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One Music PH Top 6: M2M Brings The Better Endings Back to the Philippines

May 1 and 2 - Araneta Coliseum (Both Sold Out), May 3 - SMX Convention Center Davao, and May 4 Waterfront Hotel Cebu. Presented by Wilbros Live. 'Still in My Dreams' EP featuring 2025 versions of five of their biggest hits to be released May 9, 2025.

<div style="text-align:justify"><strong>May 1 and 2 - Araneta Coliseum (Both Sold Out), May 3 - SMX Convention Center Davao, and May 4 Waterfront Hotel Cebu. Presented by Wilbros Live. &#x27;Still in My Dreams&#x27; EP featuring 2025 versions of five of their biggest hits to be released May 9, 2025.</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">After 25 years, the beloved Norwegian pop duo <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZzYDST6Dib7iYd8hmcLcH?si=5F_eMIsHTQum1NQeJ1ehKg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>M2M</u></strong> </a>is reuniting for their first-ever headlining tour, and it kicks off in Asia. The Philippines will be on <strong>May 1, and 2, 2025</strong> at the <strong>Araneta Coliseum</strong> (Both Sold Out), <strong>May 3 - SMX Convention Center Davao</strong>, and <strong>May 4 Waterfront Hotel Cebu</strong>. Presented by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wilbroslive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Wilbros Live</u></strong></a>.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwilbroslive%2Fvideos%2F974375311569680%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="429" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwilbroslive%2Fvideos%2F1589801511912086%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=476&amp;t=0" width="476" height="591" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SGEunj6EBwdWMNCdWSrPg?si=tmrBGuz2QT6o5-c6pt8ttw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Marit Larsen</u></strong></a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6yAM1PGDw9qo26YNtIHLjt?si=sy8ZEm2sQAa5nNgF1qu4pA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Marion Ravn</u></strong></a>, who shot to international fame in the early 2000s, are returning to the stage to celebrate their legacy.</p><div><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">&quot;It was never a question of where we&#x27;d start our tour if we ever reunited - Asia was always the first choice. Some of our best memories are from there.” says <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marionraven" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Marion Ravn</u></strong></a>.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">2025 marks the 25th anniversary of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@M2MmusicVEVO/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>M2M</u></strong></a>’s best-selling album <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/64qpmVqrwUlBihBMhZDyJj?si=zLxsuFBfTZKL4R_eP05Jzg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Shades of Purple</u></strong></a>, and the fans of the duo have continued to listen to their music and begged for a reunion for a long time. Following their split in 2002, both <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@maritlarsen/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Marit Larsen</u></strong></a> and <strong><u>Marion Ravn</u></strong> pursued successful solo careers, but the duo never performed together again - until now.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">On September 22nd <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaritLarsen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Marit</u></strong></a> and <strong><u>Marion</u></strong>’s followers were sent into a frenzy when <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marit2marion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>M2M</u></strong></a> posted a video of themselves singing a snippet of their most-streamed hit, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1rYYJVlUV2EcgehVUnwJvy?si=e14519dd7884434a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>&quot;The Day You Went Away&quot;</u></strong></a>. The clip went viral, racking up millions of views within hours, as fans flooded the comments with tour requests. And now, it&#x27;s finally happening.  </p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify"><strong><u>The Better Endings Tour</u></strong> is the beginning of a new chapter for <strong><u>M2M</u></strong>, and it brings them back to Asia. Despite spending nearly a decade together, travelling all over the world and selling over 12 million albums worldwide, M2M never embarked on their own headlining tour.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">&quot;We&#x27;re finally getting to do what we always dreamed of. &quot;I can&#x27;t wait to get back on stage playing music with <strong><u>M</u></strong><strong><u>arit</u></strong> again&quot;, says <strong><u>Marion</u></strong>.  </p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">&quot;Making <strong><u>Shades of Purple</u></strong> changed our lives forever, and playing these songs together again, in the same room, while rediscovering both our music and our friendship at the same time, is a particular kind of magic. It feels powerful, like a celebration, <strong><u>Marit</u></strong> says.