Author: Ron Mia

Young actress Maris Racal surprised people after singing ‘How Did You Know’ in Tagalog. During the press launch of Kim Chui and Gerald Anderson’s latest teleserye “Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin”, Maris was tasked to sing one of the series’ theme songs ‘Paano Mo Nalaman’ which is the tagalog version of Gary Valenciano’s original ‘How Did You Know’. Daryl Ong meanwhile, sings the teleserye’s official theme song ‘How Did You Know’. WATCH: Here’s Maris Racal singing the tagalog version of ‘How Did You Know’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwZINlqIf6k ——————— For the latest updates on Music News, Gig Skeds and Concerts, follow GigsManila on Facebook at…

After its successful staging last year, Road To Ultra Philippines will be back this September 15 2017. Known as the biggest EDM Festival, Road To Ultra Philippines 2017 promises to give another astounding production matched with some of the best EDM DJs which will bring exceptional festival experience. If Road To Ultra Philippines 2016 was headlined by Alesso, Tiesto, and Hardwell, the 2017 event has yet to reveal its performer’s line-up. The Ultra Music Festival was established in 1999 in Miami. It was in 2012 that the Road to ULTRA concept was first introduced in Seoul South Korea. Since then, it has spanned to different…

“Technically I am not allowed to speak in Filipino.” Those were the words from Sponge Cola’s Vocalist Yael Yuzon in a recent gig in one of the super malls in the metro. Yuzon was tapped as the opening act at the phone launch of LG’s newest model held April 18 at SM Megamall. During his performance, instead of singing the original lyrics of their band’s hit “Jeepney”, he ended up translating the song on the spot in English after being told by the mall management that speaking Filipino is not allowed on that part of the building because it was a…

Pop songs usually talk about love, pain, and bitterness; a formula that’s more often than not will definitely sell. Put out a song that can serenade a loved one and gave it to one of the most popular singers and surely it will hit big. Or create the most painful and bitter song and let a commercially appealing singer let out the emotions of the song and it will skyrocket to the top of the music charts. But while pop song lyrics are often taken for granted because of its formula driven nature, there are pop songs which actually talk…

And it’s officially summer. It has been an annual tradition for the Kapamilya network to welcome the start of the summer season with the launch of their summer station ID. And on Friday April 7, 2017, ABS-CBN finally unveiled the lyric video of their latest summer station ID entitled “Ikaw Ang Sunshine Ko”. Written by Robert Labayen, Love Rose De Leon, Johnny Delos Santos and Lloyd “TINY” Corpuz with music by Thyro Alfaro and Yumi Lacsamana, the music video featured ABS-CBN’s newest artists Boyband PH, PBB Big 4 Maymay, Kisses, Yong, and Edward, and Tawag ng Tanghalan Top 3, Noven Belleza, Sam Mangubat…

Are you someone who loves to emote whenever you’re listening to senti music? Or are you one of those people who feels like shooting a music video in a middle of a bus ride or during a solitary moment at home or in the office with hugot songs as the background? If you’re a fan of the most painful and most senti hugot songs, then GigsManila will help you enjoy a wide range of selection to satisfy you senti heart. Follow GigsManila’s “Hugot mo pa, baby” Spotify playlist. The Spotify playlist includes some of the best OPM and foreign hugot songs…

Philippines newest singer-song writer Geca Morales is set to release her debut single on January 14, 2017. Titled “Oo Ikaw”, the song was written by Geca herself and will be released in all digital music stores and Deezer in the following days. One of the talents in Center For Pop Music Philippines pool of artists, Geca is one of the newest and upcoming singer song-writer in the country. While new in the business, Geca is not new to singing. Last July 2016, Geca was one of the artists who represented our country at the 2016 World Championship of the Performing…

Singer-Actress Agot Isidro fiercely called out President Rodrigo Duterte, tagging the latter as “psychopath.” In her Facebook status, Isidro lambasted the President for his latest pronouncements daring the US and EU to withdraw their foreign aid after criticizing his “war on drugs” policy. Isidro didn’t minced words to slam Duterte saying no one is provoking Duterte for a fight, it was the Philippine President himself who’s picking a fight. She also reminded the President that we are no superpower country thus there should be no place for his arrogance and egoistic tantrums. Lastly, she also recommended the President to see a psychiatrist…

Popstar Princess Sarah Geronimo gets nominated again at the MTV Europe Music Awards. In an announcement Wednesday September 21, it was revealed that Sarah G was again nominated for the Best Southeast Asia Act category, the same category she won in the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. READ: Local act pre nominee voting starts today! The former The Voice of the Philippines coach will vie for the title alongside other talented Asian acts which include Dong Nhi (Vietnam), Gentle Bones (Singapore), Raisa Andriana (Indonesia), Thaitanium (Thailand) and Yuna (Malaysia). Just like in the past, a seventh nominee will come from the winner…

Music artists Peter Gabriel, Santigold and Cassius have joined One Republic in their latest album ‘Oh My My.’ After collaborating with One Republic’s Ryan Tedder on their song “The Missing”, Cassius returned the favor by joining One Republic’s newest album via the song ‘Oh My My.’ One Republic posted a short video clip on their Facebook page revealing the track list from their latest album which is due for release on October 7. Also joining Cassius as featured artist are Santigold for the song ‘NbHD’ and legendary musician Peter Gabriel for ‘A.I.’ ‘Oh My My’ contains 16 songs with ‘Future Looks Good’…