Keith Urban Finally Tops My Personal Countdown

Country music gets their second #1 song this week, as Keith Urban's Cop Car debuts at #1. Lady Antebellum's Compass went to #1 earlier this year.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending May 23, 2014 -

#1 Keith Urban - Cop Car (NEW)

#2 Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch (RE)

#3 Katy Perry - Birthday (NEW)

#4 Gary Barlow - Requiem (RE)

#5 Revolverheld - Ich Lass Fur Dich Das Licht An (RE)

#6 Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue (NEW)

#7 James Blunt - Face the Sun (NEW)

#8 Lady Gaga - Swine (NEW)

#9 Mali Music - Beautiful (NEW)

#10 Christina Perri - Human (NEW)

Keith Urban

Keith Urban has one #1 hit in my personal countdown.

2014 - Cop Car (#1)

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 23, 2014: #2 Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch

Disclosure's very first top ten hit in my personal countdown, Latch reenters this week at #2.  We are dancing it as part of our G-Force Poppers presentation, that's why the song is here in my countdown.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 23, 2014: #10 Christina Perri - Human

Christina Perri returns to my personal countdown this week with Human.  The song debuts at #10.  Last year, she was in my top 10 as the Twilight movie version of A Thousand Years peaked at #6.

Frencheska Farr Tops My OPM Countdown for the Fourth Time

Frencheska Farr is no stranger to the top of my OPM countdown.  This week, This Feeling becomes her fourth #1 hit in my OPM countdown.  It ascends from #2 to #1 this week.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending May 23, 2014 -

#1 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#2)

#2 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#3)

#3 XLR8 - Money Money (#4)

#4 True Faith, Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno, Ryan Armamento - Strange Flower (#5)

#5 Karylle - Sa Yo Na Lang Ako (#8)

#6 Xian Lim - Pag May Time (#9)

#7 Spongecola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla, Ryan Armamento - New Steel (#6)

#8 Gloc-9 feat. Regine Velasquez - Takipsilim (#7)

#9 Six Part Invention - Time Machine (NEW)

#10 Isabelle de Leon - Friendzone (NEW)

FABE OPM Top 10 May 23, 2014: #1 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling

Frencheska Farr gets her fourth #1 hit in the FABE OPM countdown this week, as This Feeling, moves up to #1 this week.  All of her songs that reached my OPM countdown all went to #1.

FABE OPM Top 10 May 23, 2014: #3 XLR8 - Money Money

Money Money becomes XLR8's very first hit in the FABE OPM Top 10.  The song moves up to #3 this week. 

FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 May 23, 2014: #4 True Faith feat. Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno and Ryan Armamento - Strange Flower

This song from True Faith, Strange Flower, actually comes from their 2010 album Love Parade, but since I've been unearthing all the OPM albums I've bought these past few years and allowing each song to chart in my OPM top 10, whether or not they were radio hits, to see how they fare against the current OPM hits.

I've done it with Zelle's Search for Warmth and Maldita's self-titled album, and I was lucky to unearth some hits from those two albums.  That's why I've extended it to other OPM acts like Jaya and Rico Blanco.

This week, Strange Flower, True Faith's collaboration with Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno and Ryan Armamento, moves up to #4 this week.

FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 May 23, 2014: #7 Sponge Cola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla and Ryan Armamento

Spongecola's latest hit in the FABE OPM Weekly Top 10, New Steel, their collaboration with Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla and Ryan Armamento slips to #7 this week.

FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 May 23, 2014: #8 Gloc-9 feat. Regine Velasquez - Takipsilim

Gloc-9 returns to the FABE OPM Weekly Top 10, with his collaboration, Takipsilim, with Regine Velasquez.  The song slips to #8 this week.  It's Gloc-9's sixth and Regine's fourth top 10 hit in my OPM top 10.

Six Part Invention

Local pop-rock band Six Part Invention has one top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

2014 - Time Machine (#3)

Hillsong United Setlist for Manila Concert

Hillsong United will be my latest contemporary Christian concert since Switchfoot came here a few years ago.  I'm definitely excited to see them live!

Here's the latest setlist they posted.  Most likely it will also be their setlist for their Manila show.

