She may have been blessed with a rich celebrity heritage a famous last name being born to a family of big stars, but make no mistake, this young lady has definitely what it take to shine on her own and make her mark in the showbiz industry.

Make way for another star from the storied Barretto clan, Claudia Barretto - one of the newest addition to Universal Records' formidable and talented roster of recording artists.
Ready to prove that she is more than just another pretty-faced showbiz royalty, the 17 year old Claudia, another world-class talent managed by the fabled home of recording stars, Cornerstone Entertainment Inc., is a definite star-in-the-making and has been one of the most talked-about showbiz personalities in social media as of late.

But unlike her mother Marjorie and her aunties Gretchen and Claudine, veteran actresses who have appeared in countless TV dramas and movies, and her sister, Julia, who is already one of the most popular and sought-after young actresses in the country, Claudia has a chosen a rather entirely different path - the world of music, her greatest passion.
In the same way her family conquered Philippine Showbiz, Claudia is proof that the Barrettos can also become a household name in the local music industr.
Even with just a snippet of her debut single "Stay", which she shared online recently, Claudia, herself a big Taylor Swift fan, has jolted the local music industry and the social media sphere in a big way.
"STAY" reached as high as #4 in Spotify Philippines' Viral 50 Chart on the first week of its release, while its music video was able to garner an astonishing 100,00 views in just five days.

Claudia's smash debut single has also been a hot topic on social media, with many netizens and music fans admitting to being amazed by her streaming and download on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Apple Music and Spinner.

Download Claudia Barretto's debut single "Stay" and fall in love with yet another beautiful and talented Barretto.

• Stay Music Video Hit 100,000 views in 5 days; 200,000 views in less than 2 weeks
• Stay was #4 in Spotify Philippines' Viral 50 Chart on the 1st week of release

“It’s a song about holding on despite the many hardships of any relationship,” says the award-winning balladeer as he shares his inspiration behind ‘Kapit’, his newest single under Universal Records, which he recently released via online streaming.

Co-written by Christian himself together with Bryan Lotho of Sonic State Audio Productions, ‘Kapit’ offers a glimpse of what is next for Asia’s Romantic Balladeer, who is currently working on his new album, his first studio album since his platinum record Soundtrack, which was launched in 2015.

Already regarded as one of the premier and most sought-after balladeers of his generation, not only in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asia, Christian’s passion for music remains as strong as ever as evidenced by the work he is putting in in his new album.

Despite his busy schedule juggling his acting career (he is currently taping episodes for the Philippine remake of My Love from the Star) and his first love, Christian, a certified hit-maker with eight platinum albums under his belt, is bent on continuing what he does best – giving his loyal fans songs that will forever touch their hearts.

Unlike his previous albums, which feature mostly remakes of classics and popular soundtracks and theme songs of movies and telenovelas, Christian regards the new album as some sort of self-rediscovery and a new phase in his already stellar music career.

“This album is a journey to find my next music path, a challenge to write more songs and to continue writing songs for others” says Bautista, who is fresh from his stint at the recent ASEAN meeting held in Manila, where he sang the annual regional convention’s theme song.

The new album, which is set for release very soon, will contain mostly original songs including ‘Kapit’ and is sure to make music fans fall in love with Christian’s soothing voice and legendary song-writing prowess. All songs in the new album will be co-written and co-produced by Christian Bautista himself with the help of Universal Records.
‘Kapit’ is now available for download and online streaming on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Spinnr, Deezer and Amazon Music. Fans of Christian Bautista can also watch the music video of ‘Kapit’, directed by Miggy Tanchanco and shot in Solaire Resort and Casino, on YouTube and Christian Bautista’s official Facebook page www.facebook.com/ChristianBautistaOfficial.

Maja Salvador will be leaving a huge footprint on the music scene with her debut album “Believe”. And it is not loosely said so. As apart from the album being certified Gold last June (only 2 months after the official release) and obtaining an official Vevo channel on YouTube with views summing up to almost 6 million, the album takes the cake off the plate of its contemporaries once again by becoming the first OPM album to be mastered for iTunes.

 

A “mastered for iTunes” song is a digitally downloadable track on iTunes, taking legs of optimization to make every bit of it in the highest definition possible and as close to how artists and their production team intend every song to be heard as possible, while keeping the music file size down for portability and for more efficient digital distribution.

 

The calibre that “Believe” has set for itself makes it well-worthy of this iTunes mastery. As it geared away from traditional instrumentation and instead adopted modern production, it has become the most ideal vehicle to drive our eardrums to crave newness from the OPM department. All the while the album never lost sight of what is really important: it’s an OPM record. Note that all songs were penned in Filipino to butter up Maja’s new-fashioned Pinay image interbred with pop-house-R&B sound that could run parallel with American Top 40 tracks.

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This leap of Maja’s music to verge into the digital age is a gutsy deal in changing the game face of the local music industry not just in the manner of distribution and consumption of music, but also in itsproduction and ultimately, the artistry. Now you can listen in hi-def to the album with crystal-clear vocals, smoother strums and deeper thumps as if each of the tracks just got off the LASIK chair.

 

A milestone like this wasn’t far from Maja’s horizons to begin with. The way she wants things to happen in her music career is to take the qualitative side of the road, obvious in the production of her songs and the videos for them: never dry and juiceless. Maja believed that “Believe” would go places, and the album took the entire industry with it.

 

There’s no denying it. “Believe” is a key part of OPM music history now.

 

The mastered for iTunes “Believe” contains the original tracklist:

 

BONUS TRACKS:

 

Hear the difference by getting “Believe” off iTunes viahttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/believe/id849627454