Argentine singer MariaBecerra joins ‘TheAvengers’ highly anticipated album with “Latte,” a collaboration where she adds her unique style to the reggaeton project, TheAcademy, composed of Dalex, DímeloFlow, Justin Quiles, LennyTavárez and Sech.
After mesmerizing over 140,000 fans in two nights at Argentina’s River Plate Stadium, Becerra swiftly flew to Miami for a marathon filming session: “They are reggaeton icons, and being invited was an honor. I recorded vocals from Argentina while preparing for River, alongside my producer Xross. After River, we packed up and headed for the shoot. It was a whirlwind but an incredible experience. I’m truly grateful,” Maria commented.
“We are very pleased that this collaboration has happened. With Latte, we had a very powerful song, and when we invited Maria to join, we added an additional element that fans have received with great affection. Maria brings her voice with that feminine sensuality which, combined with our style, reflects the musical chemistry between The Academy and La Nena De Argentina, and we’re seeing it every day in the content being generated on social media,” added Puerto Rican artist Lenny Tavárez.
Five years since their last release, TheAcademy, also known as “The Avengers’ of music, comprising Dalex, DímeloFlow, Justin Quiles, LennyTavárez and Sech, unveils “SegundaMisión.” This nine-track album features collaborations with renowned artists like Myke Towers, Yandel, Arcángel, Eladio Carrión, De La Ghetto, Jay Wheeler, Ryan Castro, iZaak, Randy, Zion, Omar Courtz, Bryant Myers, Dei V, and Natti Natasha. Promising a musical journey filled with energy, rhythm, and fusion, the album blends each member’s unique style with collaborative contributions, poised to leave a lasting impression on the urban music scene.
‘The Avengers’, alongsideMaria Becerra, will perform live for the first time on April 20th at Madrid’sWiZink Center during the Kings & Queens League finals, organized by footballer GerardPiqué and streamer IbaiLlanos. Attendees will witness the premiere performance of “Latte” with all participating artists.
Everything is ready for a new edition of the highly anticipated Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, where Maserati will be the main sponsor and official car of the tournament for the third year in a row.
From April 6 to 14, the most prestigious clay courts in the world – in the evocative setting of the Principality of Monaco – will attract the stars of international tennis; they are committed to putting on a unique show and to animating the most engaging competition between true champions.
Maserati, which has always been synonymous with refined sportiness, contemporary elegance, the best of Italian style, and high-level performance, has chosen to join the series again this year. It will be winning over the public off-court with two cars on display inside the Monaco Country Club and a fleet of Maseratis – Grecale, Levante, Ghibli, and Quattroporte – available to support the champions’ and Trident guest’s movements between matches at the tournament. The latter will also be offered test drives behind the wheel of the MC20 Coupe, MC20 Cielo, GranTurismo, and Grecale, immersing themselves in a glamorous experience.
The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters will be the ideal stage to convey a sense of freedom and joie de vivre fully epitomized by cars such as the eye-catching Maserati MC20 Cielo and the latest arrival from the House of the Trident, the new drop-top Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo. Both represent a winning pair of cars with sublime performance, designed to savour all the best sensations that open-air driving can offer.
In the VIP Village area, the Maserati MC20 Cielo Opera d’arte will be catching attention during its first official public outing. The car – an authentic masterpiece on the move, made to one customer’s unique specifications – is a one-off creation inspired by abstract art. Created to enhance and share the artistic dynamism of the exclusive Maserati Fuoriserie customization program, the MC20 Cielo Opera d’arte was curated through a complex and refined process, produced by hand, and finely honed to bring to life a livery that becomes a modern canvas, where the brand’s past and future meet.
‘Creativity is intelligence having fun’ – an aphorism that perfectly encapsulates this unique version of the Trident’s most coveted super sports car – is a true declaration of artistic independence, inspiration, intuition, imagination, and superior ability to give shape to a dream. The Opera d’arte car is 100% made in Modena, built at the historic plant on Viale Ciro Menotti; for an entire year, the Fuoriserie team worked there in close collaboration with Maserati Centro Stile, creating a car that now forms the manifesto of the Modena-based company’s bespoke production house and highlights the best of Italian craftsmanship.
Simultaneously, the brand-new Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo will play a leading role in the Commercial Village. In late February, the Modena-based company launched the convertible version of the Trident’s iconic grand tourer, the Maserati GranTurismo, which features the powerful six-cylinder Nettuno internal combustion engine, known as the beating heart of the most adrenaline-pumping cars in the Trident range.
