This week's MYX News Hot List, new episodes weekly at www.myx.global/myxnews.
1. MYX Music: Olivia, Bruno Win Big at BBMA - Filipino Artists won big at this year's Billboard Music Awards. Pop Idol Olivia Rodrigo took home seven awards, Bruno Mars got the Top R&B tour and Top R&B song with Silk Sonic.
2. MYX Music: KAIA Lands On El's Planet - P-pop Girl Group Kaia is the first group to be featured in the new YouTube series "The Stage".
3. MYX Music: KZ, DJ Flict Win With New MV - Asia's Soul Supreme KZ Tandingan dropped her latest music video "Winning", produced by Grammy-nominated Producer DJ Flict.
4. MYX Community: Filipinotown Archway Unveiled - Filipinotown finally unveiled its 3-foot Eastern Gateway Arch believed to be the largest Filipino-American monument in the United States.
5. MYX Entertainment: Making It In America Season 2 - The MYX Original Series "Making it In America" is back with season two. Actress-producer and content creator Asia Jackson opened the season.
This week's MYX News Hot List, new episodes weekly at www.myx.global/myxnews.
1. MYX MUSIC: BGYO Having Best Time on He's Into Her - P-pop group BGYO returns with a new song for He's Into Her Season 2.
2. MYX MUSIC: J Roa Accepts Sun & Moon Challenge - Anees released an open verse challenge of his hitsong "Sun and Moon", and singer J Roa accepted the challenge. The collab was selected as the official Remix.
3. MYX SPORTS: Adidas Celebrates Jalen Green's Pinoy Pride - Adidas Canada and Sneaker Artist Jack The Ripper celebrated Jalen Green's heritage by creating custom-made kicks with the colors of the Philippine flag along with the Fresno, California 559 area code.
4. MYX LIFESTYLE: Vanessa Hudgens Goes Vogue For Met Gala - Vanessa Hudgens is set to co-host Vogue's official live stream for this year's Met Gala.
5. MYX ENTERTAINMENT: Bailrok Heads High School Musical - Along with Olivia Rodrigo, Bailey Muñoz is joining Season 3 of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
May is right around the corner and in the fashion world that only means one thing, the Met Gala. One of the most talked about nights in fashion which has everyone guessing what some of the biggest names in entertainment are wearing. This year, Vogue is hosting the official livestream to the event along with the red carpet pre-event with 3 hosts: Vogue editor Hamish Bowles, TV personality La La Anthony, and Fil-Am Vanessa Hudgens. Watch the stream on May 2nd starting at 6PM EST broadcasting on all of Vogue's digital platforms.
Vanessa and company will be providing the BTS to the event with unique access to the Met steps, celeb arrivals, and more. She previous hosted the Oscar's red carpet and did a fantastic job. The energy she brings will definitely make for some memorable red-carpet moments. The red carpet theme is gilded glamour where guests add their spin to white-tie attire.
The theme for this season is "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," and as the Gala kicks it off, the exhibition opens May 7 through September 5th. The 2022 co-chairs include: Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Regina King, and Lin-Manuel Miranda with honorary chairs for the Gala are Tom Ford, Adam Mosseri, and Anna Wintour. With this kind of lineup, you'll won't want to miss the livestream event!
Cover Photo Credit: Vanessa Hudgens Instagram
The MET Gala always brings out star-studded influencers together for a night filled with the most talked about fashion choices. Everyone from A-list celebs to your favorite Filipinx superstars all showed up in their best fits including Saweetie in a Christian Cowan dress with 10 million crystals! Also taking the spotlight were Hailee Steinfeld, Evan Mock, Olivia Rodrigo, Leylah Fernandez, and Leyna Bloom. All we can say is they definitely understood the assignment!
The theme this year, "American Independence" helped celebrate the museum's two-part exhibit kicking off with "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" and concludes with "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" in 2022. According to Vogue and exhibit organizers, part one will "celebrate The Costume Institute's 75th anniversary and explore a modern vocabulary of American fashion." Check out our favorite looks from the Filipino A-listers below!
Saweetie made her MET debut and wore a custom gown by designer, Christian Cowan that was embedded with 10 million crystals which all came together basically in 24-hours. The dress' cape represented the colors from the Filipino and Black American Heritage flags and which makes her an American girl. During the carpet, she shared the meaning behind it: "my cape represents the Black American heritage flag and the Filipino flag."
See Christian Cowan, the designer himself talk about designing the dress, celebrating Saweetie, and how his hands are still stained from placing the crystals by hand.
Hailee Steinfeld shocked everyone as she almost went unrecognizable for her MET look. The usually brown haired singer and actress tried out a new blonde shorter look. She debuted the Magnetosphere Dress which was designed by Iris Van Herpen and Rogan Brown. According to Vanity Fair the dress takes after "a myriad of relief sculptures, made of hand and laser-cut layers of Parley Ocean Plastic, individually stitched to encircle the bodice, forming one extremely delicate circle of life." Hailee's transformation for this year's Gala definitely hits the mark.
Evan Mock, also a first time Gala attendee showed up incognito with a full leather face mask. The HBO Max Gossip Girl actor who is very familiar with the famous MET steps (*pass the yogurt, please) wore Thom Browne paired with an infamous mask to boot. This event is definitely the time to take some of your best fashion risks. See how Evan got ready for the Gala in this reel!
Olivia Rodrigo who's having the year of her life, made her MET Gala debut. She wore an all black Saint Laurent bodysuit and stayed true to her Gen Z, punk rock style. In an interview, she shared, "I personally love American punk music, and I think Saint Laurent does a really good job of making punk rock feminine. So that's what I was going for tonight." All we can say is "good 4 u," Olivia!
Leylah Fernandez who stole the hearts of many during the U.S. Open also served a look at the MET Gala. The tournament runner-up said her dress was inspired by tennis royalty, Venus and Serena Williams. Part of Gen Z that's taking over, Leylah wore a black-and-white Carolina Herrera that paid tribute to the Williams' 1998 shoot with Vogue. She may have missed prom, but we think the MET Gala is a pretty good replacement.
Leyna Bloom stunned in wearing Atelier Prabal Gurung and Swarovski jewelry. She is winning in this gown and did anyone else catcher her R2D2 embedded accessory?
What were your favorite looks from fashion's biggest night? Tweet us @myxnews!
Cover Photo Credit: The Cut Twitter
