“Industry Baby” features production by Take a Daytrip and Kanye West and touches on Nas finding his confidence and proving anyone who ever doubted his staying power, wrong. The song is the latest to be released from the highly anticipated upcoming album Montero, due later this year via Columbia Records.
The year-long musical treat follows the success of Waiting For The End To Start, which was pressed on vinyl and immediately sold out upon its release, and the launch of “The Life I Know,” the first of its kind in the Philippine stop-motion animation music video, which garnered critical acclaim across the board.
25th Anniversary single
Returning to their brand of melodic pop-rock sensibilities with sharp hooks, bluesy guitar lines, and timeless lyrics, the multi-awarded Filipino band has dropped a call-and-response anthem about hurdling through the difficult times with a more hopeful mindset in life.
This is his first single of 2021 after a full year of break. After graduating UCLA in 2020, he's seen big life changes such as moving back to his home country, South Korea. As he looks back on his time in the States, especially during sophomore year of college in which he was constantly in a state of mental breakdown due to isolation, loneliness, and helplessness induced by personal problems.
The message embedded in "Breakdown" encourages listeners that although they are definitely not alone in the fight, it's actually okay to "want" to be alone for some time.
To date, the synth-driven pop jam has reached the summit of several global music markets, including the United States, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and his home country, Australia.
Aside from topping the streaming platforms in the Philippines, “Stay” lands prominent placements on several mainstream radio charts in Metro Manila such as Magic 89.9 (peak at No. 4), RX 93.1 (peak at No. 7), 99.5 Play FM (peak at No. 2), 87.5 REPUBLIKA FM1 (No. 18), and Barangay LS 97.1 (peak at No. 10).
With quarantine measures extended and kids continuing to stay home, parents are looking for new creative ways to entice their younger ones to get moving. The good news is The Great Cartoon Network Workout starts on Saturday, August 21.
Through the initiative, families can sign up for a month filled with themed weekly events with topics on health and fitness. On top of that, kids can enjoy various activities alongside friends from their favorite shows like We Bare Bears, The Amazing World of Gumball, Teen Titans Go!, and many others.
A Fun-Filled Competition
Is your family up for the challenge? Fitness Coaches Melissa Gohing, Enzo Bonoan, Jo Sebastian, and Eileen Ramos will lead the challenges through Toon Challenge Zones that will get both kids and kids-at-heart to get moving, so make sure you do your stretches and get ready to sweat!
After the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games recently concluded, Filipinos all over the world are to cheer again for another Filipino pride as Manny Pacquiao gears up for a bout against Errol Spence Jr., at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, happening on August 21 (Pacific)/ August 22 (Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Europe), which will be available on Pay-Per-View on ktx.ph, iWantTFC, and TFC IPTV in the Middle East, and select countries in Europe and Asia.
The boxing legend and Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao will be up against Errol Spence Jr. for the WBC and IBF Welterweight titles. Spence was described by some boxing experts as one of the best fighters of his generation because of his 27-0 fight record.
The promising newcomer was discovered by A&R Senior Manager of Def Jam Philippines Allan Mitchell “Daddy A” Silonga in 2020 when he was scouting for new music discoveries that have the potential to make it big. After several discussions with the group and their manager Schumi, 8 Ballin’ has finally agreed to join the international music label’s artist lineup.
“As a very young collective, we realized that we needed a lot of guidance in the industry and when we met the UMG/Def Jam team, not only are they the global number 1 label, but they have an amazing team with people we can trust. This is definitely life changing and we can’t wait to further propel our career.” founding member PRAY shares in a statement.
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