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">&quot;Let’s give this story a better ending. The ending it deserves. We truly can’t wait to see you (again).&quot;  </p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify"><strong><u>M2M</u></strong> is also celebrating the 25th anniversary of their best-selling album <strong><u>Shades of Purpl</u></strong>e with the release of the EP <a href="https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/0t6obrzDoso9iay3icJg75?si=a1376695f3434885" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Still in My Dreams</u></strong></a>, where they’ve reimagined their most beloved songs. </p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify"><strong><u>Marit Larsen</u></strong> and <strong><u>Marion Ravn</u></strong> emphasize that this project isn’t just about nostalgia—it’s about exploring what <strong><u>M2M</u></strong> sounds like in 2025. For the duo, the recording process became both a celebration of their catalog and a way to reconnect, discovering how natural it still feels to sing together.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">&quot;It’s muscle memory. We’ve been apart for 23 years, but the moment we played these songs again, our voices blended seamlessly. It’s fascinating—on our own, we have very different voices, but together, it’s almost impossible to tell who’s who,&quot; says <strong><u>Marion</u></strong>.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p><strong>3).</strong> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7JtDWIn2kUAdvIt53Rvhrp?si=2f2f8dec6e99483f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>&quot;Don’t Say You Love Me&quot;</u></strong></a> was the first single from <strong><u>Still in My Dreams</u><em></em></strong>, which features the five songs that have been streamed the most during M2M’s years apart. (2000)</p><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yASQRICvifA?si=gHOikrPh_Ar2gCN4" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZCFlT_FYnEE?si=K6vFfqyfBnm_dibP" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">&quot;While the fans have been throwing house parties without us, these are the tracks they&#x27;ve been spinning. With over a million unique listeners each month, it&#x27;s honestly unbelievable,&quot; says <strong><u>Larsen</u></strong>.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">She also produced the EP—at <strong><u>Marion</u></strong>’s request—who believed <strong><u>Marit</u></strong> was the only right person for the job. </p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">&quot;She knows how to honor these songs because we both wrote them and grew up with them. She’s done an incredible job with the production—it feels both fresh and nostalgic,&quot; <strong><u>Marion</u></strong> adds.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">For <strong><u>Marit</u></strong>, the project has been a huge vote of confidence. She handpicked some of her favorite musicians and recorded at <strong><u>Mikhael Paskalev</u></strong>’s studio, where he also engineered the EP.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">&quot;As a songwriter and producer, having worked on so much music since then, revisiting these songs has been a revelation. It’s incredible craftsmanship. We were so young, yet we wrote songs that were both intricate and catchy at the same time. We had a fearless approach to storytelling,&quot; she says.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">&quot;The result is a party we actually want to attend, and we can’t wait for people to take this EP out into the sunshine in May.&quot;</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">Here are out Top 6 <strong><u>M2M</u></strong> picks (every song was released in 2000 except where indicated):</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>6). Everything (2002)</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L1ZBAsLc0Hs?si=GBhFA4LwLjBT0j_h" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>5). Everything You Do</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BbrEAQfoikM?si=jIlqgAeFd5yNzLTx" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>4). Mirror Mirror</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P2vpB3yQuqg?si=ce_H-oD2ie-mR6h7" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e6zBgeAzrnw?si=nrnwrCx98vtY6y1j" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><strong> </strong></div><div><strong>2). The Day You Went Away</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A_HekkBbd1M?si=BreECW-58kCcQDSk" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>1). Pretty Boy</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-v7ZMOhMONU?si=HrbOBj85a3zZQFrF" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>May 1 and 2 - Araneta Coliseum (Both Sold Out), May 3 - SMX Convention Center Davao, and May 4 Waterfront Hotel Cebu. Presented by Wilbros Live. 'Still in My Dreams' EP featuring 2025 versions of five of their biggest hits to be released May 9, 2025.</p>

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One Music PH Top 6: M2M Brings The Better Endings Back to the Philippines

Cris O. Ramos Jr.,

One Music PH

Published May 01, 2025 05:25 PM PHT

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Updated May 01, 2025 06:04 PM PHT

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