Filipinos made an imprint all over the classic Super Bowl LVIII matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas Chiefs. For starters, the NFC Champion 49ers tapped Bay Area Filipino natives Saweetie and P-Lo for their playoff anthem “Do It For The Bay.” The banger would have been the ideal soundtrack for the squad had they not lost in overtime to the Chiefs.
While the 49ers winning bringing home the Vince Lombardi trophy would have made history for two transcendent Filipino artists, the Chiefs also had Filipino representation on their team. Rookie Wide Receiver Nikko Remigio enjoyed a started from the bottom success story, rising from an undrafted free agent to earning a roster spot on a dynasty squad.
H.E.R. also made a cameo at Super Bowl LVIII during Usher’s halftime performance. The Disney Princess performed a guitar solo and did adlibs for the R&B legend. H.E.R., a Bay Area native once sang the national anthem for her home team as a child and to perform at their Super Bowl appearance is definitely another milestone in her illustrious career.
Shout out to all the Filipinos who represented at Super Bowl LVIII!
Foo Fighters brought up H.E.R. as a special guest during their Saturday Night Live! guesting for a performance of their recently released song “The Glass.” Now, both acts have released the track on all major digital streaming platforms. The offering is part of a special vinyl release for the track and the celebration features both the original and H.E.R.’s solo.
You can catch the studio recording of “The Glass” below!
H.E.R. took to Instagram to reveal the project and share some thoughts on the front page! In a recently shared post, she captioned: “Verified. Never thought I would be on the cover of vogue 🥺 the fact that it’s VOGUE PHILIPPINES means EVERYTHING TO ME 🇵🇭 I am so grateful and excited for this next chapter…. LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!.” Check out the cover below!
December 15 is almost here! H.E.R. is set to star as Belle on ABC’s “Beauty And The Beast” 30th anniversary special, and the singer is also poised to represent her Filipino-American roots. In one of the costumes for the live-action segment, H.E.R. pays homage to her Filipino roots by wearing a dress that features baybayin.
The way @HERMusicx is honoring her Filipino heritage in her Belle costume. 😍😭🙌🏽
The writing says “Bela” (“Bella”) in baybayin. A pre-colonial script that was almost taken from us, but we are reviving it.
Proud of this Bay Area Pinay and excited to see HER in BATB!
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration premieres on ABC on December 15 at 8 p.m. and will go live on Disney+ the following day! We’re excited to see a Filipino Disney princess!
Filipinos will be proudly represented at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs)! Pinay singers Maymay Entrata and H.E.R. snagged two well-deserved nominations at the MTV EMAs.
Maymay Entrata is nominated for the Best Asia Act award, where she will go head-to-head against Japan’s THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE, South Korea’s TOMORROW x TOGETHER, Indonesia’s NIKI, and Thailand’s SILVY. You can vote for the “Amakabogera” singer here!
H.E.R. also received a nomination for Best R&B act, where she will go head-to-head against Chlöe, Giveon, Khalid, Summer Walker, and SZA. You can vote for the future Disney princesshere!
Best of luck to Maymay Entrata & H.E.R.! You can view the full list of 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) nominations here.
Grammy-award winner H.E.R. can now add Disney princess to her resume. The Filipino-American singer/songwriter has been cast as Belle in ABC's upcoming ‘Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration’ special celebrating the iconic film’s 30th anniversary! Airing on December 15th, the hybrid program will feature live-action musical performances mixed with scenes from the animated film.
“I can’t believe I get to be a part of the Beauty and the Beast legacy. The world will see a Black and Filipino Belle!” said H.E.R. in an official press release. “I have always wanted to be a Disney princess, and I get to work with two wonderful directors Hamish Hamilton and my favorite, Jon M. Chu. It is very surreal and I couldn’t be more grateful.”
“With her obvious extraordinary talent and stage presence, H.E.R. is the perfect embodiment of our Belle and we are thrilled for audiences to see her in this celebration of creativity,” added Chu. “We were both influenced as storytellers by the original animated movie, so it's very exciting to collaborate together to honor the artistry of that timeless classic while also inspiring a whole new generation of creators.”
Stay tuned for more news on H.E.R. and the upcoming special!
Filipino representation was at an all-time high at this year’s 2022 GRAMMYs. The year’s biggest night in music featured Filipinos nominatinated in all major categories and featured three official winners. H.E.R. won for Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Fight For You.”
Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic swept with Record of the Year, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, and Song of the Year.
Hawaiian-Filipino musician, Kalani Pe'awon his third Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album for his album, Kau Ka Peʻa and gave a touching acceptance speech paying tribute to his Hawaiian roots.
To round things off Olivia Rodrigo took home three GRAMMYS for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, & Best Pop Solo Performance. In addition to Olivia Rodrigo, H.E.R., and Bruno Mars dominating their categories, GRAMMY nominee Saweetie dominated the red carpet. The Filipino-American femcee served two looks during the event.
While Olivia Rodrigo may have taken home three GRAMMYs and shut down the award show with her performance, she had two viral moments from the night that set social media ablaze. First, her moment with BTS member V as part of the supergroup's intro to their standing ovation performance. Additionally, the teen pop sensation drew inspiration from Adele and Taylor Swift by dropping and breaking one of her Grammys on the red carpet.
The trio of Filipino talents also performed at the award ceremony. Bruno Mars opened the show with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic, lighting up the stage and setting the energy for the night.
Olivia took to the stage and brought in all the emotions to perform her hit "Drivers License."
Lastly, H.E.R. gave us an electrifying and epic performance taking the stage alongside the legendary Lenny Kravitz and Travis Barker.
Also in attendance, straight off their Pre-Awards, MYX Tape performance at the 24 Oxford at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas, the Friday before the ceremony, were Ruby Ibarra and Kiana V.
The duo shared details of their outfits for the evening, which included custom outfits made by all Filipino designers:
Visual Artist, Keavan Yazdani also represented at the ceremony and was nominated for two awards for his work on Justin Bieber's mega-hit "Peaches."
Elle King also showed out and matched the red carpet in her monochromatic look. She was nominated alongside Miranda Lambert for “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” in the Best Country Duo/Group Performancecategory.
We’re proud of all of the Filipino representation at the GRAMMYs this year and what this means for the past Filipino acts who paved the way, the current Filipino acts in entertainment, and most importantly the future Filipino artists who will be inspired by this night at home. Check out the full list of winners at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards below.
Record of the Year
"Leave the Door Open" - Silk Sonic — Winner
"I Still Have Faith In You" - ABBA
"Freedom" - Jon Batiste
"I Get a Kick Out of You" - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
"Peaches - Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar and Giveon
"Right On Time" - Brandi Carlile
"Kiss Me More" - Doja Cat featuring SZA
"Happier Than Ever" - Billie Eilish
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" - Lil Nas X
"drivers license" - Olivia Rodrigo
Album of the Year
"We Are" - Jon Batiste — Winner
"Love For Sale" -Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
"Justice" - Justin Bieber
"Planet Her"- Doja Cat
"Happier Than Ever" - Billie Eilish
"Montero" - Lil Nas X
"Back of my Mind" - H.E.R.
"sour" - Olivia Rodrigo
"Evermore" - Taylor Swift
"Donda" - Kanye
Song of the Year
"Leave The Door Open" - Silk Sonic — Winner
"Bad Habits" - Ed Sheeran
"A Beautiful Noise" - Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile
"drivers license" - Olivia Rodrigo
"Fight For You" - H.E.R.
