Over the past few years, Vice Ganda has coined various phrases that have become part of the local pop culture slang: “I-Dawn Zulueta mo ako,” “unkabogable,” “PBB Teens”… During his packed solo concert Friday night at the Big Dome, Vice introduced a new one: “I-Vice Ganda mo ako!”
For Roberto Seña, charismatic lead vocalist and guitarist of alternative rock band She’s Only Sixteen, the best ideas for songs come from the most unexpected places, at the most unexpected times—say, while having lunch, or on a train to school.
Whenever show biz reporters huddle around Judy Ann Santos for a quick interview, two issues almost always crop up: The likelihood of reuniting with Piolo Pascual onscreen, and persistent speculations that her four-year marriage with husband Ryan Agoncillo is starting to fall apart.
Earlier this month, Matteo Guidicelli and rumored girlfriend Jessy Mendiola were spotted holding hands at the SM Mall of Asia while watching the Manila Speed Show, which featured Filipino-Swiss racer Marlon Stockinger and the Lotus F1 Team.
He was a full-fledged stand-up comic not so long ago, performing in small comedy bars around the metro. Now, Jose Marie Viceral, better known as Vice Ganda, is one of ABS-CBN’s prized stars. He hosts top-rating television shows, one of them with his alias in the title; stars in blockbuster fun movies; endorses high-profile products and holds sold-out concerts.
Zanjoe Marudo lamented that he wouldn’t be attending this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where his indie movie, “Death March,” is competing in the Un Certain Regard section. He cited a hectic schedule and heavy workload for this.
Not too long ago, Zendee Rose Tenerefe was just the unassuming “Random Girl” with the red knapsack who stopped people in their tracks at SM Megamall’s supermarket by belting out in front of a videoke display the torch song “And I Am Telling You (I’m Not Going)” with the mettle of a pro.
More than a mere vehicle to inspire composers—young and old, famous or inexperienced—to write and produce new songs, Ryan Cayabyab envisions the Philippine Popular Music Festival (Philpop) songwriting competition as a catalyst for the local music industry’s improvement. “We want to put the spotlight on Philippine music, and hopefully, spark a new movement that [...]
Singer/TV host Martin Nievera turned to social networking site Twitter last week to express his “sadness” over ABS-CBN’s alleged lack of support for his Friday talk show, “Martin Late @ Night.” Slated for 13 episodes, the show, which started airing on March 1, had reportedly not been extended.
With the mainstream success of his breakout song “Back to Love,” which won best urban video in the 2010 Myx Music Awards, Jose Villanueva III, or Quest, has been associated with hip-hop and R&B. But he’d rather not box himself in, since his music, he explained, is a product of ever-changing influences.
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., outside Smart Araneta Coliseum’s green gate, a television crew sifted through hordes of listless young girls to find someone willing to go on camera and demonstrate her admiration for teen actor Daniel Padilla, who was holding his first major solo concert, “Daniel: Live!”
American rock band Journey may go on a two- to three-year hiatus after they finish their commitments with entertainment company Live Nation Entertainment in 2016, said Filipino frontman Arnel Pineda.
