Ben&Ben on possible collab with H.E.R.: “We were simply over the moon.”

Romar Fernando

June 11, 2021

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  Photos Credit: Ben&Ben Instagram / Vogue

  The folk-pop band Ben&Ben has just simply don’t how to react when the Filipino-American and Grammy award winning artist H.E.R. brought up the idea of a collaboration, May 26, Wednesday.

  “We were simply over the moon about it. Seeing someone so successful being so open and proud about his or her roots really inspires all of us. And for H.E.R. to express interest in working with us, inspires us even more to work harder and keep creating music,” Ben&Ben said in a statement given to the Inquirer.

  For the nine-piece act, being able to talk with the R&B artist already felt surreal, a collaboration would be a dream.

  “We admire her for how she stays true to herself and her message, and, of course, for the sheer excellence and skills she puts into all of her songs,” the group added.

  Ben&Ben has recently released two songs amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, namely ‘Upuan’ and ‘Magpahinga.’

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