The glittering ladies of Pinoy pop

The ladies are in the spotlight this week.

- AUDIOJUNKIE BY PUNCH LIWANAG

Starting with Janine Berdin, who returns with an upbeat new single in “tayo lang (may alam).” Smooth synth chord dabs butted against a Latin-tinged groove with hints of trap beats is what’s under the hood of this dance-driven track from the “Sitwasyonship” singer.

Along for the ride are Illest Morena and R&B singer Fana to provide vocal harmonies (Fana) and the rap break (Illest). Berdin has proven to be an effective singer-interpreter of whatever she’s dipping into, and apparently, this fit-for-the-club jam is also one of the styles she’s good at. Berdin’s trajectory reminds me of Yeng Constantino’s, who had a good run during her time a decade or so ago.