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Singer-songwriter Jada Facer steps into a new chapter of her musical journey, as her emotionally driven releases and rapidly growing global audience come into focus across Asia. With over 1.3 billion views on YouTube, alongside millions of fans across Spotify, Instagram, and TikTok, Jada has built a deeply engaged global following - now sharing her signature storytelling and emotional honesty with listeners across Asia. For Jada, music has always been about feeling first, and everything else second. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter began writing and performing instinctively at age 8, drawn to storytelling to make sense of the world around her. After first gaining mainstream exposure on the hit U.S. sitcom Melissa & Joey, where she played Joey Lawrence’s daughter, Jada quietly built her own universe online, sharing music that felt personal, unfiltered, and deeply human. That authenticity has since grown into a global audience, garnering over 1.3 billion YouTube views and millions o...

Gavin James, the Irish singer/songwriter who has opened for the likes of Ed Sheeran in Dublin and Sam Smith in the US, will be in Manila for his first-ever visit to Asia for a show at the New Frontier Theater on October 4. James may not be the major superstar the likes of super famous headliners he has supported on tour yet, but brace yourself; he just might steal your heart away. With a “spell-binding voice and a knack for stadium-sized hooks” as one critic described him, Gavin’s music can easily get into your head and stay there.  His current single, “Always,” has been described as a Coldplay-esque ballad that newfound fans simply adore. James says, “’Always is all about loss for me. It was about ending a relationship last year and then immediately regretting it, so it’s a pretty apologetic tune. However, the song can have a lot of different meanings and I’m excited for people to listen to it and make their mine up themselves about what it means to them.” Jame...

There's a new band in the music scene called Crib and they just launched their debut album. "Crib has been in the music scene for almost 10 years now. We are active in gigs. Now we have an album," says TJ Sarvida, lead vocals of the band, who is a dead ringer for actor Paulo Avelino, during an interview at the Metro Walk in Pasig City recently. Sarvida says that the band use to play back-up to some of the popular OPM artists aside from their nightly gigs prior to invading the mainstream music scene. "Our genre is sub-genre rock, also known as adult-oriented rock. Our influences include Toto, Michael McDonald, Hall and Oates, Christopher Cross, etc. For newer artists, our influences are Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran," adds Sarvida, a young entrepreneur. Asked to describe their self-titled album, Mike Caleda, keyboards and vocals, who composed most of the songs, says: "Collective experiences namin ito at ginawa namin sa music. Kung mapapakinggan ni...

Despite the historic feat of the song "Despacito" which stayed at No. 1 on the US music charts for 16 straight weeks, the song "Shape of You" by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been tabulated as the biggest song of 2017, according to Billboard magazine, which ranks the popular songs in the US and elsewhere. Released on a digital download on January 6, "Shape of You'' continues to enjoy massive popularity as it stays on the US chart at No. 25 for 48 weeks now. In September, "Shape of You," which was written by Sheeran with pop superstar Rihanna in mind, became the most-streamed song on Spotify with more than 1.32 billion streams. At No. 2 was "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber which earlier tied this year with "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men for the longest-run at No. 1 for 16 weeks in the 59-year history of US charts. "Despacito" is up for ...

English singer Ed Sheeran shot to the top of the music chart in the US after he got a little help from Beyonce in the latest single "Perfect." The romantic ballad was originally released in September as a the fourth solo single from his critically-acclaimed album "Divide." Sheeran said that Beyonce loved the song "Perfect" so much that he decided to record a duet version. This is Sheeran's second No. 1 song in the US, the first one being "Shape of You." The song "Shape of You" has been named the biggest-selling tune of 2017, according to Billboard magazine's year-end countdown. For the song "Perfect," Sheeran reached out to Queen B who recorded the second verse of the song from a female perspective. The pop superstars hit the recording studio in May. Reports said that an operatic version of the song with Andrea Bocelli will be released on Dec. 15. "Perfect" shot to the summit of Billboard...

Award-winning English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has reset his upcoming shows in Japan and the Philippines to April 2018 following a bike injury last October 16. The full statement from AEG Presents Asia, organizer of Sheeran's shows: "Ed Sheeran will start his Asia tour on 11 Nov. 2017 in Singapore. The tour dates in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Mubai and Dubai will go ahead as scheduled. "Osaka, Tokyo and Manila tour dates will be rescheduled to April 2018 (full dates and schedules below). All tickets for the original show will remain valid for the new dates. "Despite best efforts, due to scheduling conflicts and limited venue availability in April 2018, Ed Sheeran has been forced to cancel his tour dates in Taipei, Seoul, Hong Kong and Jakarta. "Ed commented: 'A follow-up visit to my doctors today confirmed that I will be good to go from the Singapore shows onwards. "Osaka, Tokyo and Manila will be rescheduled for April 2018. My d...