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- ↑ Hernández, Andrea (2024-05-18). "Anitta está en México y recibe ramo "buchón" previo al Tecate Emblema ¿lo envió Peso Pluma?". Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ↑ "Anitta eleva a temperatura com baile funk no México em estreia de turnê". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ↑ Souza, Marcelle (2024-05-15). "Anitta faz performance PERFEITA com medley de "Funk Generation" no "The Voice"; assista!". Hugo Gloss (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ↑ "Anitta – Lose Ya Breath". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 01 September 2024.