HOW THE ‘SOUL SUPREME’ REINVENTS HERSELF

By Nickie Wang

IN the early years of her career, KZ Tandingan rarely ventured into writing happy love songs, fearing that it would compromise her “edgy persona.” Furthermore, during the initial decade of her career as a musician, she hadn’t experienced the profound love that surpasses all others.

The song “Dito Ka Lang” marks a significant shift for her as an artist, embracing her current emotions and revealing her true self. KZ firmly believes that staying true to who you are doesn’t mean sacrificing your authenticity and uniqueness.

She believes that personal style and demeanor naturally shine through in your music and expressions.

“I’ve never felt that loving someone more than anybody else in the world.

So, this song is the first song that embraces me and the kind of emotions I have at the moment. Being who you are doesn’t have to suffer because ayaw mong mawala ang pagiging astig mo. Your swag is who you are, whatever you talk about or sing about will just naturally come out,” KZ said during the single’s launch and listening party.

The brand new soul- ful love song was writ ten when her husband Monterde went overseas for a concert tour while she remained in the country.

TAYLOR SWIFT TEASES FANS WITH ‘THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY’ OFFICIAL TRAILER

By Angelica Villanueva

THIS is not a drill!

“Dito Ka Lang” beau tifully portrays the over whelming love that she has unexpectedly received. KZ expresses her gratitude and humility, wondering, “What have I done to de serve this kind of love?” She hopes that everyone gets to experience such deep affection.

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American pop star Taylor Swift has dropped the official trailer of the second season of the teen series The Summer I Turned Pretty and the reason why she’s the one releasing it is because it uses her re-recorded “Back To December (Taylor’s Version)” as its official soundtrack.

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Blending soul, R&B, and rap elements, the song underwent mixing by Grammy winner Boom in the United States and mastering by anoth er Grammy winner, Galindo of The Bakery LA. The arrangement was skillfully handled by Theo Martel, with production by ABS-CBN Music’s creative director, Jonathan Manalo.

The music video for “Dito Ka Lang,” now avail able on the ABS-CBN Star

The music video for “Dito Ka Lang,” now avail

Music YouTube channel, features performances by Kobie Brown and Andi Abaya. KZ Tandingan’s reinvention as the ‘Soul Supreme’ shines through this soulful and heartfelt composition.

“Dito Ka Lang,” which consistently trended online after it was announced, will be the first track featured in KZ’s upcoming fulllength album called Soul Supremacy II. It follows her hit Soul Supremacy album released under Star Music in 2017.

The project also comes after the X Factor Philippines first season grand winner released two songs for the global audience, “11:59” and “Winning.” She likewise graced the cover of a New York Times Square billboard in 2021 for Spotify’s EQUAL playlist. Recently, she served as one of the coaches for The Voice Kids Philippines season 5.

ADIE, UNIQUE HIT 100M STREAMS ON SPOTIFY, RECEIVE PLATINUM RECORD AWARDS

O/C Records honored its current headliners at the kick-off celebration of the music label’s 5th anniversary. Held at 19 East last weekend, O/C— led by celebrity couple, musician Kean Cipriano and actress Chynna Ortaleza —awarded three platinum record awards to singer-songwriter Adie as his singles such as “Tahanan,”“Mahika,” and “Paraluman” have amassed over 100 million streams on Spotify, respectively.

A platinum award was also given to singer-songwriter Unique Salonga as his album Grandma reached over 100 million streams on the same digital music platform. The album includes the massive hit tracks “Midnight Sky” and “Sino.”

A week before the official release date of Speak Now ( Taylor’s Version ), the singer surprised fans on Friday as she posted on her social media platforms the trailer of the Prime Video show.

“Crying (Taylor’s Version),” she wrote. Swifties also expressed their excitement and now looking forward to hearing the full song while fans of the TV series are contemplating whether to be on Team Jeremiah or Team Conrad. Written by Jenny Han, the series will premiere on July 14 on Prime Video. On the other hand, the Grammy-award winner is set to release Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) on July 7.

Rising singer-songwriters Kenaniah were also recognized for hitting the 50-million- stream mark for their music. mrld got two Gold awards for her hit tracks “An Art Gallery Could Never Be As Unique As You” and “Ligaya,” while Kenaniah got one for his viral hit “Bahala Na.” mrld and and

The awarding ceremony was part of O/C’s sold-out anniversary show which mainly featured performances from Cipriano, Adie, Unique, Kenaniah, singer-songwriters Pappel, Eugene Layug, Cean. Jr, Chrstn, and bands Healy After Dark, Crash, bird.

Adie’s hit songs ‘Tahanan,’ ‘Mahika,’ and ‘Paraluman’ receive overwhelming support from Spotify users

KUSIN NI ATO’S SHOWSTOPPERS WITH FREE LEGAL AID ON THE SIDE

ALL the dishes at Kusin Ni Ato are affordable – the most expensive items are the dinakdakan at P100 and beef bulalo at P90 – perhaps in keeping with Atty. Juman Paa’s belief that justice should be just as accessible. But it is the free legal aid that he offers – and he is sometimes joined by lawyer friends who share his advocacy – that is truly priceless, especially for the less fortunate who eat at his carinderia.