Thursday, December 27, 2012
Monday, December 24, 2012
ROD STEWART's "Merry Christmas Baby" Peaks at No. 1 on iTunes Philippines!
December 21, 2012
--- Two-time Hall of Famer ROD STEWART peaks at No. 1 on iTunes Philippines with new album "Merry Christmas, Baby" beating Michael Buble!
"A Very Special Christmas 25th Anniversary (Various Artists)"
jumps to No. 7 on iTunes' Top 10 Albums!
Meanwhile,
Maroon 5's "Overexposed" album breezes back to the charts at No. 9!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY -- an album of standards and traditional songs produced by
David Foster, finds Rod Stewart joined by a number of
A-list guests, starting with Michael Bublé, who duets with Rod
on “Winter Wonderland.” “We Three Kings” is a duet with Mary J. Blige;
and the title tune “Merry Christmas, Baby” is a duet with
Cee-Lo Green featuring New Orleans’ favorite son, Trombone Shorty. “Let
It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” features Dave Koz on saxophone
and “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” is a very special ‘virtual’
duet with Ella Fitzgerald featuring Chris Botti.
Friday, December 21, 2012
LAWSON POISED TO BECOME 2013'2 BAND TO WATCH
Filipino
fans of rising UK band Lawson can look forward to some exciting times
come 2013 as the boys from Britain is reportedly visiting Manila in the
coming months ahead. Date and venue are not yet finalized. But the
quartet already expressed their high anticipation
of going to a place they can only describe as "beautiful."
In a chat with MCA Music which locally distributes their recorded material, Lawson members Joel Peat and Ryan Fletcher showed their good feeling about the high possibility of reaching the Philippine shores and perform in front of their fast-growing fan base here.
In a chat with MCA Music which locally distributes their recorded material, Lawson members Joel Peat and Ryan Fletcher showed their good feeling about the high possibility of reaching the Philippine shores and perform in front of their fast-growing fan base here.
Brown
recently harmonized with rock icon Sir Paul McCartney and another
British giant Robbie Williams for the charity single "He Ain’t Heavy
He’s My Brother’ which is dedicated to Liverpool supporters and
families still looking for justice after the Hillsborough disaster.
"I
think the band is working under a perfect system where we got
individual roles to fulfill and we're not bothered by it. It's cool that
Andy
is our singer-songwriter and he is the eldest," stated Fletcher who
made note of the bass grooves from Guns N Roses and Bon Jovi as being
personal influences.
In 2011 the band was recognized by mainstream audiences after supporting "The Wanted" for the latter's first two extensive tours. By September of that year, the band was signed to Polydor Records with a lucrative two-album deal. With that came the privilege of opening for other big-name acts like Will Young and Avril Lavigne.
In 2011 the band was recognized by mainstream audiences after supporting "The Wanted" for the latter's first two extensive tours. By September of that year, the band was signed to Polydor Records with a lucrative two-album deal. With that came the privilege of opening for other big-name acts like Will Young and Avril Lavigne.
Completing Lawson's roster is drummer Adam Pitts who sketched the 'Lawson' logo freehand on an envelope sometime after the 18-hour successful operation of one Dr. Lawson that removed Brown's brain tumor. Shortly after they began recording materials and here they are now, pop rocking their way to global stardom.
"It
shall be a dream come true to do a couple of shows there. We want to go
to as many places as we can and we heard Philippines is a very good
scene music-wise," said the 22-year old Peat who plays lead guitar and
has been jamming with the bass-playing Fletcher since they were 14.
Lawson, its name paying tribute to a real-life doctor who saved the life of vocalist Andy Brown from death scare, scored hit singles this year, namely, "When She Was Mine," (which immediately became high-rated on YouTube in just a week after being posted) "Taking Over Me," and "Standing In The Dark." Their album "Chapman Square" was released last October and seated comfortably high on the UK album charts, current climbing the iTunes charts too in UK and Asia.
"Taking Over Me” reached the Number 1 on Philippine FM station Magic 89.9 as the VEVO Lift campaign for the "Standing In The Dark" video now hit the 3 million views mark worldwide.
Lawson, its name paying tribute to a real-life doctor who saved the life of vocalist Andy Brown from death scare, scored hit singles this year, namely, "When She Was Mine," (which immediately became high-rated on YouTube in just a week after being posted) "Taking Over Me," and "Standing In The Dark." Their album "Chapman Square" was released last October and seated comfortably high on the UK album charts, current climbing the iTunes charts too in UK and Asia.
