# AnnenMayKantereit

AnnenMayKantereit (occasionally shortened AMK) is a German rock band founded in Cologne in 2011. Their songs are predominantly performed in German, but the band also publishes cover songs in English occasionally. A notable feature of the band's music is the distinct and rough voice of singer Henning May.

## History

The three founding members, whose joint surnames make up the band name, formed a band while at school at the Schiller-Gymnasium in Sülz in 2011. Initially, these three, Annen, May and Kantereit, performed as street musicians in Cologne. At a jam session, they were joined by double bass player Lars Lötgering. In 2013, they released their first, self-recorded album, which had a release party in Gebäude 9 in Cologne. The album, which was partly recorded on the street, is no longer available. They have their own YouTube channel on which they have published their songs. Malte Huck was the bassist of the band from August 2014 to 2020.
After the release of the music video of their song Wohin du gehst, the band toured Germany. In summer 2014, they played at several big festivals, such as the Appletree Garden Festival, the Open Flair, and the Reeperbahn Festival. In autumn, they played at several concerts as the supporting act for the Beatsteaks and accompanied Clueso on the Stadtrandlichter Tour as a support act. They were finalists in the New Music Award of the ARD-Jugendprogramme.
In December 2014, AnnenMayKantereit were featured in the television programme Circus HalliGalli, and at the beginning of 2015, they went on tour again. In summer 2015 they performed at more festivals, including the Haldern Pop Festival and Rock am Ring. The Hip-Hop group K.I.Z featured singer Henning May in their song Hurra die Welt geht unter.
In autumn 2015, the band signed with Universal. Together with Moses Schneider they recorded the EP Wird schon irgendwie gehen at Hansa-Studios in Berlin. It was released on 16 October, 2015, by the label Vertigo Berlin. Subsequently they had a new tour and sold out numerous venues.
In February 2016 they released the single Pocahontas from their upcoming album "Alles Nix Konkretes". The whole album was released in March 2016 and reached number one on the German album charts.
On December 7, 2018, the band released their new album "Schlagschatten", produced by Markus Ganter, recorded in a small village in Spain.
On January 8, 2019 BMG Rights Management announced that they have concluded a worldwide publishing contract with the band. While not touring in 2018 the band started a new tour at the end of January 2019 in Mannheim (Club Tour). In March 2019 they started a big hall tour.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band was forced to cancel all planned concerts starting from March 2020. In September 2020, AnnenMayKantereit participated at the mass demonstration Fridays for Future in Berlin where they announced that Malte Huck was leaving the band. In November 2020, the band surprise released their third album 12 without prior announcement.
On the Official Singles Chart Top 100 of 25 March 2022 to 31 March 2022, the band achieved their first UK hit when their version of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner", with Giant Rooks, charted at number 63. On the same date, the song was a new entry on the Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 at number 33.
In early May 2022, the band announced on their Instagram channel that artist Sophie Chassée would support the band as bass player on their 2022 club tour. Since the club tour in spring 2022 and also at big festivals like Lollapalooza in Berlin the band is supported by a string quartet and a four member jazz combo. Those musicians are also mentioned at the so called "Proberaum sessions" at the YouTube channel of the band.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | GER | AUT | SWI |
| AnnenMayKantereit | Released: 2013 Label: AnnenMayKantereit Format: Digital download, CD, LP | — | — | — |
| Alles Nix Konkretes | Released: March 2016 Label: Vertigo Format: Digital download, CD, 2×LP | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Schlagschatten | Released: December 2018 Label: Vertigo Format: Digital download, CD, 2×LP | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | Released: November 2020 Label: AnnenMayKantereit Records Format: Digital download, CD, LP | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| Es ist Abend und wir sitzen bei mir | Released: 3 March 2023 Label: AnnenMayKantereit Records Format: Digital download, CD, LP | 1 | 2 | 2 |

### Live albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | GER | AUT | SWI |
| AnnenMayKantereit & Freunde – Live In Berlin | Released: 2016 Label: Vertigo Format: Digital download, CD, 2× LP | — | — | — |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | GER | AUT | SWI |
| Wird schon irgendwie gehen | Released: February 2015 Label: AnnenMayKantereit Format: Digital download, CD, LP | 33 | — | — |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | GER | AUS | AUT | CAN | IRE | SWI | UK | US | Certifications | Album |
| "Oft Gefragt" | 2015 | 18 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | | Wird Schon Irgendwie Gehen |
| "Pocahontas" | 2016 | 31 | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | | Alles Nix Konkretes |
| "Barfuß am Klavier" | 2016 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alles Nix Konkretes |
| "Marie" | 2018 | 62 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | | Schlagschatten |
| "Schon krass" | 2018 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Schlagschatten |
| "Ozean" | 2019 | 75 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Tom's Diner" (with Giant Rooks) | 2019 | 76 | 18 | 48 | 38 | 33 | 86 | 63 | 78 | BPI: Silver MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Ausgehen" | 2020 | 35 | — | 34 | — | — | 68 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "3 Tage am Meer" | 2022 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | | Non-album singles |

