Christian Bautista, continues to chart an extraordinary course in 2025.    Fresh off a series of career highs– including renewing his contract as a Kapuso and earning international recognition at the Telly Awards and The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA)-- Asia’s Romantic Balladeer continues his winning streak. Most recently, Christian Bautista took home two Collision Awards for Matching Outfits: Silver Winner and Audience Choice Winner in the Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle category. Now, he adds another major move to his banner year: officially signing an exclusive recording contract with Sony Music Philippines.   The contract signing took place this July...

  Generational British band Wolf Alice share new single, ‘The Sofa’ - another dimension to their highly anticipated fourth studio album The Clearing confirmed for release on August 22nd. Following a triumphant return to the stage with headlining festival performances at Primavera - where they unveiled ‘The Sofa’ for one of the first times, had thousands singing along - and a history-defining Glastonbury set on home soil, this new era announces Wolf Alice as a band who are in a league entirely of their own.    ‘The Sofa’ is the album’s psychological portrait which is a microcosm of the wider...

  Filipino indie rock outfit We Are Imaginary are back with “Stockholm,” the latest single from their forthcoming self-titled album, set to be released on vinyl under Eikon Records in mid-2025.   Exploring themes of emotional entanglement and vulnerability, “Stockholm” is a gripping meditation on toxic attachment disguised as love. The track marks a pivotal moment for frontman and guitarist Ahmad Tanji, who channels years of disquietude into one of the band’s most sonically and lyrically captivating releases to date.   The song opens with the Nietzsche-inspired line, “Staring at the abyss / staring back at me,” which immediately sets...

 If you’ve ever cried in a bathroom mirror whispering “I swear I’ll do better” — NEW LORE just turned that moment into a song.   “OH MATURITY,” the latest gut-punching alt-pop single by Filipino electropop trio NEW LORE, is out now on all platforms. Written by visual artist and vocalist Tita Halaman, with sonic layers sculpted by drummer Carole Lantican, it’s a vulnerable confession dressed in glitchy beats, deep bass, and regret. Think love letter meets spiral. A song for anyone who’s messed up, owned it, and tried to grow anyway.   And that’s just the icing.   Because on August 1, NEW LORE will release their long-awaited debut album, “grief cake” — an...

After kicking off the year with All Of The Noise PH, a landmark two-day music summit centered on discovery, dialogue, and creative exchange, The Rest Is Noise PH marks its highly anticipated return this year with its 43rd edition, TRIN 43—an intimate gathering that doubles as a love letter to community-building and DIY culture, where audiences and artists connect on a more personal and transformative level.   Set to take place on Friday, August 1 2025, at Sari-Sari Bar in Makati City, TRIN 43 continues TRIN’s vision of promoting the country’s vibrant indie music scene and harnessing its global potential....