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BINI is beloved by the Philippines as they’re crowned as Billboard Philippines’ No. 1 artist of the year for Billboard’s ‘Global No. 1s’ series. BINI talks about why they believe they’ve succeeded, their love for BINI CORE, how they’re using their stardom to spread Filipino music and more!

Billboard is launching its inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with its ten-plus global editions to showcase distinct voices topping their local charts around the world in exclusive interviews. Stay tuned throughout the week to discover who’s No. 1 in the UK, Brazil, Korea, and more!

BINI:

Hi, I’m Sheena. Hi, I’m Mikha. Hi, I’m Aiah. Hi, I’m Stacey. Hi, I’m Gwen. I’m Colet. I’m Jhoanna. I’m Maloi and we are BINI. We feel honored to be representing the Philippines in the global stage. It was just a dream for us and now it’s really happening, and it’s not just a personal achievement, but the whole OPM as well. And right now, we are still honestly in shock that this even happening, but we are so grateful to everyone who truly believes and supports us and in return we promise to give you guys good music and performances soon.

I think with BINI, with us girls, aside from the music that we put out and the craft that we built, I think it’s because of us, girls and our personalities, and all the BINI CORE that the people love and enjoy because with us girls we’re just really being ourselves. I think the term for that is us being authentic and it’s like what you see is what you get and of course, excellence. We always aim for excellence in everything that we do. Yes, speaking of authenticity, I think it really shows in our songs. Also our personalities show in our songs and I think that’s what makes us relatable.    

So when has it ever sunken in… I don’t think it ever has because we’re just always ourselves like we don’t really… we don’t let fame or the titles get to us.

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Geolier is a gift to Billboard Italy in 2024 as he’s chosen to be their No. 1 artist of the year for Billboard’s ‘Global No. 1s’ series. Geolier talks about his pride of being Neapolitan, performing three sold-out shows and more!

Billboard is launching its inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with its ten-plus global editions to showcase distinct voices topping their local charts around the world in exclusive interviews. Stay tuned throughout the week to discover who’s No. 1 in the UK, Brazil, Korea, and more!

Geolier: 

It’s definitely a major accomplishment. At the end of the day, it’s about doing a good job. I’m just carrying on the work that the pioneers started in Naples. Neapolitan has always been known in Europe, in Italy and around the world. I’m simply carrying on a culture that was already. Not at all. I thought I’d be able to make a living from music because it was the only thing I was good at, but I never imagined all of this. What I experienced at the Maradona Stadium was amazing. It’s been incredible to feel the love from the people and to see the results of my hard work. It was a celebration with the people. It wasn’t just a simple concert. It was definitely one of my biggest achievements. Disappointments are part of the journey this year, next year and even in. It’s just how it goes. But the good things help you heal from the bad things that happen to you. Act 2 was the final chapter of my album. I wanted to include everything that was missing and complete the story. Releasing a repack because by then you know exactly what was left out and what’s needed to complete the project. So, with the repack, I was able to fill in those gaps  

IU is named Billboard Korea’s No. 1 artist of the year for Billboard’s Global No. 1s series. IU shares the pros and cons of being a solo artist, her openness to collaborating with international artists and more!

Billboard is launching its inaugural Global No. 1s series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with its 10-plus global editions to showcase distinct voices topping their local charts around the world in exclusive interviews. Stay tuned throughout the week to discover who’s No. 1 in the U.K., Brazil, Korea and more!

IU:
Global. Billboard. No. 1. There’s a lot of glorious words attached to this selection, so I’m just grateful that they’re giving me another chance and it’s a little bit awkward and I’m honored, but I think it’s a very good feeling. 

If I had to say one thing, I don’t have any members to share the synergy on stage. In a group, each member has a role and I think the synergy that they have is amazing. It’s a little bit difficult to create any synergy because I have to do it by myself. And to talk about the advantages, on the contrary, I enjoy all the good things, whether it’s interest or love, by myself I think that’s the advantage of solo artists. 

In fact, there were many good and grateful suggestions, but I think I wrote it because I felt a little vague about collaborating with artists with different languages, so I used to refuse many times, but now I don’t. I am more open to collaborating with global artists than before, please feel free to reach out to me. Especially in South Korea, those groups are very popular on Billboard and loved by many fans, and I think as a listener who loves K-pop, even if I’m just standing there, there is a worldview in K-pop culture.

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Ana Castela brightens up Brazil as she partakes in Billboard’s ‘Global No. 1s’ series. The Sertanejo singer goes into detail about “Nosso Quadro” stealing the hearts of Brazil, possibly experimenting with other genres and more!

Billboard is launching its inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with its 10-plus global editions to showcase distinct voices topping their local charts around the world in exclusive interviews. Stay tuned throughout the week to discover who’s No. 1 in the UK, Brazil, Korea and more!

Ana Castela:

I’m really amazed to see that people enjoy my music, they are enjoying my work. And to see how far I’m getting, how far Ana Castela is getting. The positions that my songs are reaching. So, seeing my face on Billboard Brasil every day is really fulfilling for me to keep going on this path. I’m heading into the right way. “Nosso Quadro” is a song that my manager and his friend wrote for me. We recorded it for a project called ‘Agroplay Verão.’ It was raining a lot, very close to Balneário, and it was pouring. We didn’t even know if we’d be able to shoot the video. And it worked out. It was Ana Castela’s most successful song. And I think it’s the most beautiful song of all, the coolest song. So that we’re even writing another song in the same style as “Nosso Quadro” because I love it so much and I want to make another hit like it. It’s a really nice song to listen to, very heartfelt. Me, myself, I really like to be in all music genres because I listen to all genres of music. And the cool thing about Sertanejo is that we can dive into other styles.