Today marks Beyoncé’s birthday and the release of a voluminous remastered B’DAY, her coming-of-age second album. When it was released on September 4, 2006, music fans around the world were introduced to a 25-year-old woman with a bold, new voice. Not just a powerful singing voice, but an artist determined to take over her career as a singer, songwriter, producer, and visual artist. She recorded the album in a two-week session, fully cemented at the helm, and knowing exactly what she wanted to create. She was pushing herself, revealing layers to her innovative approach to recording, writing, and producing. That...

James Reid embraces the freedom of simply being in the moment with “Sunny Side,” his new single featuring producer and artist Luke April, out last  August 27, 2026, via Sony Music Entertainment.   Driven by vibrant production, an easygoing rap section, and an experimental blend of filtered drums and guitars, the alternative pop track carries an infectious sense of movement without ever feeling rushed. Bright and effortlessly laid-back, “Sunny Side” also captures the feeling of having nowhere to be and being completely at ease with wherever the day might lead.   There’s more to “Sunny Side” than its carefree disposition....

Ten years after launching her professional music career, Ylona Garcia returns to the Philippines for two homecoming shows that are as much about looking back as they are about moving forward.   The two-part anniversary celebration will revisit songs from her decade in the music industry while presenting them through her own interpretations and the perspective of the artist she has become.    The homecoming begins on September 4 with Backyard Live: Ylona Garcia Spotlight, a Manila-exclusive performance at Backyard Warehouse Studio in Baesa, Quezon City. By invitation, the intimate, music-focused show offers a limited audience a first experience of...

Shortly after her RUBADGE win and its official release on the 4th episode of Drag Race Down Under vs. The World Season 1, M1ss Jade So unveils a devilish drag look accompanied by a new song of the same name, “BAPHOMETA”, produced by collaborator Naive Supreme—out now, under Offshore Music.   Coming down from the clouds of nebula, the esoteric Drag Queen superstar and current Filipino pride, M1ss Jade So, morphs into the occult figure “Baphomet” for the category “Wildlife Couture” in the latest episode of the Drag Race competition. The transformation draws inspiration from her initial idea of dressing...

  After the breakthrough success of their previous collaborations, “Lihim (Nuarin Sasabihon)” and “Tahan Na,” singer-songwriters dwta and Arthur Miguel reunite for the third time in the velvety new single “At Kung Sakali”—out now via Sony Music Entertainment.   The latest release is monumental for both solo artists, as it’s their first time writing a song together in one room. Brimming with natural chemistry and mutual trust that seem to have stemmed from their first team-up in 2023, “At Kung Sakali” started as an unplanned creative exercise that eventually morphed into a fully realized output.   “Actually, our past collaborations...