2016
|''The Simple Fear''
|15th Annual Independent Music Awards
|Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album
|{{won}}<ref name="IMA111212"/>
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em| refs =
<ref name="PG040430">
{{cite news
| title      = Weekend Guide: Acoustic
| url        = http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/uncategorized/weekend-guide-43004-535444/
| newspaper  = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| publisher  = PG Publishing Co., Inc.
| location   = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| date       = April 30, 2004
| accessdate = March 31, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="Kickstarter">
{{cite news
| title      = Brooke Annibale: Let's Make a Record!
| first      = Brooke
| last       = Annibale
| url        = http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1398701890/brooke-annibale-lets-make-a-record?ref=live
| publisher  = Kickstarter
| date       = November 4, 2010
| accessdate = March 31, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="GM110301">
{{cite news
| title      = Brooke Annibale: Silence Worth Breaking
| first      = Brian
| last       = Palmer
| url        = http://www.glidemagazine.com/17638/brooke-annibale/
| work       = Glide Magazine
| publisher  = Glide Publishing LLC
| location   = Boston, Massachusetts
| date       = March 1, 2011
| accessdate = March 21, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="PCP110324">
{{cite news
| title      = Reviews of Brooke Annibale, Cello Fury, Will Simmons and Gene Ludwig – New Releases
| first      = Margaret
| last       = Welsh
| url        = http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/reviews-of-brooke-annibale-cello-fury-will-simmons-and-gene-ludwig/Content?oid=1381152
| newspaper  = Pittsburgh City Paper
| publisher  = Steel City Media
| location   = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| date       = March 24, 2011
| accessdate = April 20, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="PG110324">
{{cite news
| title      = Brooke Annibale breaks silence with accomplished 3rd album
| first      = Scott
| last       = Mervis
| url        = http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/brooke-annibale-breaks-silence-with-accomplished-3rd-album-289581/
| newspaper  = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| publisher  = PG Publishing Co., Inc.
| location   = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| date       = March 24, 2011
| accessdate = March 9, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="GM110328">
{{cite news
| title      = Brooke Annibale: Silence Worth Breaking
| first      = Brian
| last       = Palmer
| url        = http://www.glidemagazine.com/17784/brooke-annibale-silence-worth-breaking/
| work       = Glide Magazine
| publisher  = Glide Publishing LLC
| location   = Boston, Massachusetts
| date       = March 28, 2011
| accessdate = March 27, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="TR120313">
{{cite news
| title      = Fans can support Pittsburgh-area musicians in indie awards
| first      = Rege
| last       = Behe
| url        = http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/music/s_786290.html#axzz2R4Rw64XB
| newspaper  = TribLIVE
| publisher  = Trib Total Media, Inc.
| location   = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| date       = March 13, 2012
| accessdate = April 21, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="IMA120813">
{{cite news
| title      = Fans Select Winners in the 11th Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Poll
| url        = http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/2012/fans-select-winners-in-the-11th-independent-music-awards-vox-pop-poll/
| work       = Independent Music Awards
| publisher  = Music Resource Group LLC
| location   = Clifton, NJ
| date       = August 13, 2012
| accessdate = March 24, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="CM130213">{{cite news
|title        = Brook Annibale Releases Words in Your Eyes
|first        = Chrysta
|last         = Brown
|url          = http://culturemob.com/brook-annibale-releases-words-in-your-eyes
|newspaper    = CultureMob
|publisher    = Adapt Local LLC
|location     = Seattle, Washington
|date         = February 13, 2013
|accessdate   = March 21, 2013
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130306020240/http://culturemob.com/brook-annibale-releases-words-in-your-eyes
|archive-date = March 6, 2013
|url-status   = dead
}}</ref>
<ref name="CC130309">
{{cite web
| title = Brooke Annibale EP Release Show
| url = http://www.clubcafelive.com/events/?date=2013-03-09
| work = Club Cafe Events
| publisher = Club Cafe
| location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| date = March 9, 2013
| accessdate = April 21, 2013
| url-status = dead
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130327031912/http://www.clubcafelive.com/events/?date=2013-03-09
| archivedate = March 27, 2013
| df = mdy-all
}}</ref>
<ref name="OTH0907">
{{cite web
| title      = One Tree Hill
| url        = http://www.tvfanatic.com/music/shows/one-tree-hill/episodes/last-known-surroundings.html
| work       = Last Known Surroundings
| publisher  = TV Fanatic
| date       = February 22, 2012
| accessdate = June 13, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="HOD01">
{{cite web
| title      = Hart of Dixie
| url        = http://www.tvfanatic.com/music/shows/hart-of-dixie/season-1/
| work       = Season 1 Music
| publisher  = TV Fanatic
| date       =
| accessdate = June 14, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="HOD0106">
{{cite web
| title      = Hart of Dixie
| url        = http://www.tvfanatic.com/music/shows/hart-of-dixie/episodes/the-undead-and-the-unsaid.html
| work       = The Undead and The Unsaid
| publisher  = TV Fanatic
| date       = November 7, 2011
| accessdate = June 14, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="OTH0903">
{{cite web
| title      = One Tree Hill
| url        = http://www.tvfanatic.com/music/shows/one-tree-hill/episodes/love-the-way-you-lie.html
| work       = Love the Way You Lie
| publisher  = TV Fanatic
| date       = January 25, 2012
| accessdate = June 14, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="JBD0114">
{{cite web
| title      = Jane By Design Review: A Fresh Start All Around