1. Relentless 
2. Go 
3. Hosanna 
4. Scandal of Grace 
5. Stay and Wait 
6. Love Is War 
7. Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) 
8. The Stand 
9. With Everything

Taylor Swift Setlist for Manila Concert

Too bad I won't be able to see this show since it's sold out :( 

Anyway, I think the setlist is too short!! With tickets so expensive, why only these songs?

1. State of Grace 
2. Holy Ground 
3. Red 
4. The Lucky One 
5. Mean 
6. 22 
7. You Belong with Me 
8. Fearless 
9. Sparks Fly 
10. I Knew You Were Trouble 
11. All Too Well 
12. Love Story 
13. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 

Vertical Horizon Setlist for Manila Concert

Below is the most likely setlist by Vertical Horizon for their Manila show, this June 5, 2014.  I do hope they'd include All is Said and Done and Lucky One.  I will try to tweet them!

1. Instamatic 
2. You're a God 
3. I'm Still Here 
4. Send It Up 
5. Song for Someone 
6. Save Me From Myself 
7. Forever 
8. We Are 
9. Lovestruck 
10. Broken Over You 
11. Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning) 
12. Everything You Want 

Zelle Tops My OPM Countdown for the Fourth Time

The local band Zelle tops my OPM countdown for the fourth time this week as Akala Mo Lang moves a notch from #2 to #1.

They are also the first OPM act this year to have two #1 songs for the year.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending May 16, 2014 -

#1 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#2)

#2 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#3)

#3 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#4)

#4 XLR8 - Money Money (#6)

#5 True Faith feat. Luke Mejares, Ryan Armamento, Carlo Magno - Strange Flower (#8)

#6 Spongecola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla, Ryan Armamento - New Steel (#7)

#7 Gloc-9 feat. Regine Velasquez - Takipsilim (#9)

#8 Karylle - Sa Yo Na Lang Ako (#8)

#9 Xian Lim - Pag May Time (NEW)

#10 Yael Yuzon - Segundo (NEW)

FABE OPM Top 10 May 16, 2014: #1 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang

The band Zelle has been quietly putting top 10 hits in my OPM top 10 for the past two years now.  Akala Mo Lang is already their sixth top 10 hit from their album Search for Warmth.  I really hope they release a new album soon!

This week, Akala Mo Lang, becomes their fourth #1 song as it moves from #2 to #1 this week.

Xian Lim

Actor Xian Lim has one top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

2014 - Pag May Time (#4)

FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 May 16, 2014: #10 Yael Yuzon - Segundo

Yael Yuzon, the lead singer of Spongecola, gets his very first top 10 hit, as a solo artist this week, as Segundo debuts at #10.  Several hits have already been spawned by Philpop2013 and this is the latest one. Four songs from that competition have already gone to #1 and I won't be surprised if two more can be added to that illustrious list.

Yael Yuzon

Yael Yuzon, the lead singer of Spongecola has one top 10 hit as a solo artist.

2014 - Segundo (#10)

Josh Groban Tops My Personal Countdown For the Third Time

It has already been more than a decade since Josh Groban went to #1 in my personal countdown.  In 2003, he had two #1 hits, You're Still You and The Prayer. This week, just because I switched channels, I heard him sing the song Happy in My Heartache in an episode of CSI, and it was instant love of the song!  I didn't even know that he had a new album out!

Anyway, here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending May 16, 2014.  Since last week was the last week for the latest Body Jam release, my personal countdown was overrun by many Body Jam and Body Attack tracks.

#1 Josh Groban - Happy in My Heartache (RE)

#2 Pharrell - Happy (NEW)

#3 Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up (NEW)

#4 Fifteen Vital - Century (NEW)

#5 Axwell - Center of the Universe (NEW)

#6 Avicii - Levels (Skrillex Remix) (NEW)

#7 Showtek and the Bassjackers - Hey! (NEW)

#8 Martin Garrix - Animals (1)

#9 MKTO - Classic (NEW)

#10 Ellie Goulding - Explosions (#3)

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 16, 2014: #1 Josh Groban - Happy in My Heartache

After an absence of 10 years, Josh Groban returns to the top of my personal countdown, as Happy in My Heartache, reenters this week at #1.  I heard this song being sung in an episode of CSI!! I immediately fell in love with it!  This is the third #1 song of Josh Groban in my personal countdown.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 16, 2014: #3 Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up

Avicii and Aloe Blacc's collaboration, Wake Me Up, debuts at #3 in my personal countdown this week.  The song is in the latest Body Jam 67 release so that's the reason why the song is high in my top 10 list.

Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc has one top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

2014 - Wake Me Up (with Avicii) (#3)

FABE Weekly Top 10: #4 Fifteen Vital - Century

Fifteen Vital gets their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Century debuts at #4.  The song is part of the Body Jam 68 playlist, that we are currently dancing to right now.

FABE Weekly Top 10: #5 Axwell - Center of the Universe

Axwell gets his very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Center of the Universe debuts this week at #5.

Axwell

Axwell is a Swedish DJ and remixer.  He has one top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

2014 - Center of the Universe (#5)

FABE Weekly Top 10: #6 Avicii - Levels (Skrillex remix)

Avicii's Levels, the original version went to #1.  Another version of the song, the Skrillex remix, debuts this week at #2.  This is the first time that the same song with two different versions have charted in my personal countdown.  It doesn't happen very often.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 16, 2014: #7 Showtek and Bassjackers - Hey!

Showtek gets their second top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, while the Bassjackers get their very first, as their collaboration, Hey!, debuts this week at #7.

Bassjackers

Bassjackers are Marlon Flohr and Ralph van Hilst and they have one top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

2014 - Hey! (with Showtek) (#7)

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 16, 2014: #8 Martin Garrix - Animals

Dutch DJ Martin Garrix got his very first #1 hit in the FABE Weekly Top 10 countdown when Animals hit #1 a few weeks back.  

I got introduced to the song as we are dancing to it as part of the GForce Project G-Force Poppers group - that's why there was strong renewed interest in this particular song.  I actually love the choreography Cheme made for this song!  Sayang lang it's only the girls who are dancing to it.

Unfortunately, only the girls in the group are doing it.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 16, 2014: #9 MKTO - Classic

The pop duo MKTO get their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week as Classic debuts at #9.

MKTO

The pop-duo MKTO has one top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

2014 - Classic (#9)

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 16, 2014: #10 Ellie Goulding - Explosions

It's a pity Ellie Goulding is not coming to Manila but I will try my best to see her in either Singapore or Hong Kong.  I just can't bear to miss her do Explosions!

The song has peaked in my personal countdown at #3.  This week, the song slips to #10.

KZ Tandingan Sang Great in Jazzified Concert!

The best joke in the Jazzified concert of Markki Stroem and KZ Tandingan last night was when she said that she was not nearly as sexy as the person in the OTHER concert last night, so she just said, babawi na lang siya sa pagkanta - and the crowd clapped the loudest as she said this!

Actually, KZ can do everything - pop, rock, jazz, Aegis-like belting, bebop - she's one of the local female singers still under the radar, for now. She just needs a really good pop song para she registers with the masa.

Her performance of Somewhere was amazing! I thought tinuldukan na ni Barbra Streisand ang "How to sing Somewhere" guidebook, but lo and behold, someone pala can do an original version of that classic! God bless talented people talaga!

Watched Both Markki Stroem's Concerts

Last night and two years ago in Markki Stroem's concerts! Well, I enjoyed the first one more since he was shirtless most of the time, but last night was cool as well since his voice has really improved - he really sounds more confident now and definitely fearless with the arrangements of the songs!

My favorite moment in the show happened early on when he sang "Falling Slowly' from the Tony and Oscar-winning musical and movie. I've never heard any local singer do that song pa kasi.

I also love how he and KZ Tandingan did Say Something - totally different from how KZ did it with Sam Concepcion in Sam's show a month ago. There never was a dull moment in the concert, with all the interesting decisions they made in the musical arrangements of the songs! Definitely Jazzified!

