Music and its powers: How it shapes our lives

10/01/2024

For many of us, music is a universal language.  It transcends borders, cultures, and even time itself.  Whether it’s the rhythmic beat of a tribal drum, the soaring notes of a classical symphony, or the catchy hook…

Nostalgic One Direction songs we’ll never get tired of listening to

CTU Intern Lorde Cagang, CTU Intern Ricazen Tan 07/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Yesterday, July 23, marks the fourteenth anniversary of the phenomenal boy band One Direction. The once charming teen boys have grown into gentlemen who continue to pursue their love for music, albeit separately.…

If you love “The Tortured Poets Department”, listen to these other Taylor Swift songs

Kurt Romariz 04/19/2024

Swifties worldwide collectively went on “Do Not Disturb” mode as American singer Taylor Swift dropped her newest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” on Friday, April 19, 2024. Everyone prepared themselves to listen to a total of 15…

LISTEN: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is a double album

Kurt Romariz 04/19/2024

SURPRISE SWIFTIES! In a shocking turn of events, Taylor Swift released a second part to her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” two hours after its release on Friday, April 19. The famed American singer initially announced…

Songs to listen to before The Tortured Poets Department

Charen Alegres-USJR Intern 04/18/2024

Everyone in this world knows American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and how she brings you to a world full of imagination and how she gives comfort in every song that she writes. Every time the pop star announces…

Emotion overload? Tune into a Taylor Swift song

Kurt Romariz 04/17/2024

Are you feeling happy, sad, guilty, or angry? There is probably a Taylor Swift Song for that. On April 19, International pop star Taylor Swift is set to release his eleventh studio album “The Tortured Poets Department”,…

7 songs that secretly navigate third-party relationships

Immae Lachica, Nikki Medalla- USJR Intern 02/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Alright, buckle up because we’re about to spill the tea on a musical journey that takes us deep into the world of clandestine love affairs and forbidden emotions.  Bet you didn’t realize that some…

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Associated Press 07/21/2023

NEW YORK — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decadeslong career that brought him…

Pinoy’s wit on mashing up songs turns into a meme frenzy

Immae Lachica 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Filipinos are known to be big music fans. In a country filled with karaoke machines found in every block, it is hard not to love music in this country. And when you mix our…

PRO-7 has its own singer and composer

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “What would life be? Without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me.” This line from the song “Thank you…

Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran songs banned in Indonesia after being deemed pornographic 

Marc Cosep 03/01/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines — Ariana Grande’s “Love Me Harder” and Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” are among a list of western pop songs banned in Indonesia’s West Java province after being deemed as “pornographic.” In a…

Heritage hotel to celebrate Gen. Maxilom’s 156th birthday with songs of love in ‘Gabii sa Gugma’

PR 11/13/2018

PALM Grass, The Cebu Heritage Hotel, will celebrate Gen. Arcadio Maxilom’s 156th birthday with love songs, poems, and Cebuano food in “Gabii sa Gugma” on Nov. 17 at Hawanan Tres de Abril. Local artists like The Clash’s…

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