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Lady Gaga wears Pinoy designer’s creation on album cover

The album cover of "Marry the Night," where Lady Gaga is shown wearing a rubber armor by Kermit Tesoro and Leeroy New. Photo from Lady Gaga's Twitter page.

abs-cbnNEWS.com – On her latest album cover, pop star Lady Gaga sported a black rubber top and shorts designed by Filipino designer Kermit Tesoro. Tesoro’s rubber armor can now be seen on the cover of Lady Gaga’s single “Marry the Night,” which the American singer released on Twitter on Tuesday. Read more »

Pinoy grad student in US freed, granted 1-year deportation reprieve

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By Jerrie M. Abella – A Filipino graduate student in the United States, earlier arrested for being an illegal alien, was released last week and granted a one-year reprieve from deportation.

Pinoy orchestra’s debut is hot-ticket event

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By Ruben V. Nepales LOS ANGELES—For the cultural and social cognoscenti or just plain music lovers among the Filipinos living in Southern California, all roads tomorrow evening, May 17, lead to the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, where the first Filipino symphony orchestra outside the Philippines makes it historic Read more »

Music Video: ‘Lipad’ by Lea Salonga

The artist as Pinoy jazz icon

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By Bernardo V. Lopez – Mainstream jazz is a little-known music genre in the Philippines. Here, we feature five Filipino veteran mainstream jazz artists — Richard Merk and Mel Torre (vocals), Rex Grupo (keyboard), Pete Ramido (drums), Abeng Lavapiz (bass).