The following is a list of notable events that are related to Philippine music in 2020.
Debuts and disbanding in 2020
Debuting groups 1st.One Baby Blue Bandang Lapis Clover The Knobs Wonder Hiraya
Solo debut Aldrich Ang Alexa Ilacad Charles Dela Cruz Emman Gabba Ivana Alawi J-Nine Kemrie King Promdi Maine Mendoza Mikee Sibayan Mimiyuuuh Minzy SAB Tanikala Morobeats Zild
Reunion/comebacks BBS (Big Band Syndicate) Eevee Us-2 Evil-0
Disbandments CLOVER Music Hero Slapshock
On hiatus IV of Spades Munimuni
Releases in 2020 The following albums were released in 2020, with all of them released in the Philippines. Note: All soundtracks are not included in this list.
First-quarter
January + Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 24 Harana Coma (EP) One Click Straight Indie pop, alternative Offshore Music 31 Wala Ka Na Michael Dutchi Libranda Pop Independent
February + Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 7 Unplugged (EP) Imago P-pop Rock Universal Records Better Weather Leila Alcasid OPM Pop Tarsier Records14 Heaven Knows (Single) Morissette, Rick Price Pop Sony Music Entertainment19 High Tension (Single) MNL48 P-pop J-pop Pop Star Music Hindi Nag-Iba Ivy of PPop Generation Ballad OPM VIVA Records 20 ena mori (EP) Ena Mori Indie Pop Offshore Music 21 Umaga (Live) The Juans Pop OPM Viva Records 28 100% Human (EP) Acapellago OPM Pop Viva Records Ianna Ianna P-pop Pop Star Music Panimula Mark Oblea PopUniversal Records 29 Small World Gracenote Pop P-pop Baliktanaw Ebe Dancel Pop OPM PolyEast Records Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka Sarah Geronimo Pop OPM Star Pop
March
+ Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 6 It's Getting Dark (EP) Route 83 Pop Warner Music Philippines 17 Wonderland Wonderland Hiraya P-pop R&B Pop Wonderland Ent. 20 Diwa Juan Karlos Rock Pop MCA Music Kumakabog Kabog (Pounding Heart) CLOVER P-pop Bubblegum Pop PopViva Records Parang Kailan Lang Maine Mendoza, Gracenote OPM Universal Records 27 Patawad Moira Dela Torre Ballad Pop OPM Star Music Pangalan Unique Salonga Pop O/C Records
Second-quarter
April
+ Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 17 Corner Kiana V Pop, R&B Tarsier Records 24 Volumes (EP) Oh, Flamingo! Indie Rock, alternative Sony Music Philippines 3 Eliza Maturan Eliza Maturan Pop 15 Collected Fiction Pamphleteer Indie Folk Offshore Music Doors Ben&Ben R&B Pop OPM Sony Music Philippines
May
+ Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 1 This Too Shall Pass Rico Blanco Pop Sony Music Philippines 8 Ligtas Bawal Clan Rap, Underground Hip Hop 19 Bawal Lumabas (The Classroom Song) Kim Chiu Pop Star Music 21 Marikit Juan Caoile, Kyle Pop EDM P-popViva Records 23 This Is Us Allmo$t P-pop Pop 29 Unang Salita Jo.ePop EP2 The After Party The Cokeheads Pop Enterphil Entertainment Corporation
June + Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 3 Ay, Pusikit! (EP) Eleazar Galope R&B/Soul Himig Agila Records 4 Lifetime Ben&Ben Folk Sony Music Philippines 11 Makatha Makatha Pop PolyEast Records 12 With A Smile Bea Lorenzo R&B, Soul Sony Music Philippines 26 Akin Ka Na Lang – Latin Version (Single) Morissette Latin Star Music 28 Ulap Rob Deniel Pop, OPM Viva Records 29 Sana All Ivana Alawi Pop Star Pop
Third-quarter
July + Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 1 Nakikinig Ka Ba Sa Akin Ben&Ben Pop rock Sony Music Philippines 10 Short Story Soulstice OPM Viva Records Collab Sessions (EP) Garth Garcia Pop Ivory Music and Video17 Ang Unang Ikot (EP) The Vowels They Orbit Pop Sony Music Philippines I'm All About YouMikee SibayanPopMandaRhyme Productions Multo Magnus Haven Indie, alternative Warner Music Philippines 23 Tayo Hanggang Dulo JaMill Pop OPM Star Pop 24 OPM Akustico Angela Pop PolyEast Records 27 Marikit (Acoustic Ver) Juan Caoile, Kyle, Gab Pop Rap Acoustic P-pop Viva Entertainment 29 Lumipas ang Tag-Araw Sponge Cola Pop R&B Sony Music Philippines 30 Kahit Na Anong Sabihin ng Iba (Hello Stranger OST.) Seth Fedelin OPM