One of the newest artists making a name in Philippine music industry is Rez Toledo, a singer-songwriter popularly known as Somedaydream. His single got into the top spot of RX 93.1′s “Song of the Year” and “OPM Artist of the Year.” Yahoo Philippines even cited him as “Breakthrough Artists and Icon of the Year.” His technopop [...]
February 2, 2012
Rey Belen
Music
Platinum Prince of Soul JayR’s Christmas album Holiday of Love may be one of the projects closest to the singer’s heart. Aside from admitting that he is certainly a “Christmas person,” this album features how gifted he is not only as a singer, but also a musician and a music producer. Holiday of Love was [...]
November 29, 2011
Rey Belen
Music
Filipino music icon Noel Cabangon is extremely humble, but his music touches the core of many. With a number of record awards under his belt, he is undeniably one of the bestselling music acts in the country today. On the December 2 and 3 at the Music Museum, Noel is headlining his solo concert billed [...]
November 29, 2011
Rey Belen
Event, Music
When it comes to local bands offering good beat and humorous antics, ItchyWorms is definitely one of them. As part of their 15 years together, the band celebrated it with their fans through a concert. Last Friday, November 25, ItchyWorms performed 15 of their best hits through the years. Packed with few surprise games in [...]
November 28, 2011
Rey Belen
Event, Music
Asia’s Diamond Soul Siren Nina showed her dance moves and her new sexier look to the press in the official media launch of her new album “Stay Alive,” produced by Universal Records. “Stay Alive” showcases Nina’s distinct musical style as a multi-genre artist, incorporating varieties of strong repertoire. Selections from upbeat tempo to the infusion of house-sound, mix [...]
November 24, 2011
Rey Belen
Music
Acknowledging Christian Bautista’s successful bid in Asia, the Asiansation is set to release his very first international album Outbound, released via Universal Records. The album boasts of recordings of Christian Bautista done outside the country and his collaborations with music producers and artists from the United States, Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia. The first single [...]
October 31, 2011
Rey Belen
Music
Christian Bautista, who is known for his romatic voice, surprises everyone in the press conference of his new album “Outbound” with his “hidden” talent in dancing. Yes, that’s right dancing. This is part of his first single “All that’s left”, one of the upbeat songs in his new album. The fans can watch his dance [...]
October 26, 2011
Rey Belen
Music
If there is one thing that is so common to successful artists around the world, is that they DARE to experiment on different styles, not just on what they got used to. And our local band Sponge Cola dares to try new things to their tune. I was able to go into Sponge Cola’s Bloggers’ [...]
October 22, 2011
Rey Belen
Music
The only recording band to reach diamond after Eraserheards for the outstanding sales of Tambay (EP) via Coca-Cola’s summer promo, SPONGE COLA scores yet again as the band releases its highly anticipated fourth full-length album titled Araw Oras Tagpuan under Universal Records. But the band is not content to rest on its laurels yet, this [...]
October 22, 2011
Rey Belen
Event, Music