Original Pilipino Music (OPM) is NOT dead. Just ask Sarah Geronimo! Her latest original song, "Ikot-ikot" has been on top of the radio charts. The music video, which looked nothing like her old videos, has gathered over 1.7 Million views on YouTube. It's not a surprise that Rappler's readers chose it as the LSS (Last Song Syndrome) Song of the Year. In my opinion, it sounds like a well crafted RnB song.
Here's yet another amazing medley by The Sing Off season 3 champs Pentatonix! So glad that NBC revived "The Sing Off". Season 4 will start next month.
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Mariah Carey - 'Almost Home' Single from Oz The Great and Powerful
Finally! A new Mariah Carey song has been released and it's part of the soundtrack of Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful. Will she be singing this on American Idol? I really hope so!
Honestly, Beyonce did a much better job than Madonna. Plus there's Destiny's Child! What more can you ask for?
Hello and Happy New Year!
Reminding you to forget about your worries for one second, drink a glass of something, and give your heart a break:
Reminding you to forget about your worries for one second, drink a glass of something, and give your heart a break:
It's been seven days and I can still hear the loud music banging. The Born This Way Ball concert of Lady Gaga at the Mall of Asia Arena was a HUGE success. It was BEYOND phenomenal. She was BEYOND awesome. Nobody went home disappointed or violated or insulted - even the critics of Gaga didn't see anything wrong with what she showcased! Ha!
I thought the day was not going to end well. First, there were some issues with our tickets. You see, we got the tickets in April and it says 'Free Seating' for the Upper Box area. Little did we know, MOA Arena sold tickets with reserved seating two weeks before the show! I was infuriated when they were asking the people holding 'Free Seating' tickets to vacate the southwest area one by one. I was waiting for them to ask me to vacate my seat. I was preparing my arguments and was not planning to back down.
Here's where we first sat:
Me: Miss, is there a problem with our tickets? Why are you asking them to leave?
Attendant: Ah sir, you have Free Seating tickets? I'll talk to you outside in a minute I will just attend to these people first...
Me: You want to talk to me outside??
Attendant: Yes sir... in a minute.
(After one minute, I was asked to step out. I told my sister to stay put. A female manager talked to me outside the arena.)
Manager: Yes sir, we had some issues about your tickets..
Me: ...which is not MY problem.... (I was ready for a full attack but..)
Manager: ...which is why we're giving you these LOWER BOX tickets.
(She handed me two lower box tickets - a FREE upgrade!)
Me: (Speechless).
Here's where we sat for the rest of the night:
To top that, I saw my college friend's boyfriend who works at SM Corp. He gave me a free pass to the After party! Sadly, I wasn't able to go because my sister was already tired and my parents were already outside waiting for us.
The show: I was surprised that Lady Gaga sang all her hits at the beginning. There was no shortage of Gaga energy at the Arena. The crowd went wild when she sang her hits 'Born this way', 'Bad Romance' and 'Just Dance'. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera and I also wasn't sure if it was gonna take good photos that night. My iPhone didn't do so well. I kinda missed my Nokia N8.
Photo by: Yahoo! Music
There must be a reason why the hit song 'Somebody that I used to know' is still in the top 10 of the Billboard 100 charts. I downloaded the entire album and I have to say, I love all of his songs! My favorite is Bronte. It calms me down especially when I start cursing in the middle of the usual heavy traffic on EDSA.
The Sing Off season 3 champs were kind enough to share their rendition of 'Somebody that I used to know'. As usual, the performance is beyond amazeballs. Check it out:
The Sing Off season 3 champs were kind enough to share their rendition of 'Somebody that I used to know'. As usual, the performance is beyond amazeballs. Check it out:
Aside from the beautiful lights, one of my [very few] favorites during Christmas time are the songs. This is the only time when artists can come out with the same songs in their album and still sell records (hihi). Once in a while there are original songs which eventually become classics. Here's my Christmas playlist. How does yours look like?
1. This Gift by 98 Degrees
2. 8 Days of Christmas by Destiny's Child
3. Christmas Time by Christina Aguilera
4. All I want for Christmas is You
5. Under the Mistletoe by Justin Bieber
1. This Gift by 98 Degrees
2. 8 Days of Christmas by Destiny's Child
3. Christmas Time by Christina Aguilera
4. All I want for Christmas is You
5. Under the Mistletoe by Justin Bieber