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In 2026, Filipino Music Is Collaborative, Regional, and Genre-Fluid

We talk to Filipino artists across genres about scene-building, regional growth, and creating safer spaces beyond viral success

By Elijah Pareño
Songs You Need to Know
Now Playing

Fitterkarma, DJ Danz, La Mave, Novocrane, and All the Songs You Need to Know

Our weekly playlist of the best music right now, carefully picked by the Rolling Stone Philippines staff

By Elijah Pareño
Project Yazz
Only Improv

Project Yazz Is The Type of Jazz Band That Doesn’t Sound The Same Twice

Friendship, rotation, and low-pressure collaboration define a band that treats music as a collective movement

By Elijah Pareño
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Hall of Fame

Kidlat Tahimik on Kapwa, Kapa-Kapa, and Katrin

The National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts never had a plan for any of this, but through his partner, Katrin, he found his real purpose

By Erwin T. Romulo
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Hall of Fame

Paeng Nepomuceno Makes Winning Look Easy

The first man to be inducted into the International Bowling Hall of Fame talks about making history at the age of 19, building a career of world records, and what sets him apart from his competitors

By Jonty Cruz
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Hall of Fame

Jessica Soho Has Seen the Worst, Yet She Persists as a Journalist

The veteran journalist has seen it all, twice over: wars, calamities, coups, ghosts, and ghost projects. Despite the curse of a job that constantly points out the ills of the world, Jessica Soho will always choose knowing

By Jervi Wrightson
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Beyond Space and Time

How Rainbow Disco Club Reminded Manila of its Disco Heritage

On January 31, the Manila takeover of the Japanese music festival served as a reminder that disco is woven into the city’s musical history, and that its renaissance is long overdue

By Sai Versailles

Latest Stories

Timog Ave. Represent

Hev Abi Turns Timog Ave. Into His Own Dirty South in ‘MADUMING TIMOG’

The Quezon City rapper reshapes his sound across 19 tracks rooted in hometown imagery and Southern rap influence

By Elijah Pareño
Slicing Up Eyeballs

Pixies Guitarist Joey Santiago’ Never Played to ‘Sound Filipino’

The alternative rock pioneer says his playing was guided by creative instinct rather than cultural expectation

By Elijah Pareño
Mother, No!

Britney Spears Sells Rights to her Catalog in a Rare Move for a Still-Active Pop Icon

The pop star’s sale to independent publisher Primary Wave stands out in an era when most major catalog deals come from legacy acts

By Elijah Pareño
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Type Xi

Gen Z TikTok is in ‘A Very Chinese Time,’ But It’s Different for PH Politics

A new verbal spat between Philippine officials and the Chinese Embassy is becoming as hot and sticky as Lao Gan Ma chili oil

By Pie Gonzaga
How Depressing

Sen. Robin Padilla is Missing the Point on Mental Health

By chalking up mental illness to weakness and social media, the senator offers an overly simplistic read on a crisis rooted in economic inequality and political instability

By Pie Gonzaga
Uno Reverse

Robin Padilla Calls Today’s Kids ‘Weak,’ and the Internet Strikes Back

Filipinos are clapping back at Sen. Robin Padilla for his controversial statement, but the senator and ex-con is already doubling down

By Pie Gonzaga
Property Wars

How a Lesbian Couple’s Breakup Led to a Landmark SC Ruling for LGBTQ+ Couples

A new Supreme Court ruling allows cohabiting same-sex couples to co-own properties, in lieu of a law that legalizes and recognizes same-sex marriage

By Pie Gonzaga
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Destination is Dance

How a Manila Collective Brought Home Japan’s Rainbow Disco Club

Ahead of Rainbow Disco Club’s Manila debut, Thank You For The Music talks parties, community, and what makes the Filipino crowd different

By Pie Gonzaga
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Say, Can You Hear

5 Men I Trust Songs We Hope to Hear Live in Manila

From Oncle Jazz gems to funk-leaning curveballs, these are the tracks we’re crossing our fingers for at Men I Trust’s Manila show in February

By Pie Gonzaga
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EXO-L Supremacy

Seven Years Later, EXO Returns to Manila For the ‘ExhOrizon’ Tour

But it doesn’t look like all nine members will be onstage for their comeback concert

By Mel Wang
Tyra Banks
We Were All Rooting For You

What We Expect to be Revealed on the New ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Docuseries

When Tyra Banks says that she went too far, that’s when you know it’s bad!

By Mel Wang
Hev Abi Maduming Timog
Timog Ave. Represent

Hev Abi Turns Timog Ave. Into His Own Dirty South in ‘MADUMING TIMOG’

The Quezon City rapper reshapes his sound across 19 tracks rooted in hometown imagery and Southern rap influence

By Elijah Pareño
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Dear Henry

‘Industry’ Season 4, Episodes 5 and 6: Glory Holes and Goodbyes

As Tender unravels in Episodes 5 and 6, Whitney Halberstram’s manipulations surface, and Eric Tao makes a devastating decision

By Pie Gonzaga
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That’s a Wrap

5 Revelations From the ‘Single’s Inferno Reunion’

The biggest shock, however, might just be how Seung Il was the real villain of the season

By Mel Wang
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