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BEN&BEN, LEANNE & NAARA, SB19 AMONG ARTISTS WHO WON THE 34TH AWIT AWARDS

During a Facebook live event last Monday, the 34th Awit Awards recognized homegrown talents such as BEN&BEN (Record of the Year award, Best Ballad Recording, Best Inspirational Recording, and Most Streamed Artist), Leanne & Naara ("Daybreak" for Album of the Year), and SB19 ("Hanggang sa Huli" for People’s Voice Favorite Song). See full details below.

ANGELICA FLORES JUAN / 3 December 2021

On November 29, 2021, the longest-running and most credible music award-giving body in the Philippines held an online event to recognize Filipino talents who showed exceptional skills in music and the arts.

BEN&BEN, the popular folk-pop OPM band, was nominated in six categories, possibly the most nominations and awards during the event. BEN&BEN won four titles, including Record of the Year, Best Ballad Recording, Best Inspirational Recording, and Most Streamed Artist.

Photo courtesy of BEN&BEN

This year, BEN&BEN released Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno, their second studio album. It features 12 tracks written in Filipino. This is by far BEN&BEN’s most collaborative work featuring 6 other Filipino artists.

The album “Daybreak” by the indie-pop duo was named Album of the Year at the 34th Awit Awards. Having made their debut in 2016, Leanne Mamonong and Naara Acueza have now received their second Awit Award title.

Leanne and Naara posted a photo of them having a mini-celebration for their Awit Awards recognition.

SB19, the crowd’s favorite and dubbed “P-pop Kings,” also received their second Awit Award. The People’s Voice Favorite Song was their song “Hanggang Sa Huli.” The song was the 5th title on their “Get in The Zone” album, released back in 2020, and the lyrics were written by their own member, John Paulo Nase.

Watch SB19 opening performance at the 34th Awit Awards here:

Other artists who won recognition during the ceremony:

  • Moira dela Torre’s “Paubaya” for Most Streamed Song
  • Keiko Necesario’s “Right Next To You” for Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist
  • IV of Spades’ “Sariling Multo (Sa Panaginip)” for Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist
  • Elha Nympha for People’s Voice Favorite Female Artist
  • Anthony Rosaldo for People’s Voice Favorite Male Artist
  • Shane G. for People’s Voice Breakthrough Artist
  • BGYO for People’s Voice Favorite Group Artist