The beloved superstar Andrea Bocelli continues to capture the hearts of music lovers this holiday season with his latest MCA Music CD, Incanto . People Magazine recently raved, "these passionately sung songs will surely put a little romanza in the air." Along with critical accolades, a string of memorable appearances this fall have marked another successful chapter in Andrea Bocelli's remarkable career.  Incanto's CD launch began with an unforgettable performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where Andrea treated audiences to soaring renditions of "Because" and old favorite "The Prayer." Two additional moving TV performances followed on Good Morning America and CBS Early Show.  In late November, Andrea wrapped up two once–in–a–lifetime concerts with the incomparable Placido Domingo at the Washington National Opera, collaborating on the Petite Messe Solennelle, with Mr. Domingo conducting. Prior to the performances, NPR's All Things Considered featured Domingo and Bocelli in an exclusive joint interview to discuss these historical concerts, and the artists' respective impact on classical music.   The spotlight continues to shine on Andrea this December, a special documentary entitled, "Andrea Bocelli – A Child Destined To Sing." Will air in the US . Capturing Andrea's musical and personal life journey, the film features rare, behind–the–scenes footage and ...

MusicRator.com and Music Pick's 12 Days of Chrismas, 12 Days of Giveways officially starts today so if you are a loyal reader/visitor, you are qualified to win different prizes in twelve straight days. From December 20-31, twelve people will have the chance to win twelve different prizes. CDs bags, Belle de Jour Planner, event ticket, .com or .net domains and other  premium items will be given away. Those readers and e-mail subscribers who  pre-qualify will be notified via e-mail about the daily mechanics on how to win. Good luck and merry christmas to all

Multi-platinum  Grammy  winning  quintet MAROON 5 releases  Call & Response: The Remix Album,  an exhilarating 18-track  mix  tape that features  Pharrell Williams,  Deerhoof, of Montreal, Cool Kids, David Banner, Paul Oakenfold and many more putting new twists on several of the band’s biggest hits. “I’ve always found it really interesting that a group of people looking at the same painting can all see different things,” says Maroon 5 vocalist/guitarist Adam Levine. “That was the idea behind this record—to take a few of our songs and have them interpreted by some of our favorite artists. We were really blown away by what they came up with.” CALL & RESPONSE: THE REMIX ALBUM pulsates with provocative renditions of songs culled from Maroon 5’s hugely successful debut, SONGS ABOUT JANE and its predecessor IT WON’T BE SOON BEFORE LONG. The two albums have made Maroon 5 one of the most successful bands to emerge this decade, with more than 14 million worldwide sales, a remarkable string of chart-topping hit singles, a trio of Grammy wins and an international fan base whose members number in the millions. The album introduces itself with a frenetic beat-breaking take on “If I Never See Your Face Again” by acclaimed hip-hop ...

Here’s this week’s Philippine music charts update for the week ending December 14, 2008 — Myx International Top 20, Myx Hit Chart, Pinoy Myx Countdown, 103.5 Max FM Final countdown, Wave 89.1 Review Countdown, RX 93.1 Top 7 countdown, Jam 88.3 On The Charts Live Top 25 and Magic 89.9’s Magic 30 Countdown. Magic 89.9’s Magic 30 Countdown RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7  103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown Pinoy Myx Countdown MYX International Top 20 MYX Hit Chart Wave 89.1 Review Countdown Jam 88.3 On the Charts Live Top 25  

"Honestly, we have never been a critically acclaimed band or 'cool' band, but we have always moved the needle because of our fans and we don't want that to change."  Fall Out Boy bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz wrote that blog entry a few weeks before finishing "Folie à Deux," the band's fourth full-length album. Although the group has grown exponentially in its seven-year existence--from an opening band at VFW Halls to headlining arenas and topping the music charts--there's a consistency to the group that can't be measured simply by record or ticket sales.  "Folie" may not initially sound like the same band that was berthed in the Chicago punk/hardcore scene, but it inhabits the same spirit. It's adventurous, vibrant and, catchy--all characteristics that the band and its fan base have come to expect over the last decade. Remarkably, "Folie à Deux" feels both like result of seven years of hard work and something that could only be produced right now.  It's both cynical and hopeful, lyrically and musically challenging, personal and political, and easily the most diverse record FOB has ever recorded. This is what "Folie" isn't: a "grown up" record (read: boring, middle-of-the-road); if anything, the album--whose title translates as "a ...

