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34th Awit Awards | |
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Date | November 29, 2021 |
Most nominations | Leanne & Naara and Ben&Ben (7) |
Website | awitawards |
The 34th Awit Awards were held on November 29, 2021. Indie pop duo Leanne & Naara and folk pop band Ben&Ben led the nominations with seven, and won the awards for Album of the Year and Record of the Year, respectively. The Song of the Year category was awarded to Moira Dela Torre and Jason Marvin's work of "Paubaya". [1]
The ceremony had the theme "Proudly Homegrown", referring to pride and gratitude of the expression, inspiration, growth and strength shown by Original Philipino Music amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The ceremony also awarded thirty-three categories, including two debutants, Best New Artist in a Collaboration and Best Global Recording. [3]
The nominations for the fan-voted categories, deemed as Peoples' Voice, were announced on October 28, 2021. [4] While, the rest of the nominations were announced on November 6, 2021. [5] Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
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The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2022 in music in the Philippines.
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