Concert Review: Markki Stroem and KZ Tandingan in Jazzified

This is the third OPM concert I saw this year (Lea Salonga, Sam Concepcion were the first two) and this is the first time ever that I saw more OPM acts than foreign ones. 

Well, that lead will not last for long as Vertical Horizon, The Lumineers and Ellie Goulding are all coming up, and wala pa akong nakikitang local act na I like who is mounting a show - unless I go to Saguijo.

Anyway, Markki and KZ stuck to their jazzified concept last night and almost 95% of the show featured songs rearranged in a jazzified manner. I found it rather cool kasi at least, I did not feel like I was just attending some karaoke party! Alam mo naman dito sa Pinas, everyone can sing, so you don't really have to pay thousands of pesoses just to hear someone sing Rihanna's Diamonds or whatever's a hit on radio.

James Reid and Nadine Ilustre Tops My OPM Countdown This Week

Both James Reid and Nadine Ilustre both get their very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as No Erase zooms this week from #5 to #1.  The song comes from their hit movie Diary Ng Panget.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending May 9, 2014 -

#1 James Reid / Nadine Ilustre - No Erase (#5)

#2 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#2)

#3 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#3)

#4 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#4)

#5 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say (#5)

#6 XLR8 - Money Money (#7)

#7 Sponge Cola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla and Ryan Armamento - New Steel (#8)

#8 True Faith feat. Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno and Ryan Armamento - Strange Flower (#9)

#9 Gloc-9 feat. Regine Velasquez - Takipsilim (#10)

#10 Karylle - Sa Yo Na Lang Ako (NEW)

FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #1: James Reid / Nadine Ilustre - No Erase

James Reid and Nadine Ilustre, stars of the movie Dairy ng Panget, get their very first top #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as No Erase, zooms from #5 to #1.

FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #5 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say

How Can You Say is Zsa Zsa Padilla's third top 10 hit from her latest album, Palagi.  It's her eleventh top 10 hit in my OPM Top 10.  The song moves up to #5 this week. 

Dance Music Is Back on Top in My Personal Countdown Thanks to Martin Garrix

There have been some notable #1 dance songs this year including Showtek and the Noisecontroller's Get It Loose and Stromae's Tous Les Memes.  This week, Dutch producer and DJ Martin Garrix tops my personal countdown with Animals.  The song moves from #5 to #1 this week.  It's Garrix's very first #1 hit in my personal countdown.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending May 9, 2014 -

#1 Martin Garrix - Animals (#5)

#2 Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch (NEW)

#3 Ellie Goulding - Explosions (#4)

#4 Lorde - Tennis Court (#6)

#5 DMX - Where the Hood At (#8)

#6 eDIT - If You Crump, Stand Up (#9)

#7 Beyonce - Partition (#2)

#8 Lady Gaga - Sex Dreams (#3)

#9 Blood in the Leaves - Kanye West (#7)

#10 Nicki Minaj / Cassie - The Boys (#10)

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #4 Lorde - Tennis Court

Lorde's third top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Tennis Court, moves up from #6 to #4 this week.  The song is featured in the latest Body Jam release.  I like the first part of the choreo but that's it.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #5 DMX - Where the Hood At

DMX's 2003 hit, Where the Hood At makes an appearance in the FABE Weekly Top 10 this week since it's one of the songs the 2014 G-Force Poppers summer group is going to dance in their recital.  The song peaked at #5.

The song has some very homophobic lyrics which reflected sentiments at that time.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #6 eDIT - If You Crump, Stand Up

EDM producer and DJ eDIT's very first top 10 hit in the FABE Weekly Top 10, If You Crump, Stand Up, moves from #9 to #6 this week.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #7 Beyonce - Partition

Beyonce's 29th top 10 hit in the FABE Weekly Top 10, Partition, has already peaked at #2.  It slips this week from #2 to #7.  It's the third top 10 hit from Beyonce's latest album.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #8 Lady Gaga - Sex Dreams

Lady Gaga's 23rd top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Sex Dreams has peaked already at #3.  It slips to #8 this week.  It's her third top 10 hit from her Artpop album.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #9 Kanye West - Blood on the Leaves

Kanye West's 20th top 10 hit in the FABE Weekly Top 10, Blood on the Leaves, slips from #7 to #9 this week.  The song is featured in the latest Body Jam release, that's why it's here in my personal countdown.

