2014 in Philippine music


The following is a list of notable events that are related to Philippine music in 2014.

Events

January

February

  • February 14: The revived local version of MTV in the country, MTV Pinoy was relaunched. Sam Pinto, Andre Paras, singer Josh Padilla, and Yassi Pressman were also introduced as the channel's VJs.

March

April

  • April 8:
  • * The finals of the 2014 myx VJ Search was held at the Alphonse Bistro in Pasig. Singer Luigi D' Avola, fresh graduate Vieo Lopez and former Magic 89.9 radio jockey Gianna Llanes were the newest VJs of myx.
  • * Spotify, a free music streaming website and smartphone app based in Sweden, launched for Philippine online and mobile users.

May

  • May 1: Rocky Rosabal, a service crew member from a McDonald's branch in Cagayan de Oro, was proclaimed as the 1st runner-up of the fifth season of the Voice of Mcdonald's held at Orlando, Florida.
  • May 8: Music Deserves Respect Live, was the first silent and less-noised concert in Philippine music industry using Sony's newest headphones featuring Ely Buendia and Bamboo Mañalac. It was held at the Rockwell Tent in Makati.
  • May 27: Sarah Geronimo were among the acts that won accolades in the 2014 World Music Awards held in Monaco, winning the Best Selling Philippines Artist award. Geronimo is the first Filipino music artist to receive an award in World Music Awards history.

June

  • June 23: The 15 finalists for the year's Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs were announced.

July

September

November

December

  • December 16: Herbert Colangco, one of the New Bilibid Prison's inmate whose cell was raided by authorities on Monday, shot a music video inside his luxurious quarters in the jail facility.

Debuts

Soloist

Bands/groups

  • Iktus
  • Batchmates
  • Blaze N Kane
  • Generation

Disbandment

  • Baywalk Bodies

Albums released

The following albums are released in 2014 locally. Note: All soundtracks are not included in this list.
Date releasedTitleArtistLabelSource
January 1StoriesJohnny Alegre AffinityMCA Music
January 6Bangon Pilipinas: Volume 5Various ArtistsIndiePinoy
January 15Tres MariasTres MariasCurve Entertainment
January 15Bangon KaibiganVarious ArtistsGMA Records
January 24Acoustic NoelNoel CabangonUniversal Records
January 31My AcousticMyk PerezMCA Music
January 31UltrablessedSponge ColaUniversal Records
February 9XL2Xian LimStar Music
February 11With YouGary ValencianoUniversal Records
February 13KinabukasanHerbert C.Ivory Music & Video
February 14ElectrifiedMYMPPolyEast Records
February 14Pop Goes StandardsPaolo OnesaMCA Music
February 15Take a ChanceLuigi D'AvolaMecca Music
February 21IktusIktusMCA Music
March 1Acoustic Princess OPMPrincess VelascoVicor Music
March 6BelieveMaja SalvadorIvory Music & Video
March 6Renzo VergaraRenzo VergaraStar Music
March 8'Di Ko MakontrolThe MoonflowersPineapple Riddims Recording
March 8Fine as Wine InstrumentalsRJ JacintoRJ Productions
March 14JC ReginoJC ReginoMCA Music
April 3Samu't-SariJohnoy DanaoUniversal Records
April 6I Heart YouDaniel PadillaStar Music
April 12The Nightingale ReturnsLani MisaluchaStar Music
April 14James WrightJames WrightETalent Inc., GMA Records
April 18Janice JavierJanice JavierMCA Music
April 28#KalyePop 1:43MCA Music
April 28JourneyKylaPolyEast Records
May 5BatchmatesBatchmatesPolyEast Records
May 17The PromiseRaymond LauchengcoViva Records
May 20CelestineToni GonzagaStar Music
May 31SeasonsKylie PadillaGMA Records
June 1DeeperJulie Anne San JoseGMA Records
June 2Klarisse de GuzmanKlarisse de GuzmanMCA Music
June 8My WayRose FostanesStar Music
June 20DreamAzrahPolyEast Records
July 1be/epB.P. ValenzuelaIndependent
July 18Decades of OPMABS-CBN Philharmonic OrchestraStar Music
July 23GenerationGenerationStar Music
August 1Hanggang WakasMitoy YontingMCA Music
August 4Silence/NoisePaolo ValencianoStar Music
August 20KakaibabeDonnalyn BartolomeViva Records
August 20Nadine LustreNadine LustreViva Records
September 12Radical LoveVictory WorshipEvery Nation Music
September 15The Crooner Sings BacharachRichard PoonUniversal Records
September 20The Ransom CollectiveThe Ransom CollectiveIndependent
September 28Enchong DeeEnchong DeeStar Music
October 4Perfectly ImperfectSarah GeronimoViva Records
October 4Never AloneJennylyn MercadoGMA Records
October 10My New HeartBarbie AlmalbisMCA Music
October 22Edward BenosaEdward BenosaStar Music
October 30All About LoveYeng ConstantinoStar Music
November 6Gimme 5Gimme 5Star Music
November 7SoundtrackChristian BautistaUniversal Records
November 26KathrynKathryn BernardoStar Music
December 1Throwback: Ang Songbuk Ng ApoNoel CabangonUniversal Records
December 10DarrenDarren EspantoMCA Music
December 12#TrendingVice GandaStar Music

Awards

Concerts and music festivals

No definite schedule

Cancelled dates