{"id":1876662,"date":"2026-04-10T21:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876662"},"modified":"2026-04-10T21:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:49:44","slug":"major-league-soccer-and-san-diego-fc-launch-music-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876662","title":{"rendered":"Major League Soccer and San Diego FC Launch Music Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tMajor League Soccer (MLS) and San Diego FC have partnered with recording artist SHAVONE, who will\u00a0write\u00a0and executive produce the track\u00a0\u201cSDFSHE\u201d as part of the league\u2019s Playmakers Music Collective. The song\u00a0is the first original song ever commissioned and released through an MLS Playmakers initiative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSHAVONE \u2014 a Forbes 30 Under 30 technology executive, musician, Ford Model and Penguin author (Black Internet Effect<\/em>) \u2014 has been named a founding artist in residence of the Playmakers Music Collective with her creative group Future of Creatives, who will help shape the Collective\u2019s creative vision and music output for the long term. SHAVONE joins the Playmakers\u2019 founding music collective that includes Tony Martinez, Dontae Ralston, Leon Goodrum, Ramel Wallace and Matthew \u201cBeazie Beats\u201d Arellano.<\/p>\n

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    \n\tThe announcement builds on San Diego FC and MLS\u2019 growing momentum in entertainment, on the heels of announcing writer, producer and actor Issa Rae and Grammy Award-winning artist Tems as part owners of the team.<\/p>\n

    \n\t\u201cThe Playmakers initiative has always been about creating real pathways for the creative community in San Diego,\u201d said Tony Martinez<\/strong>, founder of the San Diego FC MLS Music Playmakers Collective, in a statement. \u201cLaunching the Music Collective and releasing \u2018SDFSHE\u2019 is a natural extension of that. It\u2019s about giving artists a platform to be seen, heard, and supported at a level that reflects the culture they represent. This is what it looks like when a club invests in its city beyond the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \n\t\u201cSDFSHE,\u201d the debut track from the San Diego FC MLS Music Playmakers Collective, is an anthem in celebration of women artists in San Diego. The official music video for was shot and directed by San Diego FC at Snapdragon Stadium, the home of San Diego FC and the National Women\u2019s Soccer League\u2019s San Diego Wave. The track is the first in a planned, year-long series of original music releases, building toward a summer 2026 project release that coincides with the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S.<\/p>\n

    \n\t\u201c\u2018SDFSHE\u2019 is about building real opportunities for artists in San Diego, especially women. I wrote this record with a clear intention to bring together voices from across the city while maintaining a strong creative direction,\u201d SHAVONE said in a statement. \u201cThis project is about creating access, amplifying local voices, and showing what\u2019s possible when leagues invest in the creative communities that shape their cities. Through Future of Creatives and our collaboration with MLS and San Diego FC, we are soundtracking the season and evolving music\u2019s role in one of the world\u2019s fastest-growing sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shavone-press-SanDiegoFC-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Major League Soccer (MLS) and San Diego FC have partnered with recording artist SHAVONE, who will\u00a0write\u00a0and executive produce the track\u00a0\u201cSDFSHE\u201d as part of the league\u2019s Playmakers Music Collective. The song\u00a0is the first original song ever commissioned and released through an MLS Playmakers initiative.\u00a0\u00a0 SHAVONE \u2014 a Forbes 30 Under […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-1876662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1876662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876662\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1876662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1876662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1876662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}