NORA AUNOR FINALLY A NATIONAL ARTIST? Deprived of the honor by an elitist president, but with a sitting populist president in power, Nora Aunor will finally receive the Order of National Artist. This shows how much the creative award is dictated by politics.
Nora doesn’t need to be re-nominated. She is automatically part of what is termed the “final deliberation,” according to Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) vice president and artistic director Chris Millado.
The final list of nominees are elected by the joint board of the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and CCP and then submitted for the approval and signature of the President, who, then, will confer the honors via a presidential proclamation.
Ramon Santos was dropped by then-President Gloria Arroyo in 2009 from the list of nominees yet was re-nominated and proclaimed by President Noynoy Aquino in 2014 as National Artist for Music.
Then, there was the notorious nominations of Celso Caparas, Jose “Pitoy” Moreno and Cecile Guidote-Alvarez that were eventually cancelled with the protests of National Artists led by Benedicto “Bencab” Cabrera.
There was also the buzzed bias for Mauro Malang Santos, who lost interest in the nomination that even upon his death, his family did not display an interest in pursuing it.
The country now has a total of 66 recognized National Artists to date, with the most number in the fields of Visual Arts, Literature and Music.
Submission of nominations for National Artists 2018 is up until September 30, 2017. Nominations are open in Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film and Broadcast Arts, Design and Architecture and Allied Arts categories. Announcement of awardees set on June 11, 2018.
The mechanics of the award must be revised to remove the Filipino citizen criteria that disqualified Anita Magsaysay-Ho, the only female member of The Thirteen Moderns, who pushed the introduction of modern art in the country; and David Medalla whose bubble machines introduced conceptual art in the Philippines.
ARIANA GRANDE’S ‘DANGEROUS WOMAN.’ Smart Music Live brings Ariana’s “Dangerous Woman” tour finally to Manila this Monday, August 21, at the Mall of Asia Arena, and fans can only expect a grown-up Queen Ari music and character-wise.
Track the hashtags #SmartMusicLive and #SmartArianaGrande to find out how to win tickets, perks and privileges related to Ariana’s “Dangerous Woman” concert produced by Music Management International (MMI) Live.
Smart Music Live is the music arm of Smart Corporate campaign that folded its concert and music events that started in July 2016 with a concert featuring Ely Buendia, Aegis, Nathan Sykes and Up Dharma Down. It went on to bring Shawn Mendes, David Guetta, Selena Gomez and Britney Spears.
Aside from “Dangerous Woman,” Smart Music Live also brought to Manila Oasis’ Liam Gallagher on August 14; In the Mix featuring 5 Seconds of Summer, Two Door Cinema Club, Dua Lipa, Zara Larsson, Daya and DNCE on August 17; and Ed Sheeran on November 7.
According to Seattletimes.com, “Grande’s ‘Dangerous Woman’ Tour pushes the 23-year-old in a bolder direction.” Said to be the artist of the moment after showing the world how exactly to bounce back following the horrific Manchester tragedy when she did the tour there, Ariana will continue to spread love and music when she sets foot in Manila.
With what happened at her Machester concert and how she was able to epitomize how to rise after such a tragedy with the “One Love” show and the way she has been getting in touch with the victims of that horrific act of terror, whether in person or via her social media, definitely adds more to Ariana’s feminist causes.
Here are some of the high moments to look forward to when Ariana takes full control of the Manila concert scene:
1. Feminist interlude. Girl power is also one of Ariana’s strong suits. Ariana isn’t just growing up in front of her fans these days. She’s showing up to be a role model, not a very common thing to find in pop stars these days.
2. String of hits. Those who have seen “Dangerous Woman” have been raving about her fast numbers, those hits that come with the complete package Ariana is known for: Power vocals and phenomenal choreography. This is expected to happen when she strings these hits together: “Side To Side,” “Break Free,” “Into You” and “Dangerous Woman.”
3. Stage visuals. They say expect the works in an Ariana concert… from fireworks to fiery hot dancers and an even hotter choreography. Pyrotechnics is a staple in Ariana concerts along with laser lights, confetti drops and rising platforms.
4. Outfit changes. Another concert fixture for Queen Ari are spot-on fashion and costume changes. Expect local celebrities to put on their best impressions of Ariana Grande. The artist’s previous tours are always packed with Hollywood celebrities in the audience so the Manila stop wouldn’t be much different; it will have local “stars” in full attendance.
LIAM MAKES IT TO MANILA THIS TIME AROUND! Voted the greatest frontman of all time in a 2010 poll by Q magazine, former Oasis front man Liam Gallagher did a one-hour concert of 17 songs at the Mall of Asia Arena without him singing his ex-band famous songs and leaving concert-goers asking for more, to no avail. Oasis was famous for its hit songs “Live Forever,” “Lyla,” “Don’t Go Away,” “Slide Away” and “Champagne Supernova,” which are cited as examples of Liam’s best work.
Liam was Oasis’ vocals and tambourine with his brother Noel as lead guitars and vocals was most heavily influenced by the Beatles, an influence that was frequently labelled as an “obsession” by British media.
Scheduled to perform in the Philippines back in 2002, Oasis cancelled two days before the show because of a terrorist incident in Mindanao. Since then, Filipinos had been waiting for their arrival in the country until they disbanded in 2009 due to years of tension between the siblings.
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Developed from an earlier group, the Rain, the band originally consisted of Liam, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs (guitar), Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan (bass guitar), and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion). They were later joined by Liam’s older brother (lead guitar and vocals) as a fifth member, becoming the band’s settled line-up until April 1995.
Oasis signed to independent record label Creation Records in 1993 and released their record-setting debut album Definitely Maybe (1994). The following year the band recorded (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) with drummer Alan White, in the midst of a chart rivalry with Britpop peers Blur.
Along with Suede, Pulp and Blur, Oasis came to be regarded as a component of the Britpop “big four,” and the Gallagher brothers were featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles.
In 1997 Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now (1997), and although it was the fastest-selling album in UK chart history, the album’s popularity tapered off quickly, but not before selling eight million copies. McGuigan and Arthurs left Oasis in 1999 as the band released Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000).
After departures of its settled lineup, they were replaced by former Heavy Stereo guitarist/frontman Gem Archer and former Ride guitarist/frontman Andy Bell. Their fifth studio album Heathen Chemistry was released in 2002.
In 2004, drummer Alan White left the band, leaving them as a four-piece with addition of The Who drummer Zak Starkey, son of the Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, as recording and touring unofficial fifth member. They found renewed success and popularity with Don’t Believe the Truth (2005).
That’s how close it got to the Beatles and Manila actually experience the return of the Fab Four got the 60th year celebration of its concert in Manila in a blur.
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