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Today's featured article SB19 "Gento" is a song recorded by the Filipino boy band SB19 (pictured). It was written by the band's leader, Pablo, and produced along with his brother Joshua Daniel Nase and the record producer Simon Servida. The lyrics of the pop and hip hop track are themed around empowerment and use gold mining as a metaphor for achieving success. Sony Music Philippines released the song on May 19, 2023, as the lead single from the boy band's second extended play (EP), Pagtatag! (2023). The song won multiple awards, and critics praised its catchiness and lyricism. A dance challenge set to the song became a trend on TikTok. "Gento" achieved top-15 chart positions in the Philippines and on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart; SB19 became the first Filipino group to enter the chart. The band promoted the song with a music video depicting them mining for gold and with various live performances, including on their Pagtatag! World Tour. (Full article...) Recently featured: Tropical Storm Hernan (2020) Raymond Brownell Hö'elün On this day... May 19: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day in Turkey (1919) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 1655 – Anglo-Spanish War: England invaded Spanish Jamaica, capturing it a week later. 1743 – French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin published the design of a mercury thermometer using the centigrade scale, with 0 representing the melting point of water and 100 its boiling point. 1828 – The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship in the American South. 1915 – First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking Ottoman forces. 2018 – The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (both pictured) took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, England. Alcuin (d. 804) Claude Vignon (b. 1593) Nora Ephron (b. 1941) John Gorton (d. 2002) More anniversaries: May 18 May 19 May 20

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