Tag: OPM

If you can make a Ryan Cayabyab song about a coconut tree into an electro-pop banger, then you're definitely something to watch. Such was the case with eight-member girl group BINI. As diverse as these talented ladies are, they all come together

In November 2019, Paolo Benjamin of OPM band Ben&Ben took to Instagram to post a close-up picture of himself with the caption, "Brb, gonna lose weight." Two years later, he posted the exact same photo—except this time, it features a cover image

Baby, as I look into your eyes. Oh, you're perfect… With a smooth, breezy pop formula and abundance of superb melody and vocal harmony, the 1990s were an era of statement-making music that shook the core and revived Philippine popular music.“When ‘Perfect’

To date, Jay Durias is the only remaining constant figure of South Border, a band that made their name around the mid-1990s. And yet despite the changes that happened from within, Durias and the band have stayed relevant.Why? For the South Border

So this i ask of you, please stay with me, until she comes back…One song is all it takes to bring yourself back to the early 2000s.One of such tunes is "Listen." It's the theme song for ABC-5's popular series, Singles, and

How long do you think it would take you to write a four-minute song? Do you think you can do it in less than 30 minutes—music and all?IAXE’s lead vocalist, Jek Manuel said their former bass guitar player Jhon Bunda did just

“But as Filipinos, we are naturally torpe. You know we always have second thoughts on doing things lalo na with love,” said vocalist Medwin Marfil. Have you been in a situation where you hesitantly approached or spoke to someone you like for fear

"Banal na Aso, Santong Kabayo" is one of the band’s most famous songs—it was also quite controversial at that time. It was inspired by the band’s vocalist, Dong Abay’s experience, while he was riding a jeep. Dong shared his story with Eric Gancio,

What’s in a name? A lot—especially in the music industry and now that everything is on the internet and social media.Do you know how your favorite bands came up with their band names? Yael Yuzon, Filipino rock band Sponge Cola’s vocalist, shares

Ever noticed how the pivotal part (and often the best scene) in romantic movies would involve the leads talking to each other under the rain? Think Allie and Noah’s shouting match in the movie The Notebook.The rain often signifies the outpouring of

It’s safe to say Filipinos have a love-hate relationship with the jeepney or jeep as we call it. It’s one of the most practical ways to travel, but it’s also a challenging part of the commute, especially during the rush hour. Yet many

You’re probably singing it in your head right now. That question from the hit 90s song Harana still rings true today. You’ve probably only seen it in old Filipino movies as everything that we do nowadays, even dating, is done online. Harana is

“Laro lang ako nang laro ng Mobile Legends, hindi ko naisip na, ‘Ba’t ‘di kaya ako gumawa ng kanta tungkol dito?’” Sponge Cola vocalist and guitarist Yael Yuzon told Summit OG in an exclusive interview. (I always play Mobile Legends and I

When you can’t get what you want and you can’t be with who you want to be with, what do you do? For Stonefree’s vocalist Miro Valera, you write about it and you turn it into a song. The band’s hit song Anghel

Where do we even start with Orange & Lemons and “Pinoy Ako?” It was one of the biggest OPM songs of the 2000s, attached to one of the most popular shows on primetime TV. For months after its release, you could barely

Aside from sharing us her NYC Spotify billboard and achievements during a Preview exclusive interview, we also challenged singer and actress Julie Anne San Jose to play Guess the Song. Growing up in the public eye, she never forgets to showcase her bubly and

What do you get when you combine a chord progression with relationship problems? For Pinoy band Mayonnaise, these are what make a song memorable. Songwriter and frontman Monty Macalino walks us through the inspiration behind the track “Tayo Na Lang Dalawa," which came

One of the surest signs you’ve made it in showbusiness is when you get a pop song written about you. That’s probably how Jopay Paguia feels. The original member of pop group SexBomb Girls is the inspiration behind the hit song “Jopay” by

Jose Mari Chan endeared himself to generations of Filipinos with the contemporary Christmas classic “Christmas in Our Hearts.” It’s a song that reminds people about the origins of the season: celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. But when Chan’s record producer asked

It’s not a Filipino Christmas without the staples: simbang gabi, bibingka, lanterns, and Jose Mari Chan’s “Christmas in Our Hearts.”Since it first came out in 1990, it’s become the unofficial theme song of the season, and Chan himself a living symbol of