List of awards and nominations received by Ben&Ben

Filipino indie folk band Ben&Ben have received numerous awards and nominations for their contributions to music. They were formed in 2016 as the Benjamins, composed of twin brothers Paolo and Miguel Benjamin Guico. At the Philippine Popular Music Festival songwriting competition, the duo debuted the single "Tinatangi", which won third place.[1] They then changed their name and released a self titled extended play (EP). The following year, they expanded into a nine-member ensemble, adding Poch Barretto (electric guitar), Jam Villanueva (drums), Agnes Reoma (bass guitar), Patricia Lasaten (keyboards), Toni Muñoz (percussion), Andrew de Pano (percussion), and Keifer Cabugao (violins).[2][3] At the 2018 Aliw Awards, Ben&Ben were named Best New Artist – Group, while the EP's singles "Leaves" and "Susi" received nominations at the Awit Awards.

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Ben&Ben performing in 2018

The band released their debut studio album Limasawa Street (2019),[4] which was nominated for Album of the Year at the Awit Awards and the Star Awards for Music. It included the singles "Araw-Araw" and "Pagtingin";[5] the latter won the Awit Award for Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist and the former received a Star Award for Movies and a Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino Award as the soundtrack of the romance film Last Song Syndrome (2019).[6] At the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards, they were nominated for Best Southeast Asian Act. In 2021, the standalone single "Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay" garnered four nominations at the Awit Awards, winning Best Pop Recording. It was nominated for two Myx Music Awards, with its music video receiving the award for Mellow Video of the Year.

With their second studio album Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno,[2] the band received 21 Awit Award nominations and won four, including Album of the Year. The single "Lunod" was nominated in four categories, winning Best Music Video, while "Sabel" garnered two nominations and won Best World Recording. Five other songs from the album were also nominated. In 2022, Ben&Ben received an NME Award for Best Band in Asia and was nominated for Best Album by an Asian Artist. The standalone single "Paninindigan Kita" received six Awit Award nominations, earning Ben&Ben their second win for Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist. It was also named Best Pop Recording and Music Video of the Year at the ceremony. In 2023, the band was recognized with a Best Choice Award – Music at the Asia Artist Awards. Ben&Ben's music has surpassed more than two billion streams to date, and they were named the most-streamed Filipino artist of all time by Spotify.[7]

