2021 in Philippine music

The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2021 in music in the Philippines.

Notable events

 * January 25 – Pop rock band The Juans debuted at number 9 on weekly Billboard's Next Big Sound Chart.
 * February 22 – Boy band Alamat debuted at number 2 on weekly Billboard's Next Big Sound Chart.
 * April 30 – Boy band SB19 earns a nomination for Top Social Artist at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, becoming the first Filipino (and Southeast Asian) act to be nominated for a Billboard Music Award in the United States.
 * April–May – "Binibini", a song by male artist Zack Tabudlo, made into the top of local Spotify Philippines charts.
 * May 11 – Boy band BGYO debuted at number 2 on weekly Billboard's Next Big Sound Chart.
 * August 24 – Boy band BGYO re-entered at number 1 on weekly Billboard's Next Big Sound Chart, becoming the first Filipino act to do so.
 * December 23 – R&B band South Border reunited with past and current members Jay Durias, Luke Mejares, and Duncan Ramos in the first live concert in the country since the COVID-19 pandemic at the Mall of Asia Arena.
 * December 26 – alternative rock band UDD vocalist and keyboard Armi Millare has left from the band after 17 years.

Bands
• 10 a.m. Departure

• 1096 Gang

• 8 Ballin'

• Alamat

• Bini

• BGYO

• Blaster and the Celestial Klowns

• Daydream

• Def Jam Rekognize All-Stars

• Deuces

• KAIA

• Lapis

• LITZ

• Luna

• polar

• Press Hit Play

• P:6

• R Rules

• Suzara

Solo artists
• Ace Banzuelo

• Adie

• Angela Ken

• Belle Mariano

• BEY

• BLASTER

• Chen (Chen Pangan of Unit 406)

• Diego Gutierrez

• DJ Loonyo

• Ez Mil

• FELIP (Ken of SB19)

• Leann Ganzon

• Michael Pacquiao

• Nonoy Peña

• Sam Cruz

• Kim Nemenzo

• Muri

• Huhsmile

• Paul Pablo

• Fana

• Nobrvnd

• Raven (Raven Aviso)

• Rienne

• Gigi De Lana

• jikamarie

• Meowfie

• Mizael

• ISSA (Issa Pressman)

• Young Cocoa

Reunion/Comebacks

 * Munimuni

On hiatus

 * Route 83

Concerts and music festivals
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, shows were mostly limited to virtual concerts, as a result of the inability to stage a full-audience concert in that year due to health and safety protocols implemented to reduce the spread of the virus.

This year featured the first live concert that was held since the start of the pandemic, the South Border Reunion Concert at the Mall of Asia Arena to crowd of about a thousand people.

Deaths

 * March 30 – Claire dela Fuente (b. 1958), businesswoman and singer
 * April 23 – Victor Wood (b. 1946), singer
 * May 20 – Zion Aquino (b. 1979), musician
 * July 23 – Wally Gonzalez (b. 1950), Juan de la Cruz Band guitarist
 * September 15 – Renee "Alon" dela Rosa (b. 1959), singer-songwriter
 * November 2 – Mar Lopez (b. 1936), singer
 * November 16 – Heber Bartolome (b. 1948), musician