MANILA, Philippines - Young STAR got to chat with some of the artists who performed at the 2016 MTV Music Evolution: Manila. Get to know everything from their new collaborators to their favorite Snapchat filters.
James Reid and Nadine Lustre
Young STAR:
Favorite emoji
NADINE: baby
JAMES: smug
Favorite Snapchat filter
Nadine: Unicorn
James: Puking rainbow
Weapon of choice
Nadine: Sony camera
#feedgoals
James and Nadine: Jay Alvarrez, A$AP rocky
Favorite vlogs
James and Nadine: jayalvarrez, almost like a travel music video, random funny videos
“Get ready with me” songs
?James and Nadine: “Views” album by Drake
Far East Movement
The trio started the record label Bread N’ Butter and the management company Transparent Agency.
They will have a new album out this year. It will be more inspirational and heartfelt. It will showcase a lot more music production and songwriting compared to the party hits that they’ve been known for in the past.
Young STAR: Top 3 karaoke hits
Far East Movement: Wonderwall by Oasis, any Mariah Carey song and Truly by Lionel Richie
Bebe Rexha
Young STAR: What are your pre-performance rituals?
Bebe Rexha: I always have a 30-minute warm-up, everyone has to leave the room and I drink a lot of water. I have a special throat-coat tea that takes 14 minutes to make. I have an aloe vera spray for my throat. Ten minutes before I’ll just put on some really good music and then just dance to it. I hug all my band members.
Top 3 shower songs
Bebe: Work by 5th harmony, I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston, and Panda by Desiigner.
Onerepublic
They’re hoping to finish the new album by fall so they had a recording studio set up in their hotel room in Manila.
Some collaborators for the new album include The XX, Pharrell Williams and Peter Gabriel.