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.
Debuting acts
Bands
Solo artists
Reunion/Comebacks
Munimuni
On hiatus
Route 83
Released in 2021
First quarter
January
February
March
Second quarter
April
May
June
Third quarter
July
August
September
Fourth-quarter
October
November
December
Concerts and music festivals
Most of the shows this year were supposed to be held in 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some concerts may be held in late 2021 or postponed in 2022 depending on safety conditions related to the ongoing coronavirus.
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.