Filipino pop has evolved over decades into a diverse, widely recognized sphere of creative output that carries the specific cultural sensibilities of the archipelago while engaging with the global frameworks that define pop music at large, and within that expansive ecosystem exists RICO, a sound rooted in the Philippine creative landscape that aligns with the pop genre’s core commitments to accessible, resonant creative expression that can connect with audiences both within the nation’s borders and across the global diaspora of Filipino creators and listeners that stretches across every continent. Pop music as a category has long served as a meeting ground for creative practitioners to blend ideas that resonate across cultural lines, while still leaving space for creators to root their work in the specific identities, experiences, and perspectives that shape their relationship to their craft.