The first day of the 30th anniversary Hanteo Music Awards 2022 was held at Jamsil Arena in Seoul on Feb. 10. It is based on the Hanteo Chart, which started its service in 1993, and those eligible were artists who released albums and digital music from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2022. (Clockwise from top...
Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans emerged as the most nominated artist in the 2023 Korean Music Awards (KMA). The KMA distinguishes itself as placing importance on musicality rather than popularity and album sales, and it includes mainstream and non-mainstream music. The selection committee is...
What’s hot in the music and podcast scenes in the Philippines—plus, a dialogue with Arthur Nery NIRVANA Enlightenment can be achieved by knowing yourself. Start with your musical preferences (Katty Huertas) Two of the “big three” philosophers once stressed the importance of self-knowledge....
The 32nd Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 19 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. K-pop boy band NCT Dream emerged as the biggest winner by taking home the “daesang” or grand prize. (Clockwise from top right) NCT Dream, IVE and BTS (Twitter, Big Hit Music) This was the first time for...
ABS-CBN Music, under ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (AFPI), which has one of the largest music catalogues in the Philippines has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Warner Chappell Music Philippines. In a statement, ABS-CBN Corporation said the deal grants Warner Chappell Music global...
BTS and BLACKPINK got nominated at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards , which will be held on March 27 at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The nominees in different categories were announced. BLACKPINK and BTS (YG Entertainment, Big Hit Music) BTS received a nomination for Best Music Video for...
CCP launches ‘Himig Himbing,’ a collection of lovely indigenous lullabies for children SLEEP SONG Milo Tolentino's Hele Para Kay Elena Singing “Rock-A-Bye-Baby,” “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” or any popular English nursery rhyme to pacify an infant is one thing, but how about singing a...
As we look forward to 2023, we look back on a few important music moments that defined and shaped 2022. “The Beatles Got Back.” Though originally released for streaming late 2021 on Disney Plus, most of the world didn’t get to see the “The Beatles: Get Back” film until it was released on...
YouTube revealed the list of the overall top trending videos, top music videos and creators in the Philippines in 2022. According to YouTube, Kristories’ “Aswang sa Probinsya 2” emerged as the No. 1 top trending video in the Philippines in 2022. (Clockwise from top left) BLACKPINK's "Pink...
Arthur Nery just aced the honor of being Apple Music’s top OPM artist for the year 2022. This comes on the strength of his songs on said digital platform, mainly “Pagsamo” which is now the TOP 1 track on Apple Music’s Top Songs of 2022: Philippines playlist. Also included on said...
The 2022 Melon Music Awards (MMA) in South Korea proved to be another amazing and surprising ceremony. Held on Nov. 26 at the Gocheok Sky Dome, the MMA this year saw trot singer Lim Young-woong, rookie K-pop girl group IVE and Grammy nominee BTS winning the “daesang” or grand prizes, the...
Taylor Swift loomed large at the recent American Music Awards, winning in all the categories she was nominated in. The event was held Sunday, November 20, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Swift's haul include Artist of the year honors. The “All Too Well” singer also won...
