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Mikey Bustos to drop new music in April 2025, reflects on coming out journey

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<p>Filipino-Canadian online personality Mikey Bustos has announced a new music project on his Instagram account, revealing that it is a two-year-long passion project.</p><p>In a video post, Canadian Idol alum Mikey Bustos wrote: &quot;Finally get to tell my secret battle story. Can&#x27;t wait to share this two-year-long passion project with you all starting April 22. #newmusic&quot;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-44" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGE_pLfT60D/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A44%2C%22os%22%3A23103368.800000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-44" 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><p>The video contained a touching and personal message from Mikey, detailing his coming-out journey from years ago.</p><p>He reflected on his reality singing show stint and how the rise of the internet helped boost his fame.</p><p>“My life&#x27;s been crazy. A reality show forged me into the spotlight, and this new thing at the time called the internet set me off on a path with the promise of my dreams, far away in a foreign paradise,” he wrote.</p><p>Mikey admitted that, in exchange for that popularity, there came a price, which he mentioned eventually became unfair in the long run.</p><p>“But despite the wins and countless viral videos, inside I had a secret that I was told by certain agents was best to keep hidden. It was a fair trade, I guess, until one day I found love and decided the price wasn&#x27;t fair anymore. What good is the promise of your dreams in exchange for freedom to be yourself?” Mikey expressed.</p><p>He then shared how he and his longtime partner, RJ Garcia, took a risk and revealed their truth by coming out as a couple.</p><p>“So one day at the risk of losing everything, I and the one who became my parachute in life took the biggest leap of faith together and jumped so we could live our truth. And now that I&#x27;m on the other side of what has been the greatest adventure I&#x27;ve ever known,” the YouTube star said.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-45" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8qqxynvJ_r/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A45%2C%22os%22%3A23103385.099999964%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-45" 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><p>At the end of the video, Mikey mentioned that he has a lot to say, teasing the upcoming song as the audio played, accompanied by some lyrics:</p><p>&quot;Kiss my feet, dancing on the heat. </p><p>Yeah, yeah, yeahYeah, yeah, yeah </p><p>Yeah, yeah, yeah Dancing on the heat</p><p>I don&#x27;t think we&#x27;re going home without a fight.&quot;</p><p>This is not Mikey’s first foray into music. Over a decade ago, he began releasing songs, including &quot;Everytime My Heart Beats.&quot;</p><div><iframe width="1366" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/njXMtYN22B0" title="Everytime My Heart Beats (Official Music Video) by Mikey Bustos" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Aside from music, he is also active on his YouTube channels, with one of them, AntsCanada, reaching 6 million subscribers in 2024.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-46" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-rhLmJzv_n/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A46%2C%22os%22%3A23103410.800000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="851" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-46" 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><p>—By Jemuel Tandoc</p>

<p>Online personality Mikey Bustos announces a new music project on his Instagram account, revealing the two-year-long passion project.</p>

Online personality Mikey Bustos announces a new music project on his Instagram account, revealing the two-year-long passion project.