An upcoming Malate bar, H2 Club (formerly Arkdia), gives an early Christmas gift this December 19, 2008, 7PM by presenting ROCK DECEMBER with two of the country's top bands – Bamboo and Cueshe. Bamboo has rocked to hearts of Filipinos since its first hit "Noypi" in 2004. Since then, they have sold more than 150,000 albums and won numerous awards that is anything but modest. Today, Bamboo will lead H2 Club's ROCK DECEMBER concert with some tracks from their newest album "Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday" (already a Platinum hit). This is Bamboo's new and fourth album released under EMI Philippines with the first single "Kailan". Together with them, Cueshe, a Cebu band that conquered Manila last 2005 with their single "Stay", will bring an evening that satisfies. This band has continuously left waves behind them garnering double platinum albums, numerous awards, and sold out concerts. Once thought to be just another one hit wonder sensation, their second album, "Back To Me" established their status as certified pop rock idols with singles like "Ulan", "Borrowed Time" and their rendition of the E-head's "Hard to Believe". Now, the band is on their third album"Driven" featuring another hit single "BMD" and "Drift". Two huge bands and the ...

If you miss the two-night, sold-out concert of American punk band Fall Out Boy which took place at the Araneta Coliseum last September 21 and 22, 2007 then you will most probably get happy and excited if I will tell you that  FOB will go back and do another concert in Manila this 2009. On it's tour schedule found at it's online profile on MySpace.com, Fall Out Boy will be touring the rest of Asia-Pacific Region (Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand) on February. The Manila concert will be on February 13, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum. Ticket prices:  VIP (Reserved Seating)  10500 Patron (Reserved Seating)  4725 Lower Box (Reserved Seating)  3675 Upper Box A (Reserved Seating)  2625 Upper Box B (Free Seating)  1050 Gen. Admission (Free Seating)  525 For ticket purchases, reservation or inquiries, you may call TicketNet at 9111-5555. Fall Out Boy brought us hits such as Thnks fr the Mmrs, Sugar We’re Going Down, I’m Like Lawyer with the Way I’m trying To Get You Off, This Ain’t a Scene It’s An Arms Race and a lot more. The band's fifth studio studio album, Folie à Deux, is set for release on December 2008. (credits: http://www.myspace.com/falloutboy)

Alternative-rock and pop punk American band, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, is set to rock the Philippines as they are set to rock Manila through a series of mall shows happening on March 2009. On the band's post via social networking site MySpace.com, it says: Play loud and tell all your friends. Oh and make sure to check out the tour section on myspace, as there are a TON of new dates just announced (and about to be), including the U.S., Japan, RJA's first-ever dates in Australia and The Philippines, and much, much more. Happy Holidays from RJA!! As stated on their profile, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will be performing at the Ayala Malls on the following dates and venues: March 5, 2009 - Alabang Town Center March 6, 2009 - Greenbelt March 7, 2009 - Glorietta March 8, 2009 - Trinoma RJA, composed of Ronnie Winter, Duke Kitchens, Elias Reidy, Joey Westwood and Jon Wilkes is responsible for hits like  "Face Down", "False Pretense", "Your Guardian Angel", "Damn Regret" and more. It is set to release third album, Lonely Road, on February next year, featuring the new single "You Better Pray" (credits: www.redjumpsuit.com)

Here’s this week’s Philippine music chart update for the week ending December 7, 2008 — Myx International Top 20, Myx Hit Chart, Pinoy Myx Countdown, 103.5 Max FM Final countdown, Wave 89.1 Review Countdown, RX 93.1 Top 7 countdown, and Magic 89.9’s Magic 30 Countdown. Magic 89.9’s Magic 30 Countdown RX 93.1 Countdown Top 103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown Pinoy Myx Countdown MYX International Top 20 MYX Hit Chart Wave 89.1 Review Countdown

Inspiration has never eluded The Killers, and it’s a damn good thing it hasn’t, because the Las Vegas band’s newest record, their third studio album, Day & Age, is full of their finest songs to date.  "I think about moments when we were coming up with When You Were Young, or, in this case, Spaceman," Brandon Flowers says. "If we'd decided at that moment, 'Let's go to the park,' they might not have happened. It's scary. It almost makes me not want to stop because I could be missing out on these wonderful songs. They're out there for the taking—you've just got to grab them." Together with bassist Mark Stoermer, guitarist Dave Keuning, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci, Flowers helped to mold the album into ten songs that work best together as a whole, each individually describing an evolution of the band's sound. "We're always pushing ourselves," says Stoermer, "and there's a lot of diversity here—from anthemic rock to dance songs."  Flowers adds: "We felt like Sam's Town was a continuation of Hot Fuss, and we feel like this is a continuation of Sam's Town.  But at the same time, Day and Age is totally different from both of them, while still ...