"Taking Over Me” reached the Number 1 on Philippine FM station Magic 89.9 as the VEVO Lift campaign for the "Standing In The Dark" video now hit the 3 million views mark worldwide.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey OST
Featuring Neil Finn’s
“Song of the Lonely Mountain”
Now Available on iTunes and MyMusicStore!
Peter Jackson's The
Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey part one
in a trilogy has just premiered in local theaters last week. The epic adventure
movie gets an appropriately epic ballad with Neil Finn's "Song of
the Lonely Mountain." With angelic vocals, swooning strings and a
slow, determined build, the tune captures the feel of an arduous trek across a
rocky, perilous landscape. Metal crashes invoke blacksmiths hard at work
forging weapons in the fire while the classical guitar floats between the
chants and clattering percussion.
"'The Song of the Lonely Mountain' was
developed from a dark and mysterious theme which the dwarves sing early in the
movie," Finn tells Rolling Stone. He says Jackson and his
team suggested he get in a "dwarven
state of mind" as he shaped the song to play over the end credits. "After some days of mining underground
(actually, in Peter’s office) I emerged with the song, then set about recording
it with my sons Elroy and Liam. Dave Fridmann came in at the end with a bold
mix. He seemed to respond well to my demands for 'more anvil!' Pop music needs
more anvil!"
Listen to NEIL FINN’s “SONG OF THE
LONELY MOUNTAIN” on YouTube:
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LONELY MOUNTAIN” on iTunes:
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Malasimbo 2013 tickets are now on sale!
Tickets for the third Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival,
taking place from March 1-3, 2013, at Mt. Malasimbo on Puerto Galera, are now
available for sale on Ticketworld! The passes will guarantee entry into the
festival grounds for the main program (6pm to 6am) and are available at one,
two and three day passes. Leading the musical pack this year is reggae giant
Jimmy Cliff, following in the footsteps of the 2012 headliner Joe Bataan,
proving the Malasimbo can and will get better each and every year.
March 1-3, 2013, marks the third installment of the
DOT-certified festival. Malasimbo has gained popularity since its first effort
in 2011, reaching full capacity last March 2012, boasting a mountaintop filled
with around 3,000 people enjoying nonstop good vibes and a unified party
spirit. In the words of many a festival-goer: “It’s life changing!” The event
seeks to promote adventure, ecotourism and harmony, all to the tunes of some
spectacular local and international musical acts.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Phonoblogs Features Kimpoy
Little do I know about Kimpoy Feliciano before I got to meet him in person. During our exclusive blog con, I learn that there is more to Kimpoy than just a singer of love songs like Ikaw lang. This New Zealand based artist is still taking up collegiate studies and spends his time in the Philippines whenever on a school break.
Not only that he is active online and provides advises to his fans that he was entrusted the task as youth ambassador. He is known as a fan of Superman that he also uses a Superman font on his name. He also got to made his own music video in one of his songs which is included in his album.
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
Introducing UK’s Most Sought After Pop Rock Band ... LAWSON!
Lawson
is a four-piece British band which consists of truly talented and
gifted musicians: Andy Brown (acoustic guitar and lead vocals), Ryan
Fletcher (bass guitar and backing vocals),
Joel Peat (lead guitar and backing vocals) and Adam Pitts (drums). The
band members who are originally Liverpool, Chesterfield, Mansfield and
Brighton respectively are now currently based in London.
In
2011, the band made their mainstream breakthrough after becoming the
support act for one of Britain’s biggest pop bands, The Wanted, on their
first ever theatre tour, The Behind
Bars Tour. The band made a great impression on the audience, and
received good reviews from fans and critics alike. Having developed a
friendship with The Wanted, they returned as the support act for The
Wanted's second tour, #TheCode Tour also known as TWAT
(The Wanted Arena Tour). And the rest is history…
This
is coupled with the huge impact of the VEVO Lift campaign for the
Standing In The Dark video which has now hit 3 million views worldwide,
vaulting over
the play counts of ‘Taking Over Me’ and ‘When She Was Mine’. Their weekly ‘what’s hot’ e-mail blast alongside new
Christina Aguilera, David Guetta and No Doubt videos
On
September 8, 2011, it was announced that the band had been signed to
Polydor Records, with a lucrative two-album deal on the cards. After
signing to a major label, Lawson was tasked
with opening for other acts such as Will Young, Avril Lavigne, and
again for The Wanted.
