November, 2020 – Singapore – Critically acclaimed artist on the rise Alaina Castillo releases her provocative Christmas record “Wishlist,” ahead of the holidays. “Wishlist” showcases a confident tongue-in-cheek Alaina and encourages listeners to have some (real) fun over the holidays.
In the virtual visual she teams up with influencers from across the globe. Alongside herself, the video stars Japanese Anime artist Kizuna AI, Influential Australian artist Wengie, Audrey Ochoa of Mexico and Destiny Caldwell from Canada.
Speaking of the track, Alaina shares, “wishlist is my own take on spending the christmas holidays with your boo. it’s about the classic christmas vibes while adding a suggestive twist to make it a song that talks about fun ‘love’ during winter time & all the risqué things one might think during cuddle season. i wanted my fans to have an xmas song from me that they could feel the holiday vibes from while also bopping to a sexy twist of the classics. it’s now available on all streaming platforms and i hope u enjoy it!! ”
Most recently, Alaina debuted the music video for her latest Spanish single “¡párate!” last month. The video is a fiery e-girl blue and red-toned visual and includes a wide range of imagery contrasting from dark to glimpses of beauty. The elaborate editing is at the forefront of the video, matching and layering new images with the rapid beat of each chorus.
The song and video were just another example of the singer’s phenomenal versatility by bending genres while enlisting her Latin roots. The track talks about a change or a movement that comes out of trying to overcome challenges. “¡párate!” followed the release of the artist’s antisocial party anthem “tonight”, another transitional song for Alaina taking her from introvert singer-songwriter to bedroom pop star in the making. “tonight” has amassed over 2.5 million streams across platforms and over 800K views on the music video to date. “tonight” was recently featured in a Coca-Cola ad which is set to run over the next year.
Notably, Alaina has been making waves across Asia, landing interviews on top radio stations across the region including Hitz and Fly FM (Malaysia) as well as publications such as Esquire Singapore and Bandwagon Asia, just to name a few. Earlier this year, she was featured on Rolling Stone India’s #ArtistsWFH series and her music video for “pass you by” hit #1 on Channel [V] Asia’s Urban Chart, while the video for “Tonight” peaked at #2.
“Wishlist” is now available on all streaming platforms here: alainacastillo.ffm.to/wishlist
Watch the video for “Wishlist” here
