SB19 lead PMPC Star Awards for Music winners anew

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MANILA, Philippines — The P-Pop Kings SB19 maintained their dominance in the PMPC Star Awards for Music after winning the most trophies of the ceremony's 17th edition.

Organized by the Philippine Movie Press Club, the latest edition honors the best music released after Oct. 27, 2024.

Some releases from 2025 were not eligible as two ceremonies were held in 2024, so several hits from the latter part of last year did not make the nominations list.

SB19 won three awards as the boy band's "Kalakal" with Gloc-9 took home Music Video of the Year, while the Manila show of its sprawling "Pagtatag!" world tour won Duo/Group Concert of the Year and Concert of the Year.

That is one less win from last time out, unless one includes the special Playtime Fan Favorite Award, which SB19 also received.

Singer-songwriter TJ Monterde led all nominees with nine but finished behind SB19 by jointly registering two wins with another pop singer Maki and girl group BINI.

Monterde won Male Concert Performer of the Year and Male Recording Artist of the Year while Maki won Male Pop Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for "Dilaw."

The Nation's Girl Group's debut extended play "Talaarawan" meanwhile won Pop Album of the Year and popular track "Salamin Salamin" shared the inaugural Dance Recording of the Year award with Bilib's "Say Whatcha Wanna Say."

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The four other new awards New Male Group Artist of the Year, New Female Group Artist of the Year, Christmas Song of the Year, and Revival Recording of the Year went to Five Fingers, PIX!E, Vice Ganda's "Rainbow Christmas," and Khel Pangilinan's version of VST & Company's "Ipagpatawad Mo" respectively.

Monterde's collaboration with his wife KZ Tandingan "Palagi" shared the Collaboration of the Year award with Jos Garcia and Nolo Lopez's "Hanggang Dulo."

The competitive Album of the Year and Duo/Group Artist of the Year races went to James Reid's "jgh" and Ben&Ben, respectively, as Moira dela Torre won Female Recording Artist of the Year.

Gendered awards went to Juan Karlos and Angela Ken (Acoustic Artist of the Year), Kris Lawrence and Zela (RnB Artist of the Year), Dwayne Garcia and Debbie Lopez (New Recording Artist of the Year), and Regine Velasquez for the female counterpart of Concert Performer of the Year.

Other notable wins include Sponge Cola as Rock Artist of the Year, Illest Morena as Rap Artist of the Year, and ceremony co-host Jayda Avanzado as Female Pop Artist of the Year.

Celeste Legaspi and Andrew E were both honored with Pilita Corrales Lifetime Achievement Awards, Mon del Rosario received the Gawad Parangal Levi Celerio, and The Rainmakers was distinguised as the Mga Natatanging Alagad ng Musikang Pilipino award winner.

The two Novelty categories and Albums of the Year for Rock, Dance, and Revival were either suspended or discontinued this year.

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