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Shagidi
"Shagidi" is a song recorded by the Filipino girl group Bini as a special single for their Biniverse World Tour 2025. Written by Angela Ken, Anna Achoso-Graham, Courtlin Edwards, JBach, Marqueze Parker, and Tommy Brown, "Shagidi" is a playful and upbeat track inspired by the Filipino children's game, Shagidi Shapopo. The game was introduced and played by ABS-CBN artists Angela Ken, Angia Laurel, and Maymay Entrata alongside various producers during an ABS-CBN music camp held in Davao City in 2024. The song was released by Star Music on June 5, 2025. Background and release In February 2025, Bini released the single "Blink Twice" along with its music video. During their Grand Biniverse: The Valentine Repeat concert on February 15, the group announced that the song is part of an extended play (EP) titled '' Biniverse'', which was released on February 27. On March 24, Bini released "Blink Twice (Dos Veces Remix)" featuring Spanish-Mexican singer Belinda. The group later perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Ken
Angela Ken Tavares Rojas (born May 16, 2002) is a Filipinos, Filipino singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and influencer. She gained acclaim on social networking service TikTok. After releasing her Single (music), single "Ako Naman Muna", she signed with Star Magic, a talent agency under ABS-CBN Corporation. Angela is also a member of the Squad Plus. In 2022, Angela made her acting debut in the iWantTFC musical series titled ''Lyric and Beat'' as Verlyn. Personal life Angela Ken Rojas was born on May 16, 2002. She is from Imus, Cavite and also resides in Las Piñas. She attended Josiah Christian Values High School. She co-owns and operates a cafe in Imus. She was raised by her mother and grandmother and is an engineering student. She is known to keep pet dogs. Career Beginnings Angela began writing songs at the age of 12, with her first composition being a worship song. She began her professional musical career after being discovered by ABS-CBN Music creative director Jonathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blink Twice (Bini Song)
"Blink Twice" is a song by the Filipino girl group Bini. It was released on February 13, 2025, by Star Music as the second pre-single for the second extended play '' Biniverse.'' The song was produced by Mr. Franks, Glitch, Oneye, and Leather Jacket, with Amanda Ratchford credited as a songwriter. "Blink Twice" is a pop and R&B track that explores the theme of a woman taking the first move in a romantic relationship while looking for a sign that her feelings are reciprocated. The song's music video surpassed one million views within 12 hours of its release and trended on YouTube in multiple territories, peaking at number one in the Philippines. The song received positive to mixed reviews from music critics. Background and release Following the commercial success of their singles "Pantropiko", "Salamin, Salamin", and " Cherry on Top" in 2024, Bini embarked on their first concert tour Biniverse, which was succeeded by a three-evening event held at the Araneta Coliseum titled T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biniverse World Tour 2025
Biniverse World Tour 2025 (stylized as BINIverse World Tour 2025) is the second concert tour by Filipino girl group Bini. The tour began on February 15, 2025, at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. The shows spanned multiple cities, including Dubai, London, key cities in the United States, Vancouver in Canada. The tour concluded on June 21, 2025. The show at the Philippine Arena made Bini the first Filipino act to hold a sold-out concert in the arena. The Philippine show also saw the first live performance of the group's single, "Blink Twice". Background On June 30, 2024, at the end of their three-night show at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City for the Biniverse tour, Bini announced that they would hold Grand Biniverse at the Araneta Coliseum in October 2024. The concert was later moved to November 16 and 17 following concerns to the group's health by fans. A third day was announced following immediate sold-out of the first and second day of the concert. Tickets for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bini (group)
Bini (stylized in all caps; formerly Star Hunt Academy Girls or SHA Girls) is a Filipino girl group formed in 2019 through ABS-CBN's ''Star Hunt Academy (SHA)''. The group is composed of eight members: Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena. Bini debuted on June 11, 2021, with their single, " Born to Win", after three years of training under ''SHA''. Before their debut, the group released a pre-debut single, " Da Coconut Nut", on November 20, 2020. The group has since then gained widespread recognition and has been dubbed as the "Nation's Girl Group" due to their significant impact on the public and Philippine pop music. They became the first Filipino pop group with the most monthly listeners on Spotify, and the first to top ''Billboard'''s Philippine Songs chart. In 2025, they amassed one billion all-time streams on Spotify. They are also the first to receive the '' Billboard Philippines'' Women in Music "Rising Star" Award, and in 2025, they wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maloi
