'Since I'm going to die, I'm going to make the best album of my life' – Cidades na Net

Anitta released her new album, Funk Generation, on Friday, the 26th. The album is the singer's new venture into her international career and has several aspects of funk and electronic music, with songs sung in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

In a press conference held on Friday, the 26th, the Rio native says that, during the time the album was being created, she was going through a health scare. “I was very sick. I had to be tested for cancer, I felt really bad. I thought I was going to die for a while,” she declared. “I said: 'Since I'm going to die, I'm going to make the best album of my life'”.

The singer also explained why she scheduled an international tour for the new album, without shows in Brazil. For her, the national public is not willing to pay the price of the show for a Brazilian artist. “When it’s an international show, everyone wants to pay zillions,” she said.

“We are thinking about how to make (a big show in Brazil) happen. It's one thing to do small shows like we're doing in other countries. This bigger event requires time and structure, and people don’t really want to pay to go to events like this”, he explained.

Singer says she wants to 'inspire'

Funk Generation seeks to showcase different funk sounds and expressions of Brazilian culture. According to the singer, she continues to do what she can to avoid Brazilian stereotypes in the international market. “When it's possible, when a magazine is interested, we ask if they can come to Brazil. I always try to do something like this. And in interviews, I keep talking”

“The Aceita video will come with Candomblé, the Ahí video will have samba schools, if we can get it out. I didn’t just include the beautiful samba woman, I included the old guard… so that people can look for it and be interested,” she added.

She recalled presentations she gave in an international context, such as at the VMA 2023, and talked about taking funk to the world. “There was even Taylor Swift there,” she recalled. “I want to inspire, not only funk artists, but all young people in the community to do what they want.”

“When I started, my friends were getting arrested. They were going to jail, solely and exclusively because of the music,” she recalled. “Up until now, I’ve had to get into a lot of fights, just to get this album released.”

According to the artist, at this point in her career, she considers that she no longer has anything to prove. “I’m dying to take a break,” she revealed. “And I think the process (of internationalization) is quite complete. I could pass the baton to someone else to continue the work, because I'm super accomplished. It’s wonderful.”

“I already feel like I’ve accomplished everything I had to accomplish,” he added.

Source: Agência Estado/Green City Photo: Edgar de Souza / AgNews