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The Philippine Star.A cause of death has yet to be confirmed, though officers from the Quezon City Police District are investigating (via The Manila Times).Born in Washington D.C., Martin was best known for his romantic love songs such as 1995’s ‘Never Find Someone Like You’ (which featured in the film Bad Boys), ‘Love Of My Life’ and ‘Because Of You’ (both released in 2004).He also released a host of solo albums during his career, including his 1995 debut ‘It’s Long Overdue’ and 2004’s ‘Validated’ and ‘Love Of My Life’.According to The New York Post, Martin moved to the Philippines in 2004 to become an in-house producer for EMI Philippines. He subsequently worked with a number of artists from the Philippines and Indonesia, including Kyla who wrote on Twitter: “You will be missed, Keith Martin.. Thank you for the inspiration.

according to The Philippine Star.Building workers found Martin’s body after being alerted by his neighbors of a foul smell emanating from the home, the report said. Officials estimated he could have been dead for a week, according to the Star.RIP Keith Martin.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPhilippines star Jericho Rosales (“Basurero,” “Siargao,” “Pacquiao: The Movie”) has been announced as headlining the cast of “Sellblock” an upcoming scripted TV prison series. The show is hatched by Manila-based ABS-CBN and its production partner BlackOps Studios Asia.It was first announced last month as part of BlackOps’ genre slate of projects with its creative partner Psyops8, and its coproduction partners Story Arch Pictures and Agog Film Productions.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+’s international drama commissioning spree continues and Deadline can reveal New Pictures/Viacom International Studios (VIS) thriller The Blue, with filming set to commence in Thailand later this year.

Hundreds of revellers came out to celebrate Cape Town’s LGBTIQ+ community on Saturday (Photo: MambaOnline/Ramsey Lewis)

above and can see the poster below. The cast also includes Kelly Reilly and Alistair Petrie.“We set out to make a genre film with an incredibly talented filmmaker,” LD’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon said in a statement.

Amy Nicholson From its opening minutes, Martika Ramirez Escobar’s meta-prank “Leonor Will Never Die” aims to scramble the viewers. Leonor Reyes (Sheila Francisco), an elderly retired action film director in Manila who, the title assures us, must have some claim to immortality, pads into view from the knees-down and steps onto a trunk – the universal film cliché for suicide.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Korean film sales agent Finecut has taken international rights to stylish genre actioner “Project Wolf Hunting.” The company will launch it at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market which starts at the weekend.Directed by Kim Hongsun, the film is set on board a cargo ship which is being used to transport dangerous criminals from Manila in the Philippines to Busan, South Korea.

Jamie Lang In a utopian Manila in a not-too-distant future, strange rolling blackouts cast an almost impenetrable darkness over city streets.

Edinburgh Zoo posted a few pics of the cute little female fluffball, which will join her The Northern Luzon giant cloud rat family, also known as a mischief, in Edinburgh Zoo’s Magic ForrestOther name suggestions included Hiraya, which comes from Filipino and means to reach for one's dreams and aspirations, and Manila, to go with the Luzon theme.Other names proposed were April (for the month she was born), Ambon (Filipino for Mist), Tala (the name of the goddess of stars in the Philippines) and

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe Los Angeles LGBT Center will host its second annual live Love in Action telethon on Aug. 14.

Haley Bosselman editorAmazon Studios Voices: Pride will take place on June 24 to celebrate queer voices and representation in media.In partnership with GLAAD and Pride Media, the virtual event will consist of three roundtable conversations and three lightning talks from LGBTQIA+ players across the industry and will close with performances from drag queens Kandy Muse, LaLa Ri and Manila Luzon.“Amazon Studios has long prioritized authentic storytelling from LGBTQIA+ talent and storytellers.

Opening night of the 2021 Juno Awards is here.

runs through Sept. 5 at Hillwood, 4155 Linnean Ave.

Well-known TV personality, comedian and drag newbie Siv Ngesi has joined up with the Radisson RED Hotel at the V&A Waterfront and MVT Productions to bring a Drag Brunch to Cape Town.

Canadian R&B duo Manila Grey have released the final album in their No Saints trilogy, No Saints On Knight Street, just in time for the Juno Awards next month where they’re nominated for Breakthrough Artist.

Sivanna and Manila Von Teez (Instagram)

Also on this day:  The first classes begin at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. U.S.

Cape Town’s Manila von Teez is thought to be the first drag star to be included in the Mail & Guardian’s annual 200 Young South Africans list, which features a number of other LGBTIQA+ individuals and allies.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (Photo public domain by Ryan Lim of Malacañang Photo Bureau)

reality show Temptation Island. The programme is similar in format to Love Island, but with couples participating to test the strength of their relationships.

‘Pride Inside’ festival will also begin tomorrow (June 27) celebrating the LGBT+ community and allies.

Rupaul’s Drag Race queens from across the popular show’s 12 seasons are coming together for Amazon Prime Video’s virtual Pride Inside festival.Taking place this weekend (June 27-28, 2020), the event will feature stars including Manila Luzon, Monique Heart, Heidi N Closet, Raja and Valentina, all of whom will perform on the main stage, teach makeup tutorials, and contribute to round-table conversations.Hosted on a custom website, the immersive event, described as an “innovative, 360 degree

Netflix has premiered the trailer for a new comedy special. Jo Koy: In His Elements, which comes to the streaming service very soon.

It wasn’t the Saturday night jam it was supposed to be.

It wasn’t exactly the Thrilla in Manila.

After patiently waiting for months, the fans were finally treated to Money Heist season 4 and after binge-watching the show, Money Heist aka La Casa de Papel fans can’t stop talking about it. The show is hands down one of the most famous television series today. As soon as the makers released the latest season with eight brand new episodes, the world sat down with a bowl of popcorn to watch the drama series. Now, they have flooded the internet with reviews and reactions.

U.S. rock band Green Day on Friday called off all of the Asian shows in its upcoming world tour because of the coronavirus outbreak, the latest music act to pull back from performances in the region.

The trio had been due to take their 'Hella Mega' tour to the continent next month

Green Day has canceled scheduled tour dates in Asia due to the coronavirus epidemic. The band’s Hella Mega tour would have taken them throughout the continent in March — and in countries with confirmed cases of the virus — starting in Singapore and stopping in Bangkok, Manila, Taipei, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka and Tokyo.