H.E.R. to Play Belle in 'Beauty and the Beast' Special on ABC

HER and Josh Groban

Award-winning Filipino American artist H.E.R. and Josh Groban are playing the lead roles in the TV adaptation Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, airing Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, and streaming on Disney+ the following day (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Three Fil-Am Women Singers Get Grammy Nods

H.E.R. (left), Olivia Rodrigo (top right) and Saweetie (bottom right) (Source: Variety)

The 2022 Grammys are a big look for Filipino Americans: Olivia Rodrigo made Grammy history when she became the first Filipina and second-youngest artist to be nominated in all four top categories; H.E.R., also Filipina, landed eight nods; and Saweetie, who is Chinese, Filipina and Black, landed two, including Best New Artist (See Variety for story).