Last Saturday June 11, I was invited along with a few other blogger friends to the Fontana Independence Day Music Festival. Lush surroundings care of Fontana Leisure Parks & Hotel and great music from Filipino artists, the event is a wonderful break from the usual urban humdrum of Metro Manila.
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A free concert featuring some of the most distinguished and promising names in the local music scene will be staged at the Ayala Triangle Gardens on June 15 to lobby for public support for the slowly fading Original Pilipino Music (OPM).
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Here are our Top 10 songs from the week that was May 29 to June 4, 2011.
See the top 10 international and OPM hits this week.
Lica de Guzman is a young singer handpicked by Phil Collins for the Little Dreams Foundation. Richard Poon joins her in a beautiful duet that speaks to me of passion and determination.
Listen to "All I Wanna Be" by Lica featuring Richard Poon.
It's a breakup song without the usual sadness. From the third party's perspective. And you can dance to it. And it's Robyn.
Watch the music video to Robyn's "Call Your Girlfriend".
Music from The Parlotones has caught the attention of music lovers, even those outside their native South Africa. In "Should We Fight Back" the band uses their music to ask listeners to really think.
Listen to The Parlotones with "Should We Fight Back".
Rihanna releases the music video to her fifth single from "Loud". The island reggae tune plays with the act of killing someone as a metaphor for breaking a heart.
Watch the music video of "Man Down" by Rihanna.
The second official single from Beyonce's new album is out. Will the new single bring her luck? The song is the fourth track from her fourth studio album named "4".
Listen to "Best Thing I Never Had" by Beyonce.
Gabrielle "Garie" Concepcion is the daughter of Gabby Concepcion and sister to KC Concepcion. She has indicated interest in entering Philippine show business, and now she has a song of her own.
Listen to "Relaks Lang Tayo" by Garie Concepcion.
