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AUDIOJUNKIE: Ashtine Olviga: Reigning Mutya of Class 2025

Ashtine Olviga sticks around long enough to see the fruits of her work. Fans of the popular Wattpad series “Ang Mutya ng Section E’ on Viva One would know Ashtine as ‘Jay-jay,’ the high school transferee and only female student of underachieving Section E of a prestigious international school, ergo, the class where every misfit in school is bunched up. 

AUDIOJUNKIE: Earl Agustin: New hitmaker in town

"There’s a new kid in town," as the song goes and he goes by the name Earl Agustin. With a predilection for soul and R&B, this singer-songwriter has been around a bit and past the newbie stage. 

AUDIOJUNKIE: Girl-group Raya lets loose

The word “Raya” has diverse origins and meanings. In Indonesia and Malaysia, the term is associated with greatness or grandness, like in the phrase “Hari Raya,” which means grand celebration or feast.

AUDIOJUNKIE: A shelter from the storm

“Kumakabog na naman ang dibdib / sa pagkabahala na dala ng daigdig / Sa dami ng nangyayari, san ba ko lalapit?  So goes the lyrics to a song that seems so apt for the times. In a world that just makes a lot of effin’ noise for all the wrong reasons, where do we go to get a break from it all?

AUDIOJUNKIE: Power to ye olde record store

Digital streaming continues to be the music industry's primary revenue driver. But...