Their
debut album, Chapman Square which is sitting comfortably at No. 3 on
the UK album midweek charts and steadily climbing the charts of iTunes
UK and Asia, boasts of potential
hit singles like “When She Was Mine", “Standing In The Dark” and the
carrier track "Taking Over Me'’. “Taking Over Me” is now positioned at
Number 1 on Magic 89.9 and # 12 on Monster Radio RX 93.1.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Robbie Williams dare you to be "Different" in 2013
Just before his Royal Variety Performance of ‘Different’ aired
in the UK, Robbie Williams launched this campaign.
Taking on the powerful meaning of the song Robbie is asking people to make their pledge on how they will be 'different' in 2013.
Be Different In 2013
Celebrate Robbie's new single with your own promise to someone you care about.
Robbie's next single, Different, is released
in the UK on the 17th of this month and to
celebrate, we're inviting everyone to make their own promise to be
different in the new year. Robbie's anthemic pledge to change for the
better rings true with many people at this time
of year, so now's the time to share your love for the single and voice
your good intentions at the same time!
Watch
the video below and follow Robbie's lead by writing your own promise as
a note, photographing it and posting it to Instagram, Tumblr or Twitter
with the hashtag #Different2013. Your note can be as earnest or as
light-hearted as you like... it can be to someone, or anonymous - all
your promises are welcome, even if you don't have time to write it by
hand!
Please encourage artists, contacts, celebrites , friends and family to participate!
Check out Robbie Williams’ music video “DIFFERENT” on Vevo:
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Order Robbie Williams’ brand new album “TAKE THE CROWN” on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/ph/Thursday, December 6, 2012
Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 Achieve Career Highlights in 2012
Three of MCA Music's more celebrated international acts
Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 can look forward to a lucky 2013 since the
closing year gave them career highlights that may very well serve as defining
moments of their colorful journey as global stars.
Rihanna's latest single "Diamonds" became her
fastest-rising single ever, in the process achieving a record-breaking 12th
Billboard Hot 100 No.1. She reached the peak significantly at the end of her
headline-grabbing "777 Tour" where she toured to seven cities in
seven days highlighted by a concert in each stop -- all for the purpose of
promoting her seventh album "Unapologetic."
She brought with her more than 150 journalists from all over
the planet to cover the week-long promo extravaganza, including Filipino
eventologist Tim Yap.
Country star Taylor Swift, on the other hand, reached a new
height by scoring her first ever Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper with her
single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", off her fourth
album "Red" released in the Philippines last November. The track
topped the iTunes charts all over the world and sold 623,000 copies in just its
first week of release.
"Red", now beefed up with follow-up singles
"Begin Again" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" sold about
three million copies after mere three weeks in the market. It debuted as the
highest first-week album sales in over a decade and topped the sales charts in
42 countries worldwide,
The year ends with Taylor having a worldwide career record
sale of more than 26 million albums and 75 million song downloads. Her Filipino
fans flocked at Trinoma in a recent fan gathering event where they purchased
merchandise items related to the well-loved singer-songwriter while signing in
for CD copy requests.
Maroon 5, who performed at a packed Smart Araneta Coliseum
last September, hit their longest-running number one single on the Billboard
Hot 100 with the single "One More Night". The song, off their fourth
album called "Overexposed", stayed in the top spot for 9 consecutive
weeks.
Guitarist James Valentine shared to Filipino reporters, in
response to questions regarding the album's title, "That title came about
when we realized that Adam's face is already everywhere. You couldn't get away
from his face."
"Overexposed" lead single "Payphone",
featuring rapper Wiz Khalifa, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and
then moved up to number two on the chart. Yet the most recognized track
included in the album is "Moves like Jagger", featuring Christina
Aguilera, which sold over 8 million copies worldwide as of June this year,
their biggest hit yet no doubt.
UNAPOLOGETIC by RIHANNA, RED by TAYLOR SWIFT and
OVEREXPOSED by MAROON 5 are now available in CDs at Astroplus and Odyssey Music
& Video or online via iTunes or www.MyMusicStore.com.ph
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