adidas / MLS Represent pairs each Major League Soccer team with a hometown music artist from rock, pop, hip-hop, Latin and punk genres to write and record an original song that represents each MLS team and its home city. Team anthems and chants have a long-standing history in soccer around the world and MLS Represent was created to capture this camaraderie and passion inherent in the sport.
Artists participating include The Rapture (New York Red Bulls), Mike Jones (Houston), OK Go (Chicago Fire), Bad Brains (D.C. United), Barenaked Ladies (Toronto FC), The Polyphonic Spree (FC Dallas), Kinky (Los Angeles Galaxy), RJD2 (Columbus Crew) and more.
MLS Represent is also call to action for all MLS fans, asking them to pick their favorite MLS team and support them via the originally created song by each hometown artist. Fans have the opportunity to customize music videos online using the anthems mashed-up with MLS footage and can then share their videos with friends and rivals, giving all U.S. soccer fans a new way to "represent" their favorite MLS team.
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