Anitta has announced that her anxiously awaited new album, Funk Generation, will be released on April 26 via Republic Records/Universal Music Latino.
Fittingly, she celebrates the arrival of the forthcoming album with a fiery new single and music video entitled “Double Team,” which features Brray and Bad Gyal.
Inspired by funk carioca and anchored by a dancefloor-ready thump, this Spanish banger, blended with Portuguese and English, doubles down on seduction with its raw and lusty lyrics and a slick back-and-forth between Anitta, Brray, and Bad Gyal.
Produced by Botlok, it reaches its pinnacle with an unshakable hook. The accompanying music video, directed by Sam Hayes, proves to be an equally sultry affair with jaw-dropping choreography featuring the three artists performing in an open-air baile funk atmosphere.
About the record, Anitta said, “Funk Generation is an album where I celebrate my roots. It’s where I express the power of Rio’s funk in every track — its unique, danceable, and sensual beats. It’s a rhythm born in the favelas, where I grew up, and it exudes resistance and art in every community.
I’m proud to work on a project about a genre that has been unfairly stigmatized in Brazil but is slowly gaining recognition worldwide. On the album, I bring in important collaborations that helped me tell this story. I’ve been involved in every step of the production and visual direction, and I’ve achieved the result I’ve been aiming for.”
Most recently, Anitta wrapped her Carnaval da Anitta Tour, which found her traveling around her home country of Brazil during its world-famous Carnival season. The tour saw Anitta play to combined audiences of two million fans.
At the forefront of introducing Brazilian Funk to the world, Anitta released Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story in 2023 as a precursor to this album. That project included fan favorites “Funk Rave,” “Used To be,” and “Casi Casi.”