Doja Cat returns with new single and music video “Jealous Type”

Fifth studio album Vie drops September 26, followed by announcement of first-ever ‘Ma Vie World Tour’ dates across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia

GRAMMY award-winning global superstar Doja Cat returns with her new single and music video “Jealous Type” out now via Kemosabe Records/ RCA Records. Doja Cat’s new track “Jealous Type” was produced by Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift, Lorde) and Y2K (Ariana Grande, Tate McRae), with the music video directed by Boni Mata and filmed in Los Angeles. Doja Cat first teased her new track “Jealous Type” in her Summer '25 campaign with Marc Jacobs. “Jealous Type” will appear on her highly anticipated fifth studio album, Vie, which is slated for release on September 26th. Pre-save album HERE.

Jewel Owusu turns desire into a self-love anthem in new single “spark”

Her infectious dance-pop confessional reframes fleeting attraction into a deeper conversation about love, self-confidence, and desire

Filipino-Ghanaian artist and producer Jewel Owusu dives into the complexity of desire in her new single “spark”—out on all digital music platforms worldwide this Thursday, August 21, 2025. 

The suave electro-pop track dabbles between introspection and dance-floor energy, reflecting on fleeting thoughts about someone else that arrive uninvited. Rather than framing them as dangerous and destructive, Owusu examines them as symbols of freedom and excitement and of the aliveness that can sometimes feel distant in a settled routine.

Filipino King of R&B Jay R joins forces with Los Angeles-based pop artist Shanice on collab single “Never Ever”

The new track was helmed and co-written by multi-platinum producer Mark Feist, who’s worked with globally renowned artists like Beyonce, Celine Dion, Outkast, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez, and more 

OPM icon Jay R links up with Los Angeles-based pop newcomer Shanice on their collaborative single, “Never Ever”—released on Friday, August 22, 2025 via Hitmakers Entertainment and Symphonic Asia.

Produced and co-written by Grammy-nominated Mark Feist, alongside Shanice and Jay R, the sophisticated R&B jam tackles a kind of love that stays and sticks even when the pieces don’t quite fit. With suave and soulful vocals that cut through a bed of lush strings, slow-burning grooves, and hypnotic instrumentation, “Never Ever” captures the soothing warmth of coming home to a loved one, pledging devotion even through life’s coldest seasons.

Jolianne links up with Ziv in “Kuryente,” a song co-written by Ben&Ben’s Miguel Benjamin

The track navigates the heart-melting feeling of infatuation and young love

Rising Filipino artist Jolianne teams up with acclaimed Korean producer Ziv for “Kuryente,” a sticky-sweet, pop soul track that captures the feeling of infatuation in its earliest stages.

Co-written by Miguel Benjamin of the award-winning band Ben&Ben as a love letter to his wife with Jolianne and Ziv as equally involved in the songwriting process, “Kuryente” was inspired by the couple’s intimate anecdotes, where they feel tiny jolts of static electricity whenever their hands touch. This tender detail shaped the song, later brought to life through Ziv’s intricate but playful production and Jolianne’s glistening interpretation.

Meet CIRIS: The Watchdog Fighting Disinformation in the West Philippine Sea

From L-R: CIRIS Co-Founder Christopher Balagtas, CIRIS Executive Director Andre del Rosario, CIRIS Co-Founder Erik Chua 

In the escalating battle over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), disinformation has emerged as a powerful weapon. Standing at the frontlines of this information war is the Center for Information Resilience and Integrity Studies or CIRIS, a non-profit organization committed to exposing disinformation and strengthening national resilience through credible storytelling and strategic communications.

CIRIS is led by Michel Andre P. del Rosario, its Executive Director and a former Assistant Secretary under former Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil. During his tenure in government, del Rosario chaired the Information Working Group of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea, giving him firsthand experience in countering foreign malign influence campaigns that sought to distort public understanding of the WPS issue.

We Are Imaginary to represent the Philippines in Hanoi, Vietnam for this year’s NO HEADLINER festival

Filipino indie rock band We Are Imaginary will be representing the Philippines at this year’s NO HEADLINER 4, happening in West Lake Water Park in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 18 - 19, 2025. 

Now bigger in scale and freer in spirit, the independent music festival will bring together 20 international and local acts, spanning genres from alternative rock, indie, R&B, experimental, and beyond. Alongside the live music segment of the festival, the creative experience area has also been expanded to offer audiences a range of engaging, art-connected activities and interactive spaces.

“It is always our dream to be heard around Asia so to be invited and to play once again outside our usual turf is such an exciting opportunity,” shares Ahmad Tanji, the lead vocalist and guitarist of We Are Imaginary. “Our last international gig was for the Archipelago Festival (Jakarta, Indonesia) last 2017. It has been a while indeed.”

mermaids unveils contemplative new single "Thought Shuffle" featuring Roxy Modesto

Deep/lofi house producer returns with jazz-infused meditation on modern life

Singapore-based producer mermaids announces the release of "Thought Shuffle," a mesmerizing deep lofi house track that marks the project's triumphant return for 2025. The single, set for release on August 15th under SEAlectors, features the evocative saxophone work of Roxy Modesto, a staple of both jazz and rock landscapes in The Philippines and Indonesia.

"Thought Shuffle" serves as a bookend to mermaids' pandemic-era "Flat Curver" series, continuing the project's exploration of intimate, home-listening experiences while maintaining dancefloor sensibilities. The track represents a natural evolution in the mermaids sound, weaving together tinges of improvised jazz elements with the project's signature blend of warm chords and subtly energetic percussion.