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SB19, Ben&Ben's version of 'MAPA' is in US State Sec. Blinken's top songs of 2021

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="SB19 and Ben&amp;Ben. Photo from Ben&amp;Ben" s="" Facebook="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/06/26/20210627_bbsb19.jpg"/><figcaption>SB19 and Ben&amp;Ben. <em>Photo from Ben&amp;Ben&#x27;s Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The band version of SB19&#x27;s &quot;MAPA&quot; is one of the songs US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listened to in 2021.</p><p>In a tweet posted on Dec. 31, Blinken shared a link to his Spotify playlist, which he said contains some of his favorite songs by various artists from different parts of the world.</p><p>&quot;Music brings people together--it transcends borders and everything else that might otherwise divide us. As we close 2021, I&#x27;m sharing some of my favorite songs released this year (or recently), by artists around the world. Hope you enjoy as much as I have,&quot; he wrote.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Music brings people together--it transcends borders and everything else that might otherwise divide us. As we close 2021, I&#x27;m sharing some of my favorite songs released this year (or recently), by artists around the world. Hope you enjoy as much as I have. <a href="https://t.co/KYiXQiVrx0">https://t.co/KYiXQiVrx0</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ln2F0zHxaJ">pic.twitter.com/Ln2F0zHxaJ</a></p>— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1476911414199607303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Among the songs included in his list is SB19 and Ben&amp;Ben&#x27;s version of &quot;MAPA&quot;, originally released in June.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xIfWCE2ESuo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Ben&amp;Ben and SB19 are two of the biggest music acts currently in Philippine showbiz.</p>

The band version of SB19's 'MAPA' is one of the songs US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listened to in 2021.