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EXCLUSIVE: Billboard PH’s EIC Bret Jackson shares plans for the music brand

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Gary Ann Lastrilla

<p>Renowned global music brand Billboard has landed again in the Philippines, marking a big comeback years after it ceased operations in the country.</p><p>On Sunday, October 15, Billboard Philippines officially launched its maiden issues featuring OPM legends Regine Velasquez and SB19 through a star-studded event in Makati City.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cya8viDv9Aj/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1506901.799999997%2C%22ls%22%3A1506302.400000006%2C%22le%22%3A1506865.100000009%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In an exclusive interview with PUSH, Billboard Philippines’ Editor-in-Chief Bret Jackson talked about OPM pride when asked about what people can expect from the brand.</p><p>He said: “We have the best artists, we have the best people in the game. Everyone’s doing everything that they’re doing, and we’re breaking global charts right now.&quot;</p><p>“I mean, right now is the perfect time for OPM. It’s the first time in how many years that we have 15 to 20 songs on the charts that are all Filipino. We’re beating the foreign artists at this point,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;It is the time that OPM takes its next step, and we are happy to be here to put more spotlight on what’s happening right in our backyard. More people have to know the great achievements that are happening in the Philippines,&quot; he continued.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvl2uo1rEeo/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1506916.900000006%2C%22ls%22%3A1506302.400000006%2C%22le%22%3A1506865.100000009%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Bret also mentioned how much OPM has influenced him growing up, which he said is something that he would like for the world to experience as well.</p><p>“OPM is something that I grew up with. It’s something that’s a part of me, and it will always be a part of me. All I want is that you know, I want the rest of the world to get to experience that as well. Because the stories, the lyrics, the music – they’re so important, and I feel like the rest of the world can learn and experience it as well, and it will help them in their lives,” he relayed.  </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvLnX6fvzCQ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A1506927.100000009%2C%22ls%22%3A1506302.400000006%2C%22le%22%3A1506865.100000009%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>As the Billboard Philippines&#x27; EIC, what exactly are his plans for the brand?</p><p>“We have a lot of plans. I mean, you know, sometimes I have too many ideas but we need to focus and the first thing that I want to do is have thematic issues. I want to go by genre so start with pop then maybe head to rock, hip hop, R&amp;B, acoustic, and really give every artist the spotlight while we kind of introduce what we have here to the world. And then from there, once the world kinda knows who we are, build something bigger,” he answered.  </p>