R&B Star Music semilucent 1 (EP) Paradise Rising Pop R&B P-pop 88Rising, Paradise Rising,12Tone Music Uuwian Emman Nimedez OPM 31 Get in the Zone (Album) SB19 P-pop EDM Ballad Pop Sony Music Philippines You Are The One (Single) 1ST.ONE P-pop Hip Hop EDM 1ST.ONE Entertainment Sana Tayo Na Darren Espanto, Jayda OPM Pop Star Music Mahal Pa Rin Kita LTNM Pop OPM Warner Music Philippines Kaimerah (EP) Kaimerah Indie Rock Enterphil Entertainment Corporation Miss You in the Moonlight Jake Zyrus OPM Pop Star Music With A Smile (Still2gether PH) Bright Vachirawit Pop R&B GMMTV GMMTV Records Star Music semilucent Paradise Rising Pop R&B 88Rising, Paradise Rising, 12Tone Music Paalam The Knobs OPM Rock Universal Records
August + Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 1 Paano Kung (Single) Kyle Raphael OPM Ballad Viva Entertainment 6 Homework Machine Zild Pop Warner Music Philippines 8 Dale Dale SB NewGen P-pop Viva Entertainment14 Beautiful Ogie Alcasid, Moira Dela Torre OPM Star Music Tahanan Victory Worship Contemporary Christian Music Victory 18 Waiting for the End to Start Itchyworms Rock Sony Music Philippines 21 Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin Aegis Rock Star Music 28 Halo Halo SB NewGen P-pop, Pop Viva Entertainment
September + Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref1 Sweet Talking Sugar Baby Blue Pop, R&B HHE, Japan Tower Records Love Story PHP J.O Sarmiento P-pop, Pop, R&B PHP Music Entertainment Tanikala Tanikala Morobeats Hip hop, Pinoy hip hop Morobeats 10 XOXO XOXO Pop, P-pop, R&B GMA Music18 Maduming Kwarto Playlist Maduming Kwarto, Pino G and Just Hush R&B DRP Records Mango Showers Vol. 1 Chris Sta. Romana Indie pop Enterphil Entertainment Corporation 19 Rise Single Iñigo Pascual, Eric Bellinger, Vince Nantes, Zee Avi, & Sam Concepcion Pop, R&B, Soul, OPM Tarsier Records 22 Not For Me Maris Racal Pop, R&B, OPM Sony Music Philippines 25 Ready, Let Go Keiko Necesario Indie pop Warner Music Philippines 28 Umaaraw Umuulan Single December Avenue OPM Viva Records30 S.S.H. (EP) One Click Straight Indie, alternative pop Island Records Philippines (MCA Music) Queen of the Night Versus Indie, alternative pop Viva Records
Fourth-quarter
October + Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 8 Can't Wait to Say I Do KZ Tandingan, TJ Monterde Pop Star Music DYWB (Drink Your Water Bitch) mimiyuuuh EDM, P-pop, Hip Hop, Rap, Pop O/C Records9 Mixtape Vol. 1 (EP) Brisom and Joey Santos Pop Viva Records Distanced (EP) Timmy Albert Pop Mustard Music Kapalaran Bea Lorenzo R&B, Soul Sony Music Philippines 15 Hindi Susuko Lorraine Galvez Pop GMA Playlist16 Huwag Matakot This Band Pop Viva Records Wildest Dreams Nadine Lustre Pop, R&B Careless Manila Impressions Kemrie Pop Universal Records 23 Migration BBS, Moonstar88 OPM Pop Soupstar Music 28 Paubaya (Single) Moira Dela Torre OPM, Ballad & Pop Star Music30 Diyan Ba Sa Langit – Midnite Remix (Single) Morissette, Jason Dy, KIKX Pop One Music Crashing Angelina Cruz Pop Universal Records Playing Pretend in the Interim (EP) Reese Lansangan Indie, Folk Soon The Moon Suyo Reon Pop Philpop, Warner Music Philippines 31 Hold On (Single) 1stOne R&B, Pop, Rap, & P-pop 1stOne Entertainment Philippines Patawad (Deluxe) Moira Dela Torre OPM, Ballad & Pop Star Music
November + Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref 5 Your Universe (Single) Sarah Geronimo, Rico Blanco Pop, Soul & R&B Viva Records 6 Di Ka Sayang Ben&Ben Folk Sony Music Entertainment Kailan Ka Huling Nalungkot? Eleazar Galope Contemporary R&B Himig Agila Records Galakbay PHP Yukito X Rhadz Pop, P-pop & R&B PHP Music Entertainment Da Coconut Nut BINI Pop, P-pop ABS-CBN Star Hunt Academy Sunny Side Tapes (EP) Good Kid$ Pop R&B Mustard Music Bago Autotelic Indie, alternative Rock MCA Music9 Oops (Single) Ex Battalion Hip Hop, Pop & R&B Ex Battalion Music Entertainment Crush ALLMO$T Pop & P-pop Viva Records12 Kahit Na Anong Sablay Maris Racal OPM, R&B & Pop Sony Music Philippines Don't Look