Regine Velasquez enjoys wherever she is now
Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez stressed that she is aware of her status now in the entertainment industry after the billing issue that surfaced.
Regine is one of the OPM icons whose career became an inspiration to the younger generations of artists. She released many hit songs and did sold-out concerts, and hit shows.
Her career was not confined to singing as she ventured into acting and hosting. With her status in the entertainment industry, fans did not accept that she was just under new artists.
Regine Velasquez’s supporters criticized ABS-CBN and MYX for the publication material that showed the presenters for the MYX Music Awards 2024. It can be seen that new artists were on top with bigger photos and bigger fonts for their names while Regine was at the bottom.
The Asia’s Songbird shared that ABS-CBN sent an apology letter with flowers for this. However, in her post, Regine said that there was no need for an apology.
Amid this issue, the seasoned singer shared a video on her TikTok page talking about her understanding that it is no longer her time in the entertainment industry.
“It’s no longer my time,” she stressed, adding that some people may get angry at this but this is the truth. For her, it is just being realistic and this means that she can no longer compete with the young ones as she is already 54 years old and has been in the industry for four decades.
She also said that she is from singing contests and she felt that for half of her career, she was competing to prove that she deserves a spot in the industry but she said that she does not want to do this anymore as a competition.
Regine said that she is enjoying her life now. She is enjoying the respect that she gets from her peers because this is earned and not easily given. The OPM icon is also happy to be an inspiration to other artists. For her, she is now in her mentoring stage and this is the reason why she gladly said yes every time younger artists would invite her to their concerts.
She wanted to share what she went through and her experiences with her 40 years in the industry and she is glad that the younger artists would listen to her. Regine jokingly said that she would even give unsolicited advice.
The singer also highlighted the importance of being grateful and appreciative of the blessings. “I am thankful that I have a life,” she said. Aside from her colorful career, Regine Velasquez said that people should understand that she is happy being a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter, and a friend to the people around her.