Showbiz
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017
E3
A YEAR IN MUSIC STREAMING
The duo of Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart, otherwise known as The Chainsmokers, is the most streamed artist in the Philippines
HERE is a fun fact, based on Spotify, the world’s most popular music streaming service provider, The Chainsmokers is the most streamed artist in the Philippines. Its hit songs “Closer,” “Don’t let me Down,” and “Roses” are the most popular tracks. Now, after wrapping up 2016, and we now brace ourselves for 2017, let’s have a quick rundown of the music Filipinos listen to in the year that was.
ANIMALISTIC. Andrea Torres during her shoot for Asia Brewery calendar
CALENDAR GIRL... From E4
Two weeks before the new year, the Alyas Robin Hood star went wild and sexy during Asia Brewery’s calendar photo shoot clad in animal printed bikini. Andrea posted behind-the-scenes photos of the shoot on her Instagram account. In one photo, the 26-year-old actress slayed it wearing a skimpy leopard-printed two-piece, the same bikini featured on the beverage brand’s calendar. In another photo, Andrea looks fierce as she posed wearing a zebra-printed two-piece intimate apparel. For Max Collins, the New Year is all about pumping up your energy. The 24-year-old Kapuso is Cobra Energy’s 2017 muse for its calendar. Apparently, people from the beverage brand have been keeping their eye on the actress whose favorite pastime is hitting the gym. The energy drink brand has chosen Max to be its poster girl for 2017, gracing the upcoming calendar looking mighty fit and well, sensationally sultry. She is also featured on the sweltering augmented reality video clad in her now famous yellow bikini. Another Kapuso star is setting our calendars ablaze. Known as the new “Pantasya ng Bayan,” Bubble Gang regular Kim Domingo is living up to everyone’s expectation in five calendar layouts with a “cheeky and geeky” theme. Late in October, the sexy star and Ginebra San Miguel calendar girl surprised her followers when she posted a revealing photo on Instagram. In her personal page, Kim is seen wearing a red two-piece bikini highlighting her ample asset. And lastly but definitely not the least, December FHM cover girl whose naked photos went viral on all social media platforms is Ellen Adarna. The controversial beauty, who also received flak from netizen for telling the whole world that she’s able to smoke aboard an aircraft triggering the fire alarm is this year’s Tanduay cover girl. Ellen will be Tanduay’s flag bearer for 2017 as the company will be aggressively using digital content with series of webisodes that will guide every man on how to become better versions of themselves. Ellen will be debunking misconceptions and inspire confidence to male viewers on situations like Valentines date, asking Miss Independent out, and even grooming guides and what to wear to impressively introduce themselves in a bar.
Kapuso star Max Collins in her iconic yellow bikini for Cobra Energy 2017 calendar
CROSSWORD PUZZLE Sunday, January 1, 2017
ACROSS 1 Said excitedly 6 Walrus hunter 11 Make catty remarks 16 Bagpipe sound 21 Jimmy, for one 22 Metaphysical poet 23 December ditty 24 Mirage sights 25 Conjecture 26 Ms. Foster of “The Silence of the Lambs” 27 Do the trick 28 Hums 29 Tarzan’s earldom 31 Champagne bottle 33 Heir, often 35 Festive night 36 Plea at sea 37 Balked 38 “En garde” weapon 39 Art categories 41 Sturm — Drang 42 Flatten 44 Address similar to “sport” 46 Shish-kebab holders 51 Fiscal period 52 Shredded 53 Wonka’s creator 57 Edmonton pucksters 58 Bee and Em 59 Country gallant 60 Estuary 61 Hop out of bed 62 Dawns 63 Closes in on 64 Smudges 66 Herd of whales 67 Grubby 68 Satyrs 69 Grommet 70 Montand or St. Laurent 72 Douses or drenches 73 Ben, of “Bonanza” 74 Generosity (var.) 75 Booster rocket 77 Coup plotters 78 “Aida” composer 79 Fauna 82 Dollar value 83 Fish story 84 Hebrew letters 88 Happen as hoped (2 wds.) 89 Natural climbers 90 Luminous auras 91 Favor-currying gift 92 Close by 93 Quarries 94 Nectar, finally 95 Bandleader Count — 97 “Pulp Fiction” name 98 Skimpy tops 99 Quick kisses
100 101 103 104 105 106 108 110 111 114 115 117 120 121 123 125 127 129 131 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141
Happened to Trig function Made tracks Havens Geometric pattern Happy rumbles Them that’s got — Tome Trouser-leg feature And then —! Primitive weapon Turn sharply Underwater shocker — and haw Mongoose prey Quill possessor Summa cum — Piano exercise Free play Cattle country Lightweight quilt It may be rattled Box-office totals Whims and yens Makes tea or mead Some coin-toss results That is Pizzazz
DOWN 1 Plugs up 2 Dupe 3 Creepers 4 “—, meeny, miny, moe” 5 Formal, maybe 6 Borders on 7 Gazed at 8 Left off 9 Verse lead-in 10 Jeans go-withs 11 Cuts too short 12 Blues 13 Really ticked 14 South Seas staple 15 Architects’ wings 16 Swallowed 17 Sidelines cry 18 Basket willow 19 Effrontery 20 Mountain curves 30 Day of the wk. 32 Squints at 34 Nash of humorous poems 40 Give silent assent 42 Old postcard cost 43 Hamelin pests 44 Zen riddles 45 Late spring flower 46 In a lather 47 Bolshoi rival 48 “Forget” a letter 49 Craven of horror films 50 Prior to 51 Round dwellings 52 Coil about
54 55 56 58 59 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 71 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 86 87 89 90 93
As — — (usually) Charters Keeps on going Major artery Steam bath Demeanors “Wayne’s World” pal Polar explorer On the up and up Resided Basins in a church Merits Where Pago Pago is Entices “Bad, Bad — Brown” France, long ago Indiana or Casey Dingles and dales High mark (hyph.) Singer — Judd Quechua speaker — and dined Tugs Black-ink item Monsieur’s shout Trance Intuitions Horse’s ankles California’s — Woods
94 95 96 98 99 100 102 105 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 122 124 126 128 130 132
Present Maude of TV Pro Bowl letters Number of Fates Patio block Rodeo mount Clean-air org. Most beautiful Flashlight carriers Wearing a cowl Fossil resins Ski runs Glitterati member Broadcast again Give the slip Cousteau invention Had one’s say Meditation guides Full of zest Show backer Formation fliers Netting — spumante Component It glistens — kwon do Rotter
The Chainsmokers A production duo featuring Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, The Chainsmokers mixes indie, dance, and pop into a charttopping sound that spawned hits like “Roses,” and “Don’t Let Me Down.” Pall and Taggart first made a name for themselves by creating mixes of their favorite indie bands that garnered tens of millions of streams. The Chainsmokers has 34 million monthly listeners. Justin Bieber Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber was barely into his teens when he released his 2009 debut, My World, and became one of the youngest success stories in contemporary pop it went either platinum or double platinum in several countries. Bieber is the most streamed male artist with 24 million monthly listeners. Ariana Grande A television star turned pop diva, Ariana Grande emerged in the mid-2010s as an heir to the throne of Mariah Carey. Blessed with powerful vocals that belied her petite frame, Grande is this year most streamed female artist with almost 30 million listeners.
Pantasya ng Bayan and Ginebra San Miguel calendar girl Kim Domingo
Top Hits Philippines It has finally gained more than a million followers this year. Top Hits Philippines is now the country’s most popular playlist followed by Today’s Top Hits, It’s a Hit!, #Hugot, and Morning Stroll.