The elegant open-air version of its coupe twin, the Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo perfectly represents Italian luxury performance, providing unmatched comfort and style without sacrificing cutting-edge technology and masterful driving dynamics.
Maserati S.p.A. Maserati produces a complete range of unique cars, immediately recognisable for their extraordinary personality. Thanks to their style, technology, and innately exclusive character, they delight the most discerning, demanding tastes and have always been a benchmark for the global automotive industry. A tradition of successful cars, each of them redefining what makes an Italian sports car in terms of design, performance, comfort, elegance, and safety, currently available in more than 70 markets internationally. Maserati line-up includes the Levante – the first SUV made by Maserati, the Grecale, the “everyday exceptional” SUV, and the GranTurismo, the iconic Italian grand tourer, all models characterized by the use of the highest quality materials and excellent technical solutions. A range equipped with 4-cylinder hybrid powertrains – available for Grecale and Levante – and V6 petrol, with rear-wheel and four-wheel drive, embodying the performance DNA of the Trident Brand. The top of the range is made up of the MC20 super sports car and the MC20 Cielo spyder, powered by the ground-breaking 100% Maserati Nettuno V6 engine, which incorporates F1-derived technologies into the power unit of a standard production car for the first time. The new GranTurismo is available with both the high-performance V6 petrol engine, derived from the Nettuno, and a 100% electric version: the GranTurismo Folgore, the first car in the Modena-based brand’s history to adopt this solution. Today, the full-electric range also includes the Grecale Folgore, Maserati’s first full-electric SUV. By 2025, all Maserati models will be available in a full-electric version, and the entire Maserati range will run on electricity alone by 2028.
Brooke Goff, a female personal injury attorney in Connecticut, has already become a celebrity in her home state through her compelling TV commercials, extensive philanthropic and community outreach, and eye-catching billboards. Now, this rising star is teaming up with several national personalities to raise public awareness of important aspects of the law. Specifically, Attorney Goff has recently embarked in business partnerships with musician and TV host Vanilla Ice and rapper Flavor Flav each of whom will be featured with Goff on billboard campaigns running throughout New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts in the coming months.
“I’m looking forward to giving motorists driving on major interstates in the Northeast, a little legal education and a lot of entertainment,” said Attorney Goff, founder and CEO of Goff Law Group. “It’s been a fun experience getting to know and work with these high-profile celebrities, and I’m extremely excited to unveil these billboards to the general public. We revealed the billboard with Vanilla Ice during this past winter season, and the community reaction has been priceless.”
Goff Law Group is the largest female-owned and operated personal injury law firm in Connecticut, which employs the largest number of female attorneys. Attorney Goff has grown the firm from its meager beginnings to a multi-million-dollar business within seven short years, all while raising a young family. Additionally, she is the first openly gay, female lawyer in the tri-state region to use her public status to increase employment opportunities for working mothers and equality for women in the workplace.
In fact, Attorney Goff is quickly becoming nationally known in her own right having been featured in news stories on trending topics related to both girls and women in such prominent media outlets as ExtraTV, US Weekly, Miami Herald, Yahoo News, Sirius-XM Radio, Newsweek, Pride Business Magazine, Pasadena Weekly and Downtown LA, among numerous others.
“I choose the people with whom I align in business very carefully in that they all must be about female-empowerment at their core,” adds Attorney Goff. “Flavor Flav is not only an energetic entrepreneur and eccentric personality, but also a kind and humble human being. Even better about Flav- he has a female agent. Partnering with such a fantastic human being is what makes this path so rewarding and enjoyable!”
Goff notes that she receives many inquiries about how her billboard campaigns originate and she always answers that they are a creative collaboration between her creative vision and the input from her talented team of agents.
“Growing up in the 90’s, I always heard songs by Vanilla Ice and Public Enemy,” she adds. “To be a young girl in a small town with little resources listening to these musical sensations and then 30 years later, to enjoy dinner with them is a testament for all girls that hard work does indeed pay off. In the 90’s, these stars seemed so far away from me in every way and now we have worked together. It is truly surreal!”
Downupright, the musical brainchild of Bill Boulden (they/them), is proud to announce the release of their groundbreaking album We’re Doomed We’re Dancing: Sixty Apocalypses, an album truly unlike anything else. The album explores the end of the world sixty different ways across sixty different genres, each with their own reaction to their own unique apocalypse. It’s already had interest from Earmilk, Critical Reactions, The DJ Sessions, and more.
Discover how the vivacity of Crunk, the beats of Jersey Club, and even an unexpected Opera all weave their answers into the nonstop party mix- and that’s just the beginning.We’re Doomed We’re Dancing is a celebration of collaboration: backers played a pivotal role in bringing this album to life, shaping its direction and choosing themes, tracks, and guests, and the final product accordingly features a full fifty different musicians.