"Happier Than Ever" - Billie Eilish
"Kiss Me More" - Doja Cat featuring SZA
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" - Lil Nas X
"Peaches" - Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
"Right On Time" - Brandi Carlile
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo – Winner
Arooj Aftab
Jimmy Allen
Baby Keem
FINNEAS
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid LAROI
Arlo Parks
Saweetie
Best Pop Solo Performance
"drivers license" - Olivia Rodrigo — Winner
"Anyone" - Justin Bieber
"Right On Time" - Brandi Carlile
"Happier Than Ever" - Billie Eilish
"Positions" - Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Kiss Me More" - Doja Cat featuring SZA — Winner
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
"Lonely" - Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco
"Butter" - BTS
"Higher Power" - Coldplay
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"Love For Sale" - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga — Winner
"Til We Meet Again (Live)" - Norah Jones
"A Tori Kelly Christmas" - Tori Kelly
"Ledisi Sings Nina" - Ledisi
"That's Life" - Willie Nelson
"A Holly Dolly Christmas" -Dolly Parton
Best Pop Vocal Album
"Sour" – Olivia Rodrigo — Winner
"Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)" – Justin Bieber
"Planet Her (Deluxe)" – Doja Cat
"Happier Than Ever" – Billie Eilish
"Positions" – Ariana Grande
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
"Alive" - Rüfüs Du Sol, Jason Evigan & Rüfüs Du Sol, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer — Winner
"M Y . L I F E" - J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray
"Way 2 Sexy" - Drake featuring Future & Young Thug
"Thot S***" - Megan Thee Stallion
Best Rap Song
"Jail" - Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z) — Winner
"Bath Salts" - Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, songwriters (DMX Featuring Jay-Z & Nas)
"Best Friend" - Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, songwriters (Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat)
"Akiho: Seven Pillars" – Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)
"Andriessen: The Only One" – Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer and Los Angeles Philharmonic)
"Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes" – Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin and David Skidmore, composers (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion)
"Batiste: Movement 11'" – Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)
Best Music Video
"Freedom" – Jon Batiste – Winner
"Shot in the Dark" – AC/DC
"I Get a Kick Out of You" – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
"Peaches" – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
"Happier Than Ever" – Billie Eilish
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" – Lil Nas X
"Good 4 U" – Olivia Rodrigo
Best Music Film
"Summer of Soul" – Various Artists – Winner
"Bo Burnham: Inside" – Bo Burnham
"David Byrne's American Utopia" – David Byrne
"Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles" – Billie Eilish
"Music, Money, Madness... Jimi Hendrix in Maui" – Jimi Hendrix
As Women's History Month officially kicks off, Billboard helps set the tone by recognizing some of the most influential and hardworking Women in the music industry. Oliva Rodrigo, Saweetie, and H.E.R. were all recognized at the event, and some shared their special moments with their Mothers.
Saweetie was honored with the "Game Changer" award during the ceremony. Her beautiful and proud mother, Trinidad Valentin helped share this special moment with Saweetie by presenting her with the award. Saweetie also took to the Red Carpet and talked to Billboard's Chelsea Briggs about her highly anticipated debut album coming out this Summer and the documentary being shot around it.
H.E.R. took to the stage to perform "Fate" and received the American Express Impact Award. She honored her mother during her acceptance speech, whose impact helped her become the woman she is today. H.E.R. expressed that by her mother giving her a voice while she was growing up, she can now use that voice to help impact others.
Olivia Rodrigo performed her massive hit "Deja Vu" and was honored with the "Woman of the Year" award. Sheryl Crow presented Olivia with her award, and during her speech, Olivia made sure to give some inspiring words to all the young women who aspire to work in the industry. She also spoke with Extra TV on the carpet about how she was feeling that evening and what her favorite moment of the year has been so far.
1. MYX MUSIC: Choose Maris Racal's New Hit - Maris Racal is back with her new track "Pumila Ka" featuring singer-songwriter and rapper raven, with production by Rico Blanco.
2. MYX MUSIC: Chronicles of Cordae, H.E.R, Lol Dork - Cordae's warm R&B track, "Chronicles" featuring H.E.R and Lil Durk is now available on streaming platforms!
3. MYX CULTURE: Representation Matters on "Craig of The Creek" - Filipino representation on mainstream entertainment and media has stuck again on Cartoon Network's "Craig of the Creek" with Fil-Am girl Eileen and her Lola.
4. MYX MUSIC: SB19 Breaks Billboard Record - SB19 continues to break barriers and make noise for P-pop and Filipinos by hitting the top spot of "Hot Trending Songs" for the seventh week! The latest chart debuted in October 2021 with BTS' "Butter".
5. MYX SPORTS: And New! Magsayo Wins World Title - The Pride of Bohol Mark Magsayo is the latest Filipino fighter that captures a world title!
Straight from the new GoldenInstagram and Twitter bios, Netflix says, It's time to start "Celebrating the Asian diaspora on Netflix." The streaming giant has officially launched a new audience-focused vertical to their social channels celebrating the beauty and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders.
Golden joins Netflix's other widely popular audience-focused verticals such as Strong Black Lead, Netflix Film, Con Todo, Geeked, Netflix Is a Joke, and Most. Strong Black Lead posted a clip of H.E.R. in support of Golden, welcoming the vertical to Instagram.
