Hawaii’s Bruno Mars and K-POP star Rosé are No. 1 on Spotify, the music industry’s streaming service. Their first collaboration, “APT,” has captured a global audience to rocket the song on the Global and US Spotify charts.
Mars, the megastar and his Hooligans group, has been a steady hitmaker for years, and Rosé, from the Korean girl group Blackpink, making her global debut on the streaming list ahead of her first album due out shortly.
The tune’s title is a Korean term, pronounced “apateu,” referring to an apartment drinking game.
The track has amassed an extraordinary 11,580,358 streams world-wide on a single Sunday; in the US alone, it garnered 1,579,405 streams, rocketing it to the top of the national chart
Mars, a previous Grammy winner, is not likely going to lasso a trophy in this year’s award fest, considering the stiff competition. He is paired with Lady Gaga in two categories, Song of the Year and Pop Duo/Group, for their bluesy duet, “Die With a Smile.”
The competish includes industry giants, like Beyonce and Taylor Swift.
The Grammys are set for Feb. 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles…
Christmas jazz concert Dec. 15 at Mango Street Grill
Singer-composer-musician Gail Mack has assembled a roster of jazz musician pals and will stage Christmas jazz concert Dec. 15 at the Mango Street Grill, also known as the Central Oahu Event Center.
Upon arriving, diners will be served a prix fixe dinner while Steve Lucas, jazz guitarist, will serenade with the Mango Street Grill Jazz band serenading.
The main attraction will include an ensemble comprising Gail Mack (vocalist), Allen Won (saxophone), Abe Lagrimas (drums and ukulele), Michael Grande (piano), Mark Tanouye (bass), and Robert Shinoda (guitar), in a two-hour holiday jazz concert.
Surely, singer Mack will dust off her annual holiday hit, “It’s Christmas Once More in Hawaii Nei,” considering its tiimeliness on the date of the concert.
Doors open at 5 p.m., and food and drink service will begin after guests arrive. Pre-sale dinner reservations must be made by noon Dec. 12, with entrée orders ($59) made by calling (808) 627-5451. Walk-ins will not be allowed and selected entrees cannot be changed after the pre-sale window closes.
Mango Street Grill is located at 130 Mango St., in Wahiawa…
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