Back (Revisited) (EP) Lola Amour Rock Warner Music Philippines13 Heartbreak SZN 2 Because R&B Viva Records Vivid (EP) August Wahh Indie R&B/soul Redbox Asia HIMIG Pop, P-pop, R&B & OPM Star Music Believe in Christmas Darren Espanto R&B MCA Music Teknik Shanti Dope, DJ Buddah Pop, Rap Universal Records 15 Marilag PHP ZIO & Charles P-pop, EDM, Rap PHP Music Entertainment16 Halika Na Elisse Joson OPM Star Music Isang Puso Ngayong Pasko OPM & Pop GMA Music20 Morissette at 14, Vol. 1 (Album) Morissette Pop Flasher Factory Lovely (Tagalog Version) Minzy Pop, R&B, K-pop & OPMViva Records Istorya (Alter Me OST) Edsel of P-pop Generation OPM & Ballad Purple Afternoon (EP) Paolo Sandejas Pop Universal Records Into The Light Over October Alternative Island Records Philippines For The Love Of Omelets (Live Version) The Cokeheads (feat. Cyber Band) Indie Rock Enterphil Entertainment Corporation Kargo Eevee Indie Rock, AlternativeIvory Music Di Malamang Dahilan Room for Cielo Indie Rock, Alternative Wala Na Ba? Iktus Indie Rock, Alternative Language Mix Fenix Indie pop Magandang Dilag JM Bales (feat. KVN) Pop Dumaloy Sud Indie Rock, Alternative Warner Music Philippines Dance With You (Single) Skusta Clee (feat. Yuri Dope) Pop Panty Droppaz League 21 Songbook (Album) , Rico Blanco Viva Records 25 Negastar Baby Blue Pop, Hip Hop, EDM & P-pop HHE, Japan Tower Records 27 Love You Still (Single) Morissette Pop, Ballad & OPM Underdog Music PhilippinesRiver MNL48 Pop, Hip Hop, P-pop & J-pop HalloHallo Entertainment GG King Promdi feat. J-Nine Rap, Pinoy hip hop Def Jam Philippines Peter Pan PHP J.O (feat. Jom of ALLMO$T) Pop, Alternative pop & P-pop PHP Music Entertainment holding on to tonight Chris Sta. Romana Pop Enterphil Entertainment Corporation Fragments (EP) Clara Benin Indie Pop Sony Music Philippines Daybreak Leanne and Naara Indie Pop Warner Music Philippines The Other Side (EP) She's Only Sixteen Indie Rock, Alternative Independent Yakapin Ang Pasko Bernadette Sembrano Indie Pop Star Music Ikaw ang Liwanag at Ligaya Pop & R&B ABS-CBN 30 Filthy Finishers (EP) Us-2 Evil-0 Indie pop Island Records Philippines
December + Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Label (s) Ref1 Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko Pop, R&B TV5 Philippines Kapag Nakita Mo Na Siya Mai Cantillano Spoken word rowspan=2 Puzzle Gabba Indie Rock, Alternative, Post Rock 2 Friends & Family Mayonnaise Acoustic, Pop & R&B Yellow Room Philippines4 Tuloy ang Pasko! Pop, Ballad People's Television Network (PCOO) SAAD PHP Yuuki Pop & R&B PHP Music Entertainment Ayoko Na Better Days Indie pop Universal Records PhilPop 2020: Music Breaking Borders Pop, Various genres, Bilingual Philpop Musicfest Foundation, Warner Music Philippines 6 Goin' Crazy Alden Richards Dance GMA Music11 Conflicted (EP) Claudia Barretto Pop Universal Records Catching Feeling – The Remixes Iñigo Pascual, Moophs, Bimwala & J Boog Dance, R&B & Pop Tarsier Records Yuno PHP JP Rock, Hip Hop & Dance PHP Music Entertainment Once I'm There Carlyn Ocampo Ballad VIVA Records 15 Pasko ay Magniningning Kingdom Singers Christmas KJC Music, Sonshine Media Network International 18 my love Chris Sta. Romana PopEnterphil Entertainment Corporation Self Induced Trance Ignatius Coloma New Wave Manila Chill Laura Sophia Jazz Star Music KundiRock RJ Jacinto Rock and roll, Kundiman, Rock, Easy Listening Star Music Love Local OPM Pop, Various UMG Recordings (MCA Music) 22 Rainbow 2020 (Single) South Border R&B VIVA Records 23 Hashlove MNL48 Pop & R&B HalloHallo Entertainment 24 You And Me 1stOne Pop FirstOne Entertainment 28 Bahala Ka (Single) MC Einstein (ft. Yuridope, Jekkpot, Flow G) Hip Hop, Rap Ex Battalion Music Entertainment 30 Adlaw PHP Chrls Pop & R&B PHP Music Entertainment
Concerts and music festivals NOTE: Because of the coronavirus pandemic's start of local transmission in March 2020, all shows from March 2020 onwards were postponed or cancelled.
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