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Rex Orange County by Clare Shilland Rex Orange County announces his new album The Alexander Technique for release on September 6th via RCA Records. The album was produced entirely by Rex himself alongside Teo Halm (Rosalía, SZA, Beyoncé) and Jim Reed, the latter a member of the Rex Orange County touring band since its inception, in addition to James Blake who produced and features on “Look Me In The Eyes.” To coincide with the announcement, Rex is sharing two new singles with accompanying music videos, "Alexander" and "Guitar Song," that showcase two distinctly different sides of the album. Album opener "Alexander" arrives with a Nick Walker-directed music video that introduces the inspiration for the album's title while the video for "Guitar Song" features footage of Rex filmed by Alexandra Waespi at Decoy Studios in England during the album's creation. The Alexander Technique is named for a therapeutic practice in which back pain is t...

  The countdown to the world’s largest K-pop fan & artist festival, KCON LA 2024, has begun, with the festival in a few days - taking place from July 27 to 29 (Philippine Time), KCON is set to take over the iconic Crypto.com Arena with three nights of star-studded performances by the hottest K-pop artists at the M COUNTDOWN. KCON is the global launchpad for K-pop artists - fans experience KCON to see what's next in K-pop. For the July 27 M COUNTDOWN hosted by Rowoon , the performers to kick-off are BIBI, BOYNEXTDOOR, INI, Kep1er, P1Harmony, and TAEMIN . For the July 28  M COUNTDOWN hosted by JEON SOMI , the scheduled performers are ENHYPEN, god, JO YURI, ME:I, NMIXX, and TWS . The last day, July 29 M COUNTDOWN hosted by Kim Soo Hyun , the confirmed lineup of performers includes i-LAND 2, JEON SOMI, NCT 127, STAYC, ZEROBASEONE, and ZICO . Pinoy K-Pop fans catch the back-to-back shows of KCON LA 2024 at the M COUNTDOWN for FREE exclusively on BlastTV in the Philippine...

  True to its mandate of providing a safe space for art practitioners to hone their skills and nurture their brands of self-expression,  the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) introduce ‘Navigate the Touring Circuit’, an intensive capacity-building program seeking to enhance the tour planning skills and business acumen of Filipino performing groups and companies. The program aims to provide selected performing arts organizations and companies with training and mentorship on the technicalities of touring such as strategic planning, events management, pitching, marketing, and more.  Integrating plenary presentations, talks, breakout sessions, and face-to-face mentoring across training schedules,  Navigate the Touring Circuit will be spanning key regions of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The program will utilize both online and onsite platforms to ensure accessibility and broader beneficiary ...

  There are many who can sing, who can act, and who can dance. And there are exceptionally few who can do all three and more.  Triple Threats, the concert series produced by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, puts the spotlight on these multifaceted individuals in a concept concert. Each concert carries a unique narrative told through a curated selection of music and songs by the featured artist, allowing audiences to get glimpses of the different dimensions of these acclaimed figures in television, theatre, music, and film. For this year’s edition, the Triple Threat Concert Series features the Leading Women of Philippine Musical Theater - Carla Guevara Laforteza, Shiela Valderrama Martinez, and Tanya Manalang Atadero.  CARLA GUEVARA LAFORTEZA One of the strongest and most fearless stage performers in the Philippines, Carla Guevara Laforteza is a premier, multi-awarded leading lady and character actress. She has graced the international musical theatre scene with som...

  After its successful three-week run for its 19th edition, with sold out shows and high turnouts of audiences, the Virgin Labfest marches on to its milestone season in 2025, with 12 new plays culled from over 200 submissions.  Co-presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Tanghalang Pilipino Foundation Inc. (TP) and the Writer’s Bloc Inc., the playwrights festival of untried, untested and unstaged plays announces the new "virgin" plays, namely:    1.     Minating ni Mariah ang Manto ng Mommy ni Mama Mary by ELJAY CASTRO DELDOC 2.     Unang Araw by IVAN VILLACORTA GENTOLIZO 3.     Anniversary by NELSITO GOMEZ 4.    Ang Problema sa Trolley by IMUTHIS (HARVEY REBAYA SALLADOR) 5.     Mga Magindara sa Siyudad by CHRIS JOSEPH JUNIO 6.     Mommy G by JOBERT GREY LANDEZA 7.     Don’t Meow ...

  No dream is too big when you have the courage to pursue it. For UK-based classical soprano Lizzie Bett Estrada, her dreams can move mountains and people—in more places than one. "My parents can sing. We are a typical family who enjoys karaoke," laughed Estrada. "I started joining choirs in elementary school because I enjoyed singing with people, and then I began to discover more about my voice and its capabilities." Estrada is one of the scholars of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ International Scholarship Program, which aims to provide financial support to exceptional learners who have achieved outstanding academic and artistic excellence in their respective art forms and have been accepted to higher educational institutions outside the Philippines. Estrada’s love for singing brought her to the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA), where she graduated with Highest Honors and an Outstanding Student Award in the field of music. The Laguna-born music a...

Nicole Laurel Asensio is all set to celebrate her birth month with 'CHANGES OVER TIME,' a brand new collection of original music in tandem with producer Gabe Dandan, as well as a series of shows across the metro.  'Changes Over Time' is a four-track EP that lures the listener into a labyrinth of sound, traversing themes of time. Orchestral elements and intoxicating rhythms are delicately coalesced into the electronic components of the songs to complement artist Nicole Asensio’s poetic propensity and meandering melodies. All the tracks were mixed and mastered in Dolby Atmos by Waxiefied Sound Production. “This EP is a cocktail of different styles from me and Nicole’s favorite eras of music. There are elements from the 80s, acid jazz influences from the early 90s, neo-soul influences from the mid-90s, and a melding of 70s disco and modern house/electronic. The Dilla swing feel is present throughout the EP but expressed through the different sonic platforms each of these e...