James Reid collaborates with Nadine Lustre, Massiah for new single 'Soda'

January 30 ------ James Reid is kicking off 2021 with a new single, "Soda," – a song that showcases a "new sound" that the actor-turned-musician has been working on since 2020. "Last year was a very heavy year and I wrote this song during quarantine. I basically…It became a time that I was very introspective and I guess this song is a reflection of that insight, of learning to turn these negative things into positive experiences," James said at an online press conference on Thursday, January 28.

Once the most popular leading man on primetime television, James has taken a step back from showbiz and has been working mostly behind the scenes to build up his label, Careless. In 2020, he worked with Nadine Lustre – his former love team partner and ex-girlfriend (rumored to be non-ex) – on her debut album, Wildest Dreams.

The album – which came with a visual component in the form of 6 elaborate music videos equivalent to a short film – turned out to be quite the hit among both fans and critics alike. With Wildest Dreams' success checked off his to-do list, it's James' turn to release his own music. And just like Nadine (whose album also involved input and music from her fellow Careless artists), collaborations were a big part of the music-making process.

Source: rappler.com/entertainment