| url        = http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/06/jane-by-design-review-the-second-chance/
| work       = The Second Chance
| publisher  = TV Fanatic
| date       = June 26, 2012
| accessdate = June 14, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="OTH0911">
{{cite web
| title      = One Tree Hill Music – Season 9
| url        = http://www.tunefind.com/show/one-tree-hill/season-9/10847
| work       = Danny Boy
| publisher  = TuneFind
| date       = March 21, 2012
| accessdate = June 14, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="TCL0211">
{{cite web
| title      = The Client List Music – Season 2
| url        = http://www.tunefind.com/show/the-client-list/season-2/14772
| work       = I Miss Back When
| publisher  = TuneFind
| date       =
| accessdate = June 14, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="HOD0106B">
{{cite web
| title      = Hart of Dixie Episode Music List
| url        = http://www.hart-of-dixie.net/music.html
| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130909051203/http://hart-of-dixie.net/music.html
| url-status   = dead
| archive-date = September 9, 2013
| work       = The Undead and The Unsaid
| publisher  = Su Carpena
| accessdate = June 15, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="TM20303">
{{cite web
| title      = Music from Teen Mom 2 Episode 3 Season 3
| url        = http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-teen-mom-2-episode-3-season-3/
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121127120744/http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-teen-mom-2-episode-3-season-3/
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = November 27, 2012
| work       = Things Come to an End
| publisher  = Viacom International Inc.
| date       = November 26, 2012
| accessdate = June 15, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="TM20204">
{{cite web
| title      = Music from Teen Mom 2 Episode 4
| url        = http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-teen-mom-2-episode-4/
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130624231222/http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-teen-mom-2-episode-4/
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = June 24, 2013
| work       = No Looking Back
| publisher  = Viacom International Inc.
| date       = December 27, 2011
| accessdate = June 15, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="TM20212">
{{cite web
| title      = Music from the Teen Mom 2 Season Finale
| url        = http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-the-teen-mom-2-season-finale/
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120217233842/http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-the-teen-mom-2-season-finale
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = February 17, 2012
| work       = Love Will Tear Us Apart
| publisher  = Viacom International Inc.
| date       = February 14, 2012
| accessdate = June 15, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="TLNO0408">
{{cite web
| title      = Ep. 408 from Tough Love New Orleans
| url        = http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/full-episodes/exes/1687128/playlist.jhtml
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120705053024/http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/full-episodes/exes/1687128/playlist.jhtml
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = July 5, 2012
| work       = Exes
| publisher  = VH1.com
| date       = June 10, 2012
| accessdate = June 15, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="MT0102">
{{cite web
| title      = CMT Full Episodes-After the Dust Settles-Ep. 102-Melissa & Tye
| url        = http://www.cmt.com/videos/melissa-tye-102/1683775/full-episode.jhtml
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501080734/http://www.cmt.com/videos/melissa-tye-102/1683775/full-episode.jhtml
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = May 1, 2012
| work       = After the Dust Settles
| publisher  = Country Music Television, Inc.
| date       = April 27, 2012
| accessdate = June 16, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="TR050414">
{{cite news
| title      = A Glimpse of Reality
| first      = Rick
| last       = Wills
| url        = http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/education/s_323365.html#axzz2WuA6nEwt
| newspaper  = TribLIVE
| publisher  = Trib Total Media, Inc.
| location   = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| date       = April 14, 2005
| accessdate = June 21, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="TVD103113">
{{cite web
| url        = http://www.tvfanatic.com/music/shows/the-vampire-diaries/episodes/monsters-ball.html
| title      = The Vampire Diaries Season 5 Episode 5
| date       = October 31, 2013
| work       = Monster's Ball – Music
| publisher  = TV Fanatic
| accessdate = November 4, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="PLL081914">
{{cite web
| url        = http://www.tunefind.com/show/pretty-little-liars/season-5/18696
| title      = Pretty Little Liars Music
| date       = August 19, 2014
| work       = Season 5
| publisher  = TuneFind
| accessdate = August 19, 2014
}}</ref>
<ref name="WSJ082614">
{{cite news
| last = Danton
| first = Eric R.
| title = Brooke Annibale Pens Note to Herself on 'Alright' (Exclusive Song)
| newspaper = The Wall Street Journal
| location = New York, NY
| department = Speakeasy
| publisher = Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
| date = August 26, 2015
| url = https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/08/26/brooke-annibale-pens-note-to-herself-on-alright-exclusive-song/
| accessdate = September 6, 2015
}}
</ref>
<ref name="IMA111212">
{{cite news
| title      = Winners of The 15th Annual Independent Music Awards Announced at The IMAs Independent Music Party @ Lincoln Center
| url        = http://independentmusicawards.com/blog/2016/11/17/the-15th-independent-music-awards-winners-announced/
| work       = Independent Music Awards
| publisher  = Music Resource Group LLC
| location   = Clifton, NJ
| date       = November 12, 2016
| accessdate = December 8, 2016
}}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* {{official website|http://www.brookeannibale.com/}}
* {{discogs artist}}
{{Authority control}}
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