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.
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]
Award | Year [lower-alpha 1] | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
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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 [lower-alpha 2] | ||||
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" [lower-alpha 3] | 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] | |
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