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations received by Ben&Ben
Award Year[a] Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Ref(s)
Aliw Awards 2018 Ben&Ben Best New Artist – Group Won [8]
Asia Artist Awards 2023 Ben&Ben Best Choice Award – Music Won [9]
Awit Awards 2018 "Maybe the Night" Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Nominated [10]
Best World Music Recording Nominated
"Leaves" Best Inspirational Recording Nominated
2019 "Branches" Best Folk Recording Won [11]
[12]
"Susi" Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play Nominated
2020 Limasawa Street Album of the Year Nominated [13]
[14]
People's Choice for Favorite Album Won
"Pagtingin" Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Won
Song of the Year Nominated
People's Choice for Favorite Song Won
"Paalam" (with Moira Dela Torre) Record of the Year Nominated
Best Collaboration Nominated
2021 Ben&Ben Most Streamed Artist Won [15]
[16]
People's Choice for Favorite Group Artist Nominated
"Di Ka Sayang" Song of the Year Nominated
Record of the Year Won
Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Nominated
Best Inspirational Recording Won
People's Choice for Favorite Song Nominated
"Doors" Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Nominated
Best Global Recording Nominated
"Lifetime" Song of the Year Nominated
People's Choice for Favorite Song Nominated
"Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay" Best Ballad Recording Won
Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording Nominated
People's Choice for Favorite Song Nominated
Best Engineered Recording Nominated
2022 Ben&Ben People's Choice for Favorite Group Artist Nominated [17]
[18]
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno Album of the Year Won
"Kapangyarihan" (with SB19) Best Collaboration Nominated
"Lunod" (with Zild and Juan Karlos) Nominated
Best Rock/Alternative Recording Nominated
Best Engineered Recording Nominated
Best Musical Arrangement Nominated
Best Music Video Won
"Mapa (Band Version)" (with SB19) Record of the Year Nominated
"Pasalubong" (with Moira Dela Torre) Song of the Year Nominated
Best Ballad Recording Nominated
People's Choice for Favorite Song Nominated
"Sabel" (with KZ Tandingan) Best World Music Recording Won
Best Collaboration Nominated
"Sugat" (with Munimuni) Nominated
Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording Nominated
"Swimming Pool" (with Chito Miranda) Best Rock/Alternative Recording Nominated
"Tuloy Na Tuloy Pa Rin Ang Pasko" Best Christmas Recording Nominated
"Upuan" Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Nominated
Best Musical Arrangement Won
People's Choice for Favorite Song Nominated
2023 Ben&Ben People's Choice for Favorite Group Artist Nominated [19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
"Dear" Best Alternative Recording Nominated
"Langyang Pag-ibig" Best Musical Arrangement Nominated
Best Engineered Recording Nominated
Best Cover Art Nominated
"The Ones We Once Loved" Song of the Year Nominated
"Paninindigan Kita" Nominated
Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Won[b]
Best Pop Recording Won
Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording Nominated
Music Video of the Year Won
People's Choice for Favorite Song Nominated
2024 "Courage (Full Band Ver.)" Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording Pending [23]
Best Inspirational Recording Pending
"Autumn" Best Remix Recording Pending
EDDY Awards 2019 "Maybe the Night" Best Original Theme Song Won [24]
"Susi" Nominated
FAMAS Awards 2022 "Nakikinig Ka Ba Sa Akin" Best Original Song Nominated [25]
MOR Pinoy Music Awards 2019 Ben&Ben Band of the Year Won [26]
[27]
Digital Artist of the Year Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards 2020 Best Southeast Asian Act Nominated [28]
Myx Music Awards 2019 "Kathang Isip" Song of the Year Nominated [29]
Ben&Ben Group of the Year Nominated
"Maybe the Night" Media Soundtrack of the Year Nominated
2020 Ben&Ben Artist of the Year Nominated [30]
"Pagtingin" Song of the Year Nominated
Mellow Video of the Year Nominated
2021 Ben&Ben Artist of the Year Nominated [31]
[32]
"Lifetime" Song of the Year Nominated
"Paalam" (with Moira Dela Torre) Collaboration of the Year Won
"Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay" Music Video of the Year Nominated
Mellow Video of the Year Won
NME Awards 2022 Ben&Ben Best Band in the World Nominated [33]
Best Band in Asia Won
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno Best Album by an Asian Artist Nominated
Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2019 "Araw-Araw" Best Original Song Won [34]
Philippine Popular Music Festival 2016 "Tinatangi"[c] Best Song Runner-up [1]
Best Music Video Won [3]
Star Awards for Movies 2021 "Araw-Araw" Movie Theme Song of the Year Won [35]
Star Awards for Music 2019 "Branches" Folk/Country Recording of the Year Nominated [36]
2021 Ben&Ben Duo/Group Artist of the Year Won [37]
[38]
Limasawa Street Album of the Year Nominated
"Pagtingin" Song of the Year Nominated
"Sampaguita" Folk/Country Recording of the Year Nominated
2022 Ben&Ben Duo/Group Artist of the Year Won [39]
"Di Ka Sayang" Song of the Year Nominated
"A Trilogy Patawad Paalam, Paalam and Patawad"
(with Moira Dela Torre and I Belong to the Zoo)
Music Video of the Year Nominated
2023 Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno Album of the Year Nominated [40]
Ben&Ben Duo/Group Artist of the Year Nominated
Ben&Ben Live! Duo/Group Concert of the Year Nominated
"Pasalubong" (with Moira Dela Torre) Folk/Country Recording of the Year Nominated
"Lunod" (with Zild and Juan Karlos) Collaboration of the Year Nominated
2024 Ben&Ben Duo/Group Artist of the Year Won [41]
"Paninindigan Kita" Song of the Year Nominated [42]
Ben&Ben Homecoming Concert Duo/Group Concert of the Year Nominated
Wish 107.5 Music Awards 2018 Ben&Ben Group/Duo of the Year Won [43]
"Leaves" Contemporary Folk Song of the Year Won
"Ride Home" Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year Nominated
2019 "Maybe the Night" Won [44]
"Sunrise" Contemporary Folk Song of the Year Won
Ben&Ben Group of the Year Nominated
2020 Won [45]
"Mitsa" Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year Nominated
"Pagtingin" Urban Performance of the Year Won
2021 Ben&Ben Group of the Year Nominated [46]
"Araw-Araw" Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year Won
"Lifetime" Contemporary Folk Song of the Year Won
2022 Ben&Ben Group of the Year Nominated [47]
"Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay" Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year Won
"Upuan" Contemporary Folk Song of the Year Nominated
"Lunod" (with Zild and Juan Karlos) Song Collaboration of the Year Won
"Sugat" (with Munimuni) Nominated
2023 Ben&Ben Group of the Year Nominated [48]
"Magpahinga" Ballad Performance of the Year Won
"The Ones We Once Loved" Ballad Song of the Year Nominated
"Paninindigan Kita" Contemporary Folk Song of the Year Won
2024 "Could Be Something" Contemporary R&B Song of the Year Nominated [49]

Notes

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  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  2. ^ Tied with Dilaw for "Uhaw"'
  3. ^ Paolo and Miguel Guico were credited as The Benjamins for the release of "Tinatangi".

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