Author Archives: JL Aquino

Promising hip-hop quartet VVS Collective pays tribute to the women of the countryside whose distinct looks, effortless grace, and captivating intelligence redefine conventional standards of beauty. On their lilting anthem “Probinsyana,” the rap crew delivers a romantic serenade for every ‘country’ lass who took their breath away in recent years. “Probinsyana is a feel-good trackContinue reading “VVS Collective celebrates women from the countryside with pop-rap crossover “Probinsyana””

Ace Banzuelo has come a long way from being a fresh-faced phenom who can write and produce emotional pop tunes from his bedroom. His songs “Malayo” and “Himala” have racked up more than 8 million streams on all digital music platforms combined, and broke big on several crossover playlists in the Philippines and the restContinue reading “Ace Banzuelo delivers fun, confident P-Pop energy on the music video of “Alive””

Prolific rapper Kiyo finds value in celebrating the simple joys of living on new single “Harana Sa Sarili”—out today on November 12, Friday via all digital music platforms worldwide. Waxing poetic about self-worth, the Filipino hip-hop artist expresses gratitude for surviving life’s harshest challenges, and being able to give back to supporters who have beenContinue reading “Filipino rapper Kiyo expresses gratitude for the simple joys of life on new song “Harana Sa Sarili””

The emotional guitar-rock tune serves as the first single off their highly anticipated sophomore EP It’s always the first cut that turns out to be the deepest, if not the most life-changing. Indie pop-rock outfit the vowels they orbit knows this by heart, and on their comeback single “Una,” waxing poetic about ‘the person thatContinue reading “the vowels they orbit reflects on the struggles of first heartbreak on new song “Una””

Almost 2 years have passed, but COVID-19 is still looming over all of us. With the unpredictable restrictions put on physical events in Thailand, in lieu of its signature staging at the creative district of Chareonkrung, Bangkok Music City (BMC) 2021 is set to take place 100% online via YouTube Live through BMC’s YouTube channelContinue reading “Bangkok Music City goes fully virtual with more than 60 participating Thai and global artists”