MANILA, Philippines — Filipino singer Adie was included in Spotify's RADAR Program, which features up-and-coming global artists and one of their songs coined to be "the future of music around the world."
Adie's featured song was his single "Mahika," which he performed and co-wrote with singer Janine Berdin; as of writing, the song has over 47 million streams on Spotify.
In a write-up for Rolling Stone, Tara Aquino wrote that "Mahika" was a perfect example of the acoustic ballads that Filipino musicians do best.
"Whether or not you can understand the lyrics, you can feel the hopefulness in its heart-based, contemporary pop sound that’s so authentic to Adie," Aquino also wrote.
Other featured artists include South Korea's NMIXX, Egypt's Ali Loka, Canada's Saya Gray, Chile's Ak4:20, South Africa's DBN Gogo, and the United Kingdom's Cat Burns.
The featured artists, including Adie, all appeared on a billboard in New York City's Times Square promoting the RADAR Program.
Adie is currently preparing for the "PULSO" concert alongside Kean Cipriano and Unique Salonga, his manager and fellow members in OC Records, on November 29 in Quezon City's New Frontier Theater.
Spotify recently partnered with digital creators and stars of the The D'Amelio Show, Dixie and Charli D’Amelio to launch GetReadyWithMusic, a playful, interactive experience that invites users to take a quiz to get personalized playlists inspired by the textures, tones and vibes of their outfit.
“We had such a great time working with Spotify on the GetReadyWithMusic feature. I love how we were able to dress up and make different playlists for every look – and of course listening to amazing music the whole time!” Dixie and Charli D’Amelio enthused.
Whether it’s getting ready for a night out, prepping for a workout, or heading out for dinner with friends, Spotify is helping listeners soundtrack their “GRWM” (or, “get ready with me”) routines, no matter the occasion.
Here’s how to discover the experience for yourself:
- First, make sure you have the latest version of the Spotify app.
- Visit https://spotify.com/getreadywithmusic on your mobile device (available on iOS and Android).
- Next, answer the prompted questions to tell Spotify about the vibes of your outfit–this is where you’ll share what you’re getting ready for, and describe your fit’s color story and texture.
- Then, upload a photo of yourself in the outfit to serve as the cover of your new playlist.
- Finally, you’ll receive a personalized, outfit-complementing playlist – complete with custom cover art–to stream and share with friends on social.
Once you’ve gone through the experience a few times, don’t forget to check out your Music Closet, where you’ll find all of the outfit playlists you’ve created so far.
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