"I'm proud to be a Filipino", Grammy Award Winner Bruno Mars declared in a recent "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" tour in Cebu and Manila. He sang and promoted his newest single The Lazy Song. His album Doo Wops and Hooligans attained the Gold status in just three months with over 7,500 units in sales and counting.

"Bloomfields" have taken a notch through the launching of its latest album Hit the Ground Running.

The band, which is composed of Louie Poco (bass and vocals), Rocky Collado (drums and vocals), Lakan Hila (lead guitar and vocals), and Dino Pascual (rhythm guitars and vocals), proved that they are not just sophisticates as they released their second album last April 16 at SM.

Allan Pineda, Black Eyed Peas' apl.de.ap, is currently preparing a music video for a fund-raising campaign that will contribute education for poor Filipino children. "People Power" is the title of the song that will be featured in the video wherein children from his hometown or the "Sapang Bato kids" will appear in the video.

Another Pinoy singer stands out as he made it into the grand finals of this year’s Open Mic UK, a national talent competition in Britain.

A nurse at the University Hospital of North Tees, Jouver JB Nagano defended a place in the grand finals of Open Mic UK on January 15 at the London O2.