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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 AUGUST 2021 7 CULTURE THE Valletta Grand Prix foun- dation regrets to announce that the current event and travel restrictions has for the second consecutive year called for the postponement of Malta Classic's four-day staple event. 'The production of the Malta Classic Hill Climb, Concours d' Elegance and the Grand Prix held since 2008 has involved the coordination of travel for overseas drivers, timescale logistical planning, sponsors, partners and most importantly a car enthusiast spectatorship. It is extremely disappointing that the circumstances have led to the postponement of both 2020 and 2021's editions.' - Josef Abela, Technical Direc- tor, Valletta Grand Prix Foun- dation.Attracting thousands of vintage car racing enthusi- asts each year, the Malta Clas- sic committee has ensured 12 seamless annual events with the health and safety of its driv- ers and patrons at the core of its operations. 'Whilst the circumstances be- yond our control have called for the second consecutive deferment, more than 60 com- mittee members, volunteers and third parties are working towards 2022: the most exhil- arating edition yet for its driv- ers, patrons and spectators', Karen Zammit Southernwood; Secretary for Malta Classic has said. Malta Classic has announced its dates for the 13th edition scheduled to be back on the road between the 13th and 16th of October. A rare 1959 Lotus Elite series 1 that was con- firmed for this year's edition is one amongst many sought after classic cars that will feature in the next edition. Malta Classic's four-day staple event postponed Scream My Name is latest single from Juno Valdez MALTESE singer/songwriter Juno Valdez has dropped her latest single, Scream My Name, a fresh urban pop number, with producer Jean Claude Vancell. The track was mixed and mastered by Billboard Hot 100 No #1 New York engineer Wiz- ard Lee. "This track is exactly one half me and one half Jean Claude Vancell, my creative partner in crime since we met at St Aloy- sius 17 years ago," Valdez said. The singer said that Scream My Name is a song that per- sonified lust, as illustrated through the title. "It's a shame- less, flirtatious song but also demure-at-times, go-between raw attraction and sexual ten- sion," she said. Valdez said that once the song was ready, she felt something was missing – locally, there was no studio she thought had a real urban edge. "Still in my rapper 6ix9ine obsession, I wrote to his studio in New York on a whim. At the time, his track 'TROLLZ' with Nikki Minaj was all over the radios. I did not expect anyone to write back... they never do," Valdez explained. The singer said about a week later, she got an email saying they liked the track and would be happy to work on it. "Now I was sure it was a scam. I sup- pose I got really lucky because it really was him, the man who has Platinum Number One's in his discography really did mix and master our track himself, to perfection," she said. The track itself features a unique watermark, as Valdez pushed her writing boundaries breaking into a rap middle sec- tion. Not just another music video To Juno, the track's music video isn't just another music video, it is a performance cele- brating the culmination of hu- man existence. "Few people know that just four months before that video was shot, I underwent major surgery, so the video mostly represented the immense won- der of the human body's pow- er in healing itself and coming full circle, springing back in a healthy summer tan and danc- ing playfully around a basket- ball court." Valdez said she found her- self writing the storyboard and doing a lot of its production, which she had not realised she could do until she did it. "That is what music is to me, a safe space which allows me to run free, creatively, happily. And when you are there, build- ing on something that you built that came from nothing, you catch a glimpse of the infinite creative potential that lies in us all, be it to build a song or an empire. There is that magic in us. I truly believe that." The music video also features basketball player from Malta's national team, Matthew Scer- ri, and black belt / DJ Andrew Barthet.