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Fil-Am pop star Olivia Rodrigo named TIME’s 2021 Entertainer of the Year TIME’s 2021 Entertainer of the Year

When it rains, it pours.

This may well be the slogan of young Filipino-American pop star Olivia Rodrigo as more awards and citations come her way.

The latest recognition is her being hailed as TIME’s Entertainer of the Year for 2021.

In a report, ABS-CBN’s Josiah Antonio, citing the Time Magazine, the FilAm singer and song writer was chosen for her nostalgic choices in the lyrics of her songs, giving a big impact to her listeners.

“Rodrigo has a gift for picking the best of the past — whether a well-worn shirt, the faded feedback of a guitar, or the intensity of fi rst love — and fi nding just the right way to situate it in the present,” the article read.

“Her songs have hit with audiences of all ages, in large part because she renders adolescence so viscerally: she’s resentful, seething, crushed, itching to just grow up already,” it added.

Rodrigo, whose father is Filipino, said it feels surreal to have this kind of accolade, the ABS-CBN report stated.

“I’ve gotten to do some crazy things this year but this one feels particularly surreal. thank u [TIME] !!! entertainer of the year !!!!!!” she said in an Instagram post.

Rodrigo tackled sorrow and her childhood in her debut album “SOUR,” mostly written with Daniel Nigro under record label Geff en.

The highly anticipated album caught the attention of new supporters with its “angst-fi lled” and “heartbreak” tracks. This is evident in her fi rst three singles “drivers license,” “deja vu,” and “good 4 u” which were relatable to many fans, who dedicated them to their exes.

Earlier, it was reported that Rodrigo tackled sorrow and her childhood in her debut album “SOUR.”

Rodrigo produced and wrote the songs mostly with Daniel Nigro under record label Geff en.

The highly anticipated album caught the attention of new supporters with its “angst-fi lled” and “heartbreak” tracks. This is evident in her fi rst three singles “drivers license,” “deja vu,” and “good 4 u” which were relatable to many fans, who dedicated them to their exes.

The tracks “traitor,” and “jealousy, jealousy” should be added to breakup playlists, while “brutal” and “hope ur ok” tackle growing up, seals Rodrigo’s impressive songwriting skills.

Rodrigo got help with record-breaking artists Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff with the track “1 step forward, 3 steps back,” about moving forward.

Despite all the heartache, Rodrigo still left us with tracks like “happier,” “favorite crime,” and “enough for you” that gave listeners a vibe of contentment.

Rodrigo’s album reveals the tremendous power of her raw self-expression, poetic specifi city, and talent at illustrating complex emotions in high-impact pop songs.

Her music fi rst captured audiences worldwide early this year after the launch of her original debut single, “drivers license” which premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

It held the top spot for eight consecutive weeks and became the fi rst in 2021 to hit one billion total global streams.

The song was also the fi rst in 2021 to be RIAA certifi ed at gold, platinum, double, and tripleplatinum aside from landing on the top spot at Top 40 radio for fi ve consecutive weeks.

“Drivers license” also broke the Spotify record for the most single-day streams for a non-holiday song (on January 12) and had the biggest weekly streaming debut for any song globally in Spotify history.

Rodrigo played the lead female character in the Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” in 2019, three years after her Disney Channel breakthrough series “Bizaardvark,” which she also top-billed.

Rodrigo identifi es as part-Filipina. She was born and raised in California to a Filipino father and a German-Irish mother.

Tracing her family history in a Disney Channel feature in 2017, Rodrigo shared that her Filipino great-grandfather immigrated to the US. His daughter, Rodrigo’s grandmother, married a fellow Filipino who is also based there.

“Some traditions that have carried over to my generation [include] making Filipino food,” Rodrigo said at the time, adding that lumpia is her favorite.

Sharing photos of her childhood, Rodrigo mentioned being respectful as one of the values her family has instilled in her growing up.

“My parents taught me how to be kind and respectful and to always do the right thing,” she said. (with ABS-CBN)

Senator Revilla’s actor son joins politics

Young candidate and actor Bryan Revilla has joined politics. He is aspiring to become a congressman in the 2022 election with the pledge of bringing livelihood closer to the mass. Revilla, 34, a son of Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. and Mayor Lani Mercado, is running under the Agimat party list concentrating on his agenda on anti-poverty policies, envisioning governance prioritizing pandemicstricken low-income and working sectors, reports SunStar’s Ayunan Gunting.

The creation of an emergency unemployment assistance program that does not only benefi t government and corporate workers but also the informal sector is a highlight from the political aspirant. It aims to expand government assistance and more unemployment benefi ts.

Other propositions Revilla extends to the public include: * Increasing the minimum wage to accommodate the current standards of living without compromising the profi tability of the business sector * Providing security and protection to the street vendors and sellers to supply hazard and risk allowances to healthcare workers in the government and private sectors, including frontliners such as barangay health workers, during the pandemic and other emergencies * Enhancing the barangay health care program.

“One of my priority bills is to craft a law giving regular salaries, emergency benefi ts and hazard pay, medical facilities and supplies to our barangay health care workers during this pandemic,” says Revilla.

A third-generation movie actor, Revilla hopes to endow assistance to workers in the performing arts, entertainment, and fi lm industry who lost jobs in this pandemic and to help them restart their work.

Revilla grew up in a political-showbiz family. His grandfather, the late action star, Ramon Revilla, served the Senate for 12 years. His father, Ramon Jr. or Bong likewise an action star, has been in politics for 26 years and has been a senator since 2004. His mother, former actress Lani Mercado is mayor of Bacoor, Cavite.

A graduate of Consular and Diplomatic Aff airs in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, the younger Revilla says that more than the family’s political tradition, he believes that politics is his calling.