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #10 Nicki Minaj feat Cassie - The Boys

Nicki Minaj and Cassie's collaboration, The Boys, stays at #10 for a second week this week. The song is featured in the latest Body Jam release, that's why it's in the countdown this week.

Ace Libre Gets His Very First #1 in My OPM Top 10

As part of the band, Never the Strangers, Ace Libre has several top 10 hits including a number one song.  This week, as a solo singer, Ace Libre tops the FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 with Sometimes That Happens, which ascends from #2 to the top spot.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending May 2, 2014 -

#1 Ace Libre - Sometimes That Happens (#2)

#2 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#3)

#3 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#4)

#4 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#5)

#5 James Reid /Nadine Ilustre - No Erase (#10)

#6 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say (#6)

#7 XLR8 - Money Money (#7)

#8 Spongecola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla and Ryan Armamento - New Steel (#8)

#9 True Faith feat. Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno and Ryan Armamento - Strange Flower (#9)

#10 Gloc-9 feat. Regine Velasquez - Takipsilim

FABE OPM Top 10 May 2, 2014: #1 Ace Libre - Sometimes That Happens

Ace Libre of Never the Strangers gets his very first #1 hit as a solo artist in my OPM top 10 this week, as Sometimes that Happens, moves from #2 to #1.

A Bollywood Song Finally Tops My Personal Countdown

I was really glad I watched the DVD of 3 Idiots during Good Friday!  It was the perfect movie for that time of Lent when we had to meditate about our lives.  And it being a Bollywood movie, it's not surprising that a song from there can top my personal countdown.

Shaan and Shantanu Moitra becomes the first singers from India and the Bollywood scene to top the FABE Weekly Top 10.  This week, Behti Sa Tha Woh moves to the top of my countdown.  It is also the opening song of this movie.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending May 2, 2014 -

#1 Shaan / Shantanu Moitra - Behti Sa Tha Woh (#6)

#2 Beyonce - Partition (#4)

#3 Lady Gaga - Sex Dreams (#5)

#4 Ellie Goulding - Explosions (NEW)

#5 Martin Garrix - Animals (NEW)

#6 Lorde - Tennis Court (NEW)

#7 Kanye West - Blood on the Leaves (NEW)

#8 DMX - Where the Hood At (NEW)

#9 eDIT - If You Crump, Stand Up (NEW)

#10 Nicki Minaj / Cassie - The Boys (NEW)

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 2, 2014: #1 Shaan / Shantanu Moitra - Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh

This song, Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh is the opening song for the movie 3 Idiots and this week, it climbs from #6 to the top spot, making it the first Bollywood song ever to go to #1.  It's sang by Shaan and Shantanu Moitra.

DMX

Rapper DMX has one top 10 hit in the FABE Weekly Top 10.

2014 - Where the Hood At (#5)

eDIT

eDIT is an electronic music producer and DJ.  He has one top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

2014 - If You Crump, Stand Up (#6)

FABE OPM Top 10 April 25, 2014: #1 Mayonnaise - Paraan

Local alternative band, Mayonnaise, very first top 10 hit in My OPM Top 10, Paraan, moves up to #1 this week.

Mayonnaise's Paraan Tops My OPM Countdown This Week

Local band Mayonnaise tops my OPM countdown this week, as Paraan, moves from #2 to #1.  It's the band's first hit to top my OPM countdown.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending April 25, 2014 -

#1 Mayonnaise - Paraan (#2)

#2 Ace Libre - Sometimes That Happens (#3)

#3 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#6)

#4 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#7)

#5 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#8)

#6 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say (#9)

#7 XLR8 - Money Money (#10)

#8 Sponge Cola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla and Ryan Armamento (NEW)

#9 True Faith feat. Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno and Ryan Armamento (NEW)

#10 James Reid / Nadine Ilustre - No Erase (NEW)

Pao Valenciano

Pao Valenciano has one top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

2014 - New Steel (with Sponge Cola, Ria Redulla and Ryan Armamento) (#7)