Executed, mixed, and mastered by Downupright (they/them), the album is full of Easter Eggs and nods to everyone from Lil Jon to Billie Eilish.
“We’re Doomed We’re Dancing: Apocalypses” is now available wherever you stream music.
About Downupright:
Downupright is Bill Boulden (they/them), from Buffalo, NY. Bill started making digital music around the age of ten by goofing with Microsoft MIDI Studio and some Casio keyboards. Across the next thirty-one years, Bill would go on to learn Cakewalk, Sonar, Reason, Serum, and Ableton as each became the next big thing. They released many projects across those years under a variety of different artist names, each one getting them closer to what would become their pinnacle project: We’re Doomed We’re Dancing: Sixty Apocalypses.
Oakley‘s latest eyewear innovation: Latch Panel. These lifestyle sunglasses are meticulously designed to assist wearers in maintaining focus amidst chaos. This bold addition to the Latch Family blocks out distractions with a boundary-pushing design and is made to take on the unknown and unlock more adventures.
Featuring a versatile style equipped with a 5B cylindrical lens for an enhanced field of view, thin ear stems suitable for wear under hats or helmets, and convenient storage facilitated by the latch mechanism, Latch Panel offers both functionality and style.
But what truly sets Latch Panel apart is its endorsement by renowned athlete Kylian Mbappé, who embodies the essence of focus and determination. In Oakley’s latest campaign, Kylian shares how Latch Panel empowers him to maintain laser-sharp focus on his goals, whether on or off the field. “When I’m in game mode, my focus is laser-sharp on the singular goal of performing at my best,” said Kylian Mbappé. “Latch Panel sunglasses allow me to look further, giving me the clear, focused vision needed to really get in the zone.”
The eyewear is now officially available on Oakley.com and in select Oakley stores and partners worldwide.
Unveiled in 1988, the Italia model marked the beginning of a collaboration with Antonio Citterio, who is now the art director for the Arclinea. Italia brought the aesthetics and technical solutions of professional kitchens into homes years before it became a widespread trend. With its characteristic handle, predominant use of steel, deeper worktops with large cast iron hobs and double sinks, suspended hoods, and iconic double-island layout, Italia set the standard. Evolving over the years with new technical details, improved equipment, and sophisticated finishes, Italia remains dedicated to delivering maximum functional results.
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Tonight, acclaimed global superstar Myke Towersshares the highly awaited remix to his global smash hit “LA FALDA,” alongside world-renowned icon, Tiësto. “LA FALDA (Tiësto Remix)” is available now on all digital platforms.
The remix was teased last month during the inaugural night of Ultra Music Festival, where Towers joined Tiësto on stage during “LA FALDA”’s preview to help set the mood for the forthcoming drop.
“LA FALDA (Tiësto Remix)” follows the track’s groundbreaking success – having marked Towers’ fourth number one on US Latin radio, joining the 6x Platinum phenomenon “LALA”, “ULALA,” and “Borracho y Loco” with Yandel. Furthermore, “LA FALDA” was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA; firmly remains in the Top 10 throughout El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama, Spain, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, and Costa Rica; Top 20 in Uruguay, Argentina, and Dominican Republic; and Top 50 in Mexico. To date, the song has amassed over 235 million streams on Spotify alone and anchors itself at #27 worldwide.
Adding to his immeasurable list of accomplishments, Towers has recently received four nominations for this year’s Latin American Music Awards. The Puerto Rican visionary reigns the Song of the Year, Global Latin Song of the Year, and Best Song – Urban categories with global smash hit “LALA,” and Best Collaboration – Urban for “Borracho y Loco” alongside Yandel. The award ceremony will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, NV, on Thursday, April 25, via Univision.
Myke Towers has amassed an impressive 44M+ monthly listeners on Spotify, solidifying time and time again his impact on the music industry as the leading force of this generation. The superstar is currently the 32nd most listened to artist on Spotify globally.
Come see Good Kid live: this Saturday and Sunday, April 6th and 7th in Los Angeles, CA, at The El Rey Theatre. If you’re interested in attending the show, RSVP/reply to jim@bighassle.com. See below for the full list of shows.
The JUNO-nominated indie outfit Good Kid recently unveiled their latest single, “Summer,” along with an enchanting animated music video by XrayAlphaCharlie. “Summer” finds Good Kid delivering another of their signature indie earworms, with singer Nick Frosst’s clever lyrics and catchy hooks taking center stage on this irresistible indie-pop hit.