Mary Loi Yves Kipte Ricalde (born May 27, 2002), known professionally as Maloi ( , ), is a Filipino singer, performer, and actress under Star Music. She is one of the main vocalists of the Filipino girl group Bini. In October 2023, Maloi appeared in the music video for "RomCom" by Rob Deniel. In February 2024, she became a regular judge for '' It's Showtime'''s '' Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids'' (). She also starred in the music video for "Dilaw" () by Maki in May. In May 2025, she won Female TikTok Face of the Year at the 6th VP Choice Awards. Since 2024, various publications — including '' Vogue Philippines'', ''Billboard Philippines'', and ''Rappler'' — have recognized a distinct fashion and lifestyle aesthetic associated with Maloi, called "Maloi-core". Early life and education Mary Loi Yves Ricalde was born on May 27, 2002 in Lemery, Batangas, Philippines to a family of four siblings. Her family originally lived in Lemery but moved to General Trias, Cavite. She star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Network
GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), GMA Network Inc.. The network is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter facilities, Tower of Power (transmitter), Tower of Power, are located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City, with regional stations and offices strategically located in over twelve major cities across the country including Dagupan, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu and Davao City, Davao. GMA Network (formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, GMA Radio-Television Arts and GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo; the branding was introduced on October 27, 2002 during an episode of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA News Online
GMA Network Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. GMA is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media-related businesses. The majority of its profits are derived from publicity and marketing incomes associated with television distribution. GMA is formed by the legal name of Global Media Arts. GMA Network was founded on March 1, 1950 by American entrepreneur Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart as Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc. The company launched its first radio station, DZBB on June 14, 1950. Its first broadcast on television was launched on October 29, 1961, and the television station was known as DZBB Channel 7. In 1974, the company became known as Republic Broadcasting System (RBS) after the triumvirate of Gilberto Duavit Sr., Menardo Jimenez and Felipe Gozon due to the changes in media ownership laws. It then changed its corporate name to GMA Network ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. According to the RIAA, music downloads peaked at 43% of industry revenue in the US in 2012, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streaming Media
Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a Computer network, network for playback using a Media player (other), media player. Media is transferred in a ''stream'' of Network packet, packets from a Server (computing), server to a client-server model, client and is rendered in real-time; this contrasts with file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains an entire media file before consuming the content. Streaming is more commonly used for video on demand, streaming television, and music streaming services over the Internet. While streaming is most commonly associated with multimedia from a remote server over the Internet, it also includes offline multimedia between devices on a local area network. For example, using DLNA and a home server, or in a personal area network between two devices using Bluetooth (which uses radio waves rather than Internet Protocol, IP). Online streaming was initially popularized by RealNetworks and Microsoft in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip-hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip-hop includes rapping often enough that the terms can be used synonymously. However, "hip-hop" more properly denotes an entire subculture. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre. It simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it. The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extended instrumental breaks provided a platform for break dancers and rappers. These br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.", Rough Guides, This music genre wasn't officially named until the 1980s, when the two words ''Dance'' and ''Hall'' (referring to the common venue) were joined to form ''Dancehall'', which was then promoted internationally for the first time. At that time digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms. Key elements of dancehall music include its extensive use of Jamaican Patois rather than Jamaican English, Jamaican standard English and a focus on the track instrumentals (or "riddims"). Dancehall saw initial mainstream success in Jamaica in the 1980s; by the 1990s, it became i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila Standard
The ''Manila Standard'' is a broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines which, as of 2017, is owned by the Romualdez family. The Romualdezes, through incumbent speaker of the House Martin Romualdez, also own Journal Publications, Inc., the owner of tabloid papers '' People's Journal'' and ''People's Tonight''. Initially established as the ''Manila Standard'' in 1987, it merged with another newspaper, ''Today'', on March 6, 2005, and became the ''Manila Standard Today'' (MST). In 2015, the newspaper renamed itself as ''The Standard'' (temporarily ''The New Standard''), before reverting to its original name in 2016. History The ''Manila Standard'' was founded on February 11, 1987. The offices were then located at the bustling Ayala Avenue in the Makati CBD. In 1989, the group of Andres Soriano III bought out the Elizalde group and renamed the company Kagitingan Publications and relocated the offices in the Port Area, Manila. In June 1991, the group of businessman Alfonso Yuch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
