Posts tagged "Music"

A snapshot of Marie Digby

And it came to pass that 20 minutes after she learned Umbrella, Rihanna’s hit single, Marie Digby sat before her MacBook at home, filmed herself performing the song and uploaded it on the web. In a jiffy, Marie’s performance scored over 500,000 views on YouTube, earning her a national TV appearance on the TV show Last Call with Carson Daly and a slot on the season premiere of The Hills. “One impatient girl read more...

Charice breaks silence, reacts to Ka Freddie's remark

MANILA – International singing sensation Charice defended herself from criticisms hurled against her by "Bayan Ko" singer Freddie Aguilar. In an e-mail sent to abs-cbnNEWS.com, 17-year-old Charice said she would not be where she is right now if she did not sing Whitney Houston and Celine Dion’s hits when she was still a struggling singer. Read more… read more...

Ka Freddie clarifies 'monkey' remark

MANILA – “Bayan Ko” singer Freddie Aguilar has clarified his controversial remark that drew flak from fellow singers Arnel Pineda and Gary Valenciano. “Hindi ako nagsasabi ng monkey. Ang sabi ko kaya tayo binabansagan, [tayong] mga Filipino, [na] unggoy dahil manggagaya tayo,” Aguilar said in a taped interview aired on “The Buzz” Sunday. Read more… Incoming search terms:freddie aguilarArne read more...

Arnel Pineda hits Ka Freddie's 'monkey' remark

MANILA  -  Arnel Pineda, the Filipino front man of the famed American rock band “Journey,” on Thursday  lashed out at folk music icon Freddie Aguilar for reportedly comparing him and international singing sensation Charice to monkeys. Pineda reminded Aguilar that he should be “tactful” when making such statement. He pointed out that the “Anak” singer went “overboard” when he used the read more...

Nine Inch Nails to rock the Big Dome on Aug. 5

The Big Dome is all set to rock the loudest ever in its 50-year history when Nine Inch Nails (NIN) roars into town on Aug. 5 for Wave Goodbye, a one-night only show. The American band is credited with putting industrial rock in the hit charts during the past two decades. You ask what is industrial rock? I’m not sure if I can give an accurate description. All I can say is that it uses more electronic sounds than read more...

Regine opens Viva concert series at Skydome

It’s definite: Ogie Alcasid will be one of the groomsmen at the wedding of his ex-wife Michelle van Eimeren to her Australian fiancé Mark Morrow sometime in November later this year. The ex-couple’s daughter Leila and Sarah will surely be the flower girls. Yes, Ogie’s beloved Regine Velasquez is also attending the wedding where she will sing a song (not sure yet what) during the ceremony which is expected t read more...

Erik gets a pleasant surprise

It was unexpected. The news that he will record the songs of his idol Jim Brickman completely floored Prince of Pop Erik Santos. In high school and in college when he would sing at school events, Erik would readily dish out Jim Brickman songs. Valentine and The Gift were my favorites. They became my anthems in school,” Erik said. Two weeks ago when Erik recorded Brickman songs in the US, the singer was in disbel read more...

Charice was set to sing with Jackson

MANILA – Following the death of Michael Jackson, the Philippines’ teen singing sensation Charice has revealed a secret: she was supposed to guest in the King of Pop’s comeback tour this July. “Nakita ko nalang kanina, ‘Jackson patay na’. So parang, ‘sinong Jackson?’ [Then] nakita ko siya yung nagsasayaw, nanghina ako,” said Charice. “Kasi si Michael Jackson po, kahit na hindi ko siya na read more...

Is Billy Crawford here to stay…

Since the end of Philippine Dream Academy (PDA) last year, the ABS-CBN reality-TV which he co-hosted with girlfriend Nikki Gil, Billy Crawford has shed more than 30 pounds, 20 of them in only the past month, but he has to lose 10 more to hit the ideal 137 for his 5’11" frame. He does it by playing basketball and badminton, and taking generous servings of a slimming tea that drives him to the comfort room as read more...

Roselle Nava gears up for new CD

MANILA – Actress-singer Roselle Nava is planning to make a splash in the recording industry as she gears up for another album under Viva Records. In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Nava said she is thrilled with her upcoming project since it has been a while since she last released an album. Read more… Incoming search terms:roselle navarosell navarosselle navabakit nga ba mahal kita roselle navaroselle read more...

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