The single came out ahead of the sold-out U.S. Tour and the band’s highly anticipated EP, Good Kid 4 (out March 27). The band’s previous single from the EP “Bubbly” had Billboard raving that it was “one of Canada’s hot new radio songs…right up there with Beyoncé.”
The upcoming six-track EP also features the hugely popular single “From The Start”, which garnered 1 million streams in just 24 hours, and has since accumulated 24 million more. Known for their eclectic blend of J-rock, indie-rock, and pop-punk, Good Kid’s massive streaming success is not just a result from their propensity to create catchy songs, but innovative fan engagement alongside savvy, fan-favoring business decisions, have helped the band amass an extensive and devoted fanbase, only serving to further the hype for the upcoming EP.
“The band is coming away from the busiest touring year of our musical careers, and this 4th EP “Good Kid 4” is the product of that journey. Many of the songs on this album are about the experience of music itself and how it has impacted our lives immensely. We wrote songs about facing anxiety with your friends, and about dancing. We wrote songs about reaching your breaking point, and about the hotels we would stay in night after night which eventually blended into one, endless timewarp of beige hallways. We wrote a song about the Summer we never wanted to end, and the only song that we didn’t write went over so unbelievably well with our fans, we had no choice but to record our own version of it.
Good Kid 4 is our favorite EP yet, and it represents the best of our last two years as a band when everything started to make sense for Good Kid.” – David Wood, Guitarist.
Case in point, the band’s entire Discography is content ID free and DMCA free, meaning content creators on platforms like Youtube and Twitch are able to freely use their music without fear of copyright takedowns. This has only slingshotted Good Kid’s already impressive following through the pervasive use of their music by hugely popular content creators.
Youtube’s biggest creator Mr. Beast, who boasts a mind-boggling 237 Million subscribers, featured 7 Good Kid songs in a video, garnering over 231 Million views. This is but one of many examples of the band’s online reach, which also includes direct collaborations with notable personalities such as XrayAlphaCharlie, Julien Solomita, and Trash Taste.
“We are very involved in the content creator community,” shares bassist Michael Kozakov. “All our music is free to use in monetized Streams and YouTube videos, which has led us to developing relationships and friendships with some of the biggest eSports players and YouTubers. We are very open and excited to continue collaborations with content creators and e-sports brands, and want to develop our brand as the world’s most creator friendly band.”
Beyond the digital realm, the band was recently nominated for Breakthrough Group Of The Year at the 2024 JUNO Awards and are soon to embark on their biggest headlining tour to date. Having already sold out over 90% of their North American dates, demand for tickets to their European and UK shows has been so overwhelming, that the band has had to upgrade multiple venues, several times, to accommodate the influx of enthusiastic fans.
A jack-of-all-trades ensemble – musicians, programmers, and storytellers, Good Kid has carved a unique path for their audience to follow suit. In essence, Good Kid’s story is not just about music; it’s about building a dynamic, engaging universe where fans play an integral role. With an unwavering commitment to joy, creativity, and inclusivity, Good Kid is more than a band — it’s a thriving community of music enthusiasts shaping a unique and memorable experience together.
‘Although I was born in Hollywood, I grew up throughout Southern California, with a strong preference for the Inland Empire. As far as I can remember, until this moment right here, right now, I have always been an artist. Rather than making a decision to become, it was more like allowing myself to simply be me. Expressing myself through singing, writing, bringing characters, worlds, and vision to life has always inspired, challenged, and satisfied me. Life is a journey of magic and more dreams are becoming a reality every step of the way.’—CD
Madison Beer’s “Make You Mine” the single notches a Top 10 placement on the Billboard TikTok Top 50 Chart at #10, and seeks to continue to rise as its popularity on the social and streaming airwaves continues to build.
In just its second week on the chart, “Make You Mine” earns its #10 slot on Billboard’s TikTok chart thanks in large part to its current #5 slot on TikTok’s Viral 50 Music Chart, which tracks the most popular songs being used for creations and engagement on the service.
Per the platform, over 350,000 posts currently boast “Make You Mine” as an audio backdrop, and as The Spinnin Tour continues its 52-date trek, the song’s influence stands to strengthen even further.
The Spinnin Tour, which just wrapped the European leg , begins its North American segment later this month, when the singer takes the stage in Minneapolis, MN on April 24. Through mid-June, Beer will grace stages across the continent, including Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Toronto. Tour dates and ticket information are available HERE.
Madison Beer’s sophomore album, Silence Between Songs, is available now and was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for ‘Best Immersive Album’ at this year’s awards.