With  the  success   of his songs “Handa”, “Isipin” and “Falling Away” still fresh, there’s no stopping  Miguel Escueta from making waves in the music scene. Fervor seeps through the veins of this rock star as he brings in a new single: his own rendition of the 80’s crossover hit “Blue Monday”, which was originally popularized by the English Rock Group ‘New Order’. This song has been deemed as the biggest selling single of all time, topping UK sales of over one million and making a mark in the 80’s era. Injected with his distinctive style, Miguel, also popularly known as “ME”, l gives his own version a modern twist, making it more attuned with the times. The mishmash of syndicating beats and throbbing bass lines infused with Miguel’s vigor gives his rendition of the song a strong kick that will surely leave audiences keyed up. Though penetrating the music scene is not an easy feat, Miguel had already managed to make a mark in the industry in recent past. In 2005, he was nominated for Best New Male Recording at the 2005 Awit Awards. The reason behind this singer-songwriter’s drive to achieve the pinnacle of his career stems from his deep ...

Music Picks'  12 Days of Christmas, 12 Days of Giveaways promo officialy starts today. As a small way of thanking loyal readers, visitors, and friends, I am giving away gifts,  prizes, freebies, presents, or whatever you call them for twelve straight days. And, to make it a bit exciting, I won't reveal the prizes until the day I have to give them away. (How I wish to keep them all.hehe)   Just a clue, most are music-related stuff (CDs will absolutely be on the list)  but I'm including other good stuff as well which I believe winners will surely enjoy. But of course, you have to pre-qualify to have the chance to win. You can now So how to pre-qualify? You have three choices : A) Subscribe through e-mail (FREE) by filling out the e-mail subscription form somewhere below this post. B) Or, make a blog post (be it in multiply, friendster, wordpress, etc.) about the contest and put http://blog.edarevalo.net as a link and label it as Music News Philippines or Music Blog Philippines C) Do both (subscribe and make a blog post). This will double your entry as well, so more chance to win. Once you are done, leave a comment on this post including your Name, E-mail and ...

November 26 proved to be a momentous night for 2 of MCA Music's homebred talents as they respectively bagged major awards as Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist, Best New Performance by a New Female Recording Artist and Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist at the 21st Awit Awards held at Eastwood City . Just a week after being named as Aliw Award's Best Male Performer in Hotels, Music Lounges and Bars, Richard Poon's winning streak continued as he clinched the title of Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist in the 2008 Awit Awards. He was also nominated in the category of Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist, alongside the likes of music legends Gary Valenciano, Jose Mari Chan and Martin Nievera. His album "I'll Take Care of You" Platinum Edition under MCA Music also turned Gold just after a few months from its market release. After delivering a stellar performance of the song "Tulak ng Bibig" which she composed herself, Julianne lived up to her album's title of being "Grateful" as she bagged the award for Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist. She also received the title of Best Performance by a Female ...

Rock  and  Roll must have the power to grant immortality because it makes artists who choose to stay under its wings stand the test of time. First there is legendary rock group Metallica, that even after several years of silence, was able to hit gold with Death Magnetic. Now, MCA Music Inc. is proud to announce the comeback of Guns N Roses with their new album, CHINESE DEMOCRACY! Axl Rose resurrects to lead a new pack of rockers to remind all listeners across nations about his legacy and to mark a new historic moment in Rock and Roll. Produced by the front man himself, Axl Rose and Caram Costanzo, Chinese Democracy includes 14 tracks.  The title track and first single from the album, “Chinese Democracy”, takes on a slightly different sound. It starts off theatrically with Chinese-inspired sound effects, includes less of Axl Rose’ signature high-pitched renditions and more of head banging solos, yet, still tastefully rock and roll. Guns N Roses also keep up with the times by releasing two of the album’s songs unconventionally. “Shackler’s Revenge” will be included in the emerging popular videogame Rock Band 2 and “If the World” will also be release through the movie, Body ...

Let  us  make  a good  start in 2009 by helping  the  Philippine National Red Cross attain its commitment to provide quality life-saving services which protect the life and dignity of indigent Filipinos in vulnerable situations. This January 2009, catch the Philippines’ formidable talents as they gather in one-night event to serenade and give breathtaking performances for the good of PNRC and its beneficiaries. The event, dubbed as “RED LETTER NIGHT“, features Awit Award winner R&B singer Thor, Awit-nominated band 3rd Avenue, rocker Miguel Escueta, 2008 Awit Award-winner Soul Child Julianne, The Out of Body Special, many other bands, and surprise celebrity guests. It will be held on January 4, Sunday night at Fiamma along Jupiter St. in Makati. Tickets are available now only at P350 each. For ticket orders, you can e-mail us at musicrator[@]gmail[.]com The event is presented by 7107 Islands Cruise and Mossimo, in cooperation with First Gourmet Academy, Sanctuario Spa, Well of Health, UCPI, Raintree Restaurants, Cupcakes by Sonja, Gerry’s Grill, Cardinal Printing Press and your online music information source, Musicrator.com!