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Year | GER | AUT | SWI |
| "Hurra die Welt geht unter" (K.I.Z featuring AnnenMayKantereit) | 2015 | 31 | 4 | 1 |
| "On & On" (HER Band featuring AnnenMayKantereit) | 2018 | — | — | — |
| "5 Minuten" (KitschKrieg featuring Cro, AnnenMayKantereitt and Trettmann) | 2019 | 10 | 13 | 38 |

## Awards

* 2015: Kulturpreis der Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland (Sponsorship proposed by Wolfgang Niedecken) (Culture Prize of the Savings Banks Cultural Foundation Rhineland)
* 2015: Deutscher Webvideopreis in the category Music Video (German Web Video Award)
* 2017: Echo in the category Newcomer National
* 2017: Echo in the category Band Pop National
* 2019: 1Live Krone in the category 'Best Band'

## Nomination

* 2015: 1LIVE Krone in the category Bester Live-Act
* 2016: 1LIVE Krone in the category Beste Band
* 2016: 1LIVE Krone in the category Bester Live-Act
* 2017: Goldene Kamera Digital Award in the category #MusicAct

## Sources

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* ↑ "Clueso gibt AnnenMayKantereit als Special Guest für Stadtrandlichter Tour bekannt". FourArtists. 2014-10-31. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
* ↑ "SPUTNIK: Im Finale 2014: AnnenMayKantereit". MDR Sputnik. 2014-07-09. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
* ↑ "CIRCUS HALLIGALLI – Video – AnnenMayKantereit – Oft gefragt – ProSieben". ProSieben. 2014-12-08. Archived from the original on 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
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* ↑ @huckmal (February 19, 2019). "Hey Leute, Danke! Das war unfassbar!❤️" – via Instagram.
* ↑ Dates of the 2019 tour on the website of the band
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* ↑ Wiese, Jette (23 September 2020). "Fridays for Future kündigt Großdemo in Berlin an". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-16.
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* 1 2 "ANNENMAYKANTEREIT/GIANT ROOKS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
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* ↑ @annenmaykantereit (May 5, 2022). "Hey Leute! Wir haben tolle Neuigkeiten und heftige Vorfreude. Bei unserer Clubtour im Mai werden wir von der wunderbaren @__sophiemusic__ begleitet! Sophie wird Bass spielen und uns ordentlich antreiben. Es war total schön, mit ihr gemeinsam die Musik für die Tour vorzubereiten und wir möchten sie gerne kurz vorstellen. Sophie ist eine ziemliche 360Grad-Musikerin, also auch Sängerin, Gitarristin, Songwriterin und vieles mehr… Wir sind total glücklich gemeinsam mit ihr auf Tour gehen zu können. Die letzte richtige Tour ist viel zu lange her. Tut gut, dass es wieder losgeht. Bis bald und tausend Grüße! ————————— Hey guys, we have great news, on our club tour in may Sophie will join us on bass. We are looking forward to it, because the last tour was way too long ago. 📸 @lennydrinksyourmilkshake" (in German) – via Instagram.
* ↑ "AnnenMayKantereit on Instagram: "Wir gehen im Mai auf Tour. Ihr könnt euch nicht vorstellen, wie sehr wir uns darauf freuen. Absurd! Unsere – "Tut gut wieder hier zu sein" Clubtour 2022. Tickets ab jetzt erhältlich. Link in Bio. Foto: @lennydrinksyourmilkshake"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
* ↑ "Mit Kraftklub, AnnenMayKantereit und Casper: Lollapalooza Berlin 2022 verkündet Line-up". Musikexpress (in German). 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
* ↑ @annenmaykantereit (July 27, 2022). "Danke für das tolle Feedback für unsere Proberaum Sessions! Danke auch an unser tolles Team, die nicht nur mit uns vor der Kamera standen, sondern auch im Hintergrund mitarbeiten. Merci auch an La Chapelle, die die vier Sessions mit uns gerockt haben! Wir freuen uns schon mega bald wieder Konzerte zu spielen. Das wird toll! 💐🌻🌷" – via Instagram.
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* ↑ "American certifications – AnnenMayKantereit – Tom's Diner". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
* ↑ Official german charts "Hurra die Welt geht unter!"
* ↑ Her (Mar 30, 2018). Her – On & On ft. AnnenMayKantereit, Roméo Elvis (music video) (in French). YouTube. Retrieved March 11, 2024.