With this added push in API representation from one of the biggest streaming platforms worldwide, we are excited to see the shows and opportunities that come with this new vertical. Who's ready to see a majority Filipino cast and Crew project trending in the top shows or movies section on Netflix Worldwide? We definitely are!
Kodi Lee is back on the America's Got Talent Stage and this time with the amazing H.E.R. The two performed "Hold On" with Kodi on the keys and H.E.R center stage with a guitar. If you thought the song was already good, wait until you hear this duet. Kodi's vocals are spot on and add an even more soulful touch to the song, which we didn't think could even be possible.
Kodi has been busy and back performing with his brother and live band. From State Fairs to Festivals and Fundraisers, he's been blessing us with his vocal all over the country.
H.E.R., as we know, has also been extremely busy coordinating her own sold-out "Lights On Festival," and of course, recently knabbing more Grammys and even an Oscar!
At 23 years-old, H.E.R. already has Grammys for I Can’t Breathe and an Oscar for Fight for You on her list of accomplishments. H.E.R. talks about the music, activism, and maybe a future in voice-overs in this Variety's Changemakers Issue. The Grammy-winning song, as much as any other, has become an anthem for the Black Lives Matter movement. Fight for You was the main track for the film Judas and the Black Messiah which follows the events of Black Panther's Fred Hampton. H.E.R. says in her Variety cover, “Knowledge is power, music is power, and as long as I’m standing, I’m always going to fight for us. I’m always going to fight for my people and fight for what’s right. That’s what music does, and that’s what storytelling does.”
H.E.R. is proud to say she's equally Filipino as she is Black. The article talks about how she is an "artist who is a member of three of the most oppressed groups of human beings in American history: African Americans, Asians and women." As an artist, she believes that as a creative there's a responsibility to use the platform to tell the truth, and to write history the way that it was and how it connects us to today. With the accessibility of social media we are able to see the world today in real time and tell our truths.
“It was tough accepting myself and understanding that you can be both things. People like to put labels and boxes on you and try to say, ‘But you’re Black,’ or you’re this or that. Why does it have to be one thing? Why can’t I be all of these things?”
H.E.R. ON VARIETY
The Vallejo, Bay Area native talked about her upbringing and not always fitting. The storytelling in her songs come from parts of her life and experiences. H.E.R. shared stories of her mother's upbringing in the Philippines, and her father spoke of growing up Black in Arkansas. He also was an iron worker by day and a musician by night who brought young Gabriella Wilson along to gigs and performances. She remembers always standing out even in the diverse Bay Area. In middle school, she was too Asian for the Black kids or too Black for the Filipino kids. However during senior year, it all changed. Now, she's loud and proud of being Filipino and Black and attributes her being well-rounded to her wide perspective.
Now at 23, she's just as ambitious as she was as a kid. With G-O in EGOT already in her belt, she's aiming for an Emmy and Tony, but H.E.R. isn't placing a hard deadline. However, it may not be too far away as she's working on a Broadway score, but she is aiming for the EGOT before 30 years-old. Her main goal though is to inspire young women where they see her as an example of what is possible. “It means the world that there is another girl out there who [sees her success] and thinks, ‘I can do that too,’ H.E.R. tells Variety.
"My first few [releases] were just a small piece of who I am musically, and it was a matter of time before I could reveal others...it wasn’t until this album that I started digging into those other elements and bringing them to R&B.
H.E.R. ON UPCOMING ALBUM, "BACK OF MY MIND"
Also on the horizon is her new album, Back of My Mind which will showoff a wide range of styles we know she's capable of. As a multitalented artist and guitar protégé, she's slowly peeling off her talents and sharing it with everyone. Manager, Jeff Robinson describes H.E.R. as a genre-less artist and she wants to stay that way. She recently performed her new song Hold On with country singer, Chris Stapleton on the CMT Awards. H.E.R. crosses over genres so seamlessly while other artists can't wait to collaborate.
Besides music, she's looking into acting. We've seen H.E.R. on Netflix's Yes Day film, but she tells Variety "there is so much I want to do. People don’t really get to see my comedic and fun side, except for when I’m impersonating my aunt.” Remember her post Grammy IG post?
“But I definitely want to do a lot more voice-overs, and comedy, but also some serious roles —I’m trying to do it all, I know. Whatever it is, one thing at a time. I’m gonna get there.” Keep on doing your thing Miss H.E.R. We're rooting for you all the way!
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