Thursday, November 29, 2012

The 25th Awit Awards


Zia Quizon continues to be the darling of the Philippine recording industry as her debut EP Zia under Polyeast Records bagged four trophies during the recently concluded 25th Awit Awards held at the newly opened Glorietta Activity Center. The album’s breakout track Ako Na Lang won for Zia the Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist and Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist awards while Song of the Year award went to the song’s composer Jungee Marcelo. Another track from the album, Simple Girl won the Best Engineered Recording for sound engineer Nikki Cunanan.

Zia Quizon

Joining Zia in winning multiple trophies that night were Noel Cabangon bagging Album of the Year for Panaginip and Best Christmas Recording for Pasko Ng Pagbibigayan, the collaboration of Gloc-9 and Sheng Belmonte winning Best Collaboration Recording and Best Rap Recording for Walang Natira, and the young duo of Thyro & Yumi taking home Best R&B Performance and Best Performance by New Group Recording Artists for Kiss (Never Let Me Go). R&B heartthrob JayR also won two trophies for being featured alongside with Q-York in Chelo A.’s Connection that won Best Dance Recording and his vocal arrangement for O Holy Night snagging Best Vocal Arrangement.

Gloc-9

The Awit Awards is considered as the equivalent of the Grammy Awards as its winners are determined by members of the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry, Inc. (PARI). But there’s also a bit of Billboard Music Awards equivalent as trophies were also presented to the best selling artists of the past year. Bugoy Drilon, Somedaydream, Sarah Geronimo and Sabrina were given trophies for the sales/downloads determined categories.

Bamboo

Several special awards were handed out that night that included Special Citations for Optical Media Board Chairman Ronnie Rickets, singer/songwriter Jose Mari Chan m and PARI Honorary Chairman James Dy. The Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award was given to recording industry heavyweights Regine Velasquez, Kuh Ledesma, Gary Granada, Dolphy, and the Eraserheads.

Somedaydream

The awards ceremony hosted by Denise Laurel, Krista Kleiner and twins David and Anthony Semarad featured performances by Moonstar88, The CompanY, Luke Mejares, Zendee Rose, Young JV, Bryan Termulo, Callalily, Zia, Erik Santos, Gloc-9 with Ebe Dancel, Isabella de Leon, Richard Poon, Gary Valenciano, and Bamboo.

Sabrina

Here is the complete list of winners for the 25th Awit Awards.

Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist
Ako Na Lang by Zia Quizon (Polyeast Records)

Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist
Questions by Bamboo (Polyeast Records)

Best Collaboration
Walang Natira by Gloc 9 feat. Sheng Belmonte (Sony Music Entertainment Phils.)

Best Performance by a Group of Recording Artists
Ulap by Voyz Avenue/Take Off (Universal Records, Inc./Avenues Music and Events Management)

Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist
Ako Na Lang by Zia Quizon (Polyeast Records)

Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist
Ligaw by Ney Dimaculangan (Star Recording, Inc.)

Best Performance by a New Group of Recording Artists
Kiss (Never Let Me Go) by Thyro & Yumi (Viva Records Corporation)

Best Performance by a Child Recording Artist
Born This Way by Maria Aragon (Star Recording, Inc.)

Album of the Year
Panaginip by Noel Cabangon (Universal Records, Inc.)
Produced by Kathleen Dy Go and Noel Cabangon

Best Selling Album of the Year
One Heart by Sarah Geronimo (Viva Records Corporation)
Produced by Vic del Rosario, Jr., Tony M. Ocampo, Vincent del Rosario and Vehnee A. Saturno

Song of the Year
Ako Na Lang by Zia Quizon (Polyeast Records)
Written by Jungee Marcelo

Best Ballad Recording
Hindi Kita Iiwan by Sam Milby (Star Recording, Inc.)

Best Rock/Alternative Recording
Save Me by Letter Day Story (Sony Music Entertainment (Phils.)

Best World Recording
Para Sa Tao by Humanfolk (MCA Music, Inc.)

Best Novelty Recording
Nananana by Randy Santiago, Rico J. Puno and John Estrada (Star Recording, Inc.)

Best Dance Recording
Connection by Chelo A. feat. Q-York & JayR (Universal Records, Inc./Homeworkz Entertainment Services)

Best Inspirational/Religious Recording
Sino Ako by Fatima Soriano (Star Recording, Inc.)

Best Christmas Recording
Pasko ng Pagbibigayan by Noel Cabangon (Universal Records, Inc.)

Best Rap Recording
Walang Natira  by Gloc-9 feat. