Radmila Lolly, while attending the Miami Heat vs. Golden State Warriors game, was spotted wearing a remarkable outfit that combines sports and fashion. Ms. Lolly went viral last season for donning a one-of-a-kind gown of her own design, made from upcycled Miami Heat jerseys. She once more dazzled the crowd at the game on Tuesday by wearing a new dress—her first jersey gown of the year. This one had her own name on it, and was created from jerseys with the Miami Heat’s new “Miami Vice” colors. 

Radmila, however, astonished her fans even more than usual this time. At the Heat game, she showcased two of her art forms, music and fashion both. At the tip-off of the game, her most recent release, “MAGIC” (Beach House Remix), was played to great crowd reception. According to Ms. Lolly, she wrote the song intending for it to become a “Magic City” anthem, played for Miami events exactly such as these. The crowd was dancing and clapping along to Radmila’s song as they supported their team. 

Radmila worked on this remix alongside Miami-based DJ and producer DJ Mike Tee. Radmila created the original MAGIC song in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 when everything was dark and unknowable. “I wanted to bring some light and hope to the magical city that I was living in,” Radmila stated. The song was formally released the following year, in 2021, and reached the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Indicator Chart in 2022. The pandemic was an inspiration for her collaborator DJ Mike Tee as well. When the world came to a standstill in 2020, he was inspired to start developing and producing his own “Beach House” style, as house music was always something he was interested in. When asked what inspired this remix, he said, “Miami! The city, the culture, The Heat, the vibes. As a producer, I imagine myself in transit… How is the take-off? How does the ride feel? Sometimes I’m on the water; other times I’m in space, on a rocket. How does the landing feel, and how will I put my audience in a place to feel what I feel? From this ride, the MAGIC Beach House Remix was born”.  

For Radmila, this song was an important project for a variety of reasons, one of which was that it recognized Miami, her new home. By establishing connections with the Miami Heat (where she is frequently spotted courtside in her own creations), the Arsht Center, and the PAMM museum, as well as by joining the advisory boards of the Shalala MusicReach Foundation and the Leap for Ladies Foundation, Radmila immersed herself in the culture of her new home. Another reason the project felt special is that she was able to take a song that was created to bring joy to her while stuck at home, and put a new spin on it for going out in the Magic City. Her hope while writing it was that one day people would be able to go out dancing again to this music, and now that is a reality – most recently, Radmila and DJ Mike Tee were seen giving an impromptu performance of the remix during a night out at 1-800-Lucky!