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Andrea Bocelli
Passione
Add a dose of romance to your playlist
with the Italian tenor’s 14th studio album.
This album of Mediterranean love songs
features duets with Jennifer Lopez
(“
Quizás Quizás Quizás”), Nelly Furtado
(“
Corcovado”), and even a virtual duet
with the late Edith Piaf (“La Vie en Rose”).
Bocelli sings in six
languages, moving
us each time and
proving that there’s
actually some truth
behind the whole
universal language
of love bit.
will.i.am
#
willpower
The Black Eyed Peas
frontman flies solo once
again and this time, he breaks
out with the industry’s heavy
hitters in tow. With tracks that
showcase more than a dozen
guest artists (such as Britney
Spears, South Korean girl group
2
NE1 and — believe it or not —
the 70-piece Czech Symphony
Orchestra), will.i.am’s bold
fusion of hip hop, R&B and
electronic/dance music make
for the edgiest, dance-all-night
party anthems around.
Mariah Carey
#
Beautiful
The best-selling female artist of all time
releases her latest single “#Beautiful”
to her worldwide audience. “#Beautiful”
was written and produced by Mariah and
Miguel, and is the lead track from Mimi’s
new album due for release on Island Def
Jam. The album is said to have more raw
ballads than people might expect and
the retro sound of “#Beautiful” is sweet,
catchy and sing-along-worthy. Not that we
can hit all her notes.
Laugh out loud
Have a fun time watching these flicks with your
family and friends
Boys to men
Grown Ups 2
The ensemble cast of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade, Chis Rock, Salma
Hayek and Taylor Lautner come together once more for the sequel to this 2010 buddy
comedy. This time around, high-powered Hollywood agent Lenny (Sandler) has relocated
his family, bringing his wife and kids to the small town where he and his buddies grew up.
Together with his friends, he picks up a couple more life lessons care of their wiser-than-
you’d-think kids.
In theaters (Philippines) June 5
Doomsday with a twist
This Is the End
Once again, it’s the end of the world as we
know it — only this time we’re meant to
all die of laughter.
This Is the End
follows
six hapless friends (Seth Rogen, James
Franco, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig
Robinson, Jonah Hill) who are trapped in a
house after a series of bizarre, catastrophic
events ravage LA.
In theaters (Philippines)
June 5
MOVIES
MUSIC
The flip flick
Juana C. The Movie
Juana C. The Movie
follows
the outrageously hysterical yet
painfully realistic adventures
of a young probinsyana who
slowly opens her eyes to her
country’s ills as she makes
her way to the big city. A
tangled series of events lead
Juana from her happy-go-
lucky life as a member of a clan
of indigenous people living in the mountains of northern Luzon to a front-row seat (or rather,
backroom bed), and she witnesses at first hand how greedy businessmen, corrupt politicians
and a complacent majority have created the perils our country is faced with. In the process
Juana makes her transformation from apathy to awareness and, finally, action.
Juana C.
The Movie
is the first offering from Laganap Productions.
In theaters (Philippines) June 5
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