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Controversy mars Zack Tabudlo’s celebration of his career milestone

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Stephanie Rose Manhit

<p>“We made history again last night,” wrote singer-songwriter Zack Tabudlo. “First ever Filipino local artist to reach 8 million listeners on Spotify.”</p><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;caret-color:rgb(49, 49, 49);color:rgb(49, 49, 49);word-spacing:1px"><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">Zack included a photo that showed he had 8,007,749 monthly listeners on the online streaming music platform. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;color:rgb(220, 161, 13)"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1685761372619.jpeg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">The artist took to Instagram last Monday, May 29, 2023, to thank his fans for their continued support. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">“Cannot believe we’re here,” he said. “Thank you [so much] for all the support throughout the years. All my love to you guys.”</div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1685761297531.jpeg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><br/><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">Unfortunately, there was a cloud that hung over what was supposed to be a win for Zack. Quite a number of the comments on his post alluded to his supposed involvement in the recent issues surrounding singer-songwriter Moira dela Torre and her estranged husband Jason Hernandez. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">It may be recalled that composer Lolito Go threw shade at the faithfulness of Moira and, while he did not drop any names, fans felt that he alluded to Zack as the supposed third party. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">“Dahil nakahanap na rin siya ng pamalit. Someone who will ‘dance in the rain’ with her and call her ‘Binibini,&#x27;&quot; hinted Lolito. &quot;I’ll leave to to you to guess kung sino ang tinutukoy ko.&quot;</div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">Zack finally broke his silence and decided to go public with his side of the story. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">“I have been quiet for a year, and never said a thing about anyone nor said a word about all of what’s going on around the internet around my friends and about me,&quot; said Zack. &quot;But it’s time for me to tell my side of the story,”</div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;color:rgb(220, 161, 13)"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/6/1/zack-tabudlo-speaks-up-after-getting-dragged-into-moira-jason-breakup-again-1210" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-removefontsize="true" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/6/1/zack-tabudlo-speaks-up-after-getting-dragged-into-moira-jason-breakup-again-1210" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Zack Tabudlo speaks up after getting dragged into Moira-Jason breakup again, opens up about recovery</u></strong></a></span></div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">Despite all the negativism, Zack&#x27;s loyal fans and fellow OPM artists still managed to send their congratulatory messages to celebrate Zack’s milestone. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">“Grabe!!! Galing!!!” commented Parokya ni Edgar frontman Chito Miranda.</div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">“Yaaaas, congrats Zack!!” said theater actress-singer Kayla Rivera.</div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">It cannot be discounted that Zack has earned the right to celebrate this good news. In 2022, Zack was named as the top local artist of the year by Spotify Philippines. His song “Pano” was the fourth most streamed track in the country then. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">A glimpse at Zack’s profile on Spotify reflects 8,076,415 monthly listeners as of June 1, 2023. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">His Top 5 songs include “Pano”, “Binibini”, “Habang Buhay”, “Give Me Your Forever”, and “Yakap”. </div><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20230601050636_Zack Top 5.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">It can be recalled that Zack shared how his song, “Give Me Your Forever”, was included in the playlist of Jungkook of BTS. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">“So I jwu (just woke up) and apparently I was blowing up on social media because…. THE JUNGKOOK. THE GOLDEN MAKNAE. JUST LISTENED TO GIVE ME YOUR FOREVER,” Zack shared. “He even said he added my song to his playlist.”</div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-9" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpxZlqmhXqj/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A9%2C%22os%22%3A4837160.099999905%2C%22ls%22%3A3681942%2C%22le%22%3A3682259.899999976%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-9" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">Zack entered the music industry in 2018. Then, in 2021, his song “Binibini” propelled him to fame. It was a hit and rose to the top of Spotify Philippines’ charts. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">He released “Pano” in the same year, and was received with the same enthusiasm not just locally but even abroad. It also became a hit in Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.<br/>Early 2023, Zack again released his second album entitled <em>For All</em>.</div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;color:rgb(220, 161, 13)"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/2/13/zack-tabudlo-announces-new-album-for-all-1131" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-removefontsize="true" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/2/13/zack-tabudlo-announces-new-album-for-all-1131" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Zack Tabudlo announces new album ‘For All’</u></strong></a></span></div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">“A sound you have not heard from me before,” he described his album. “Poured with all my heart and soul to make these tracks. Big inspirations and influences from artists I listened to growing up, and the musicians people around me listened to as well.”</div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">He promised that the songs within his sophomore album are fresh and new. </div><div style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="13" data-originalfontsize="13px" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">“I have never done anything like this before, and I hope you listen to this album from top to bottom in a room or an environment where you can dance, cry, laugh, groove, and completely lose it with complete freedom and no judgement,” said Zack. “This is from me, to you.”</div></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div></div>

<p><i>Zack Tabudlo’s inclusion in the issue between estranged couple Moira dela Torre and Jason Hernandez casts a shadow over what was supposed to be a career milestone for the singer.</i></p>

Zack Tabudlo’s inclusion in the issue between estranged couple Moira dela Torre and Jason Hernandez casts a shadow over what was supposed to be a career milestone for the singer.

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Controversy mars Zack Tabudlo’s celebration of his career milestone

Ann Manhit

Published Jun 03, 2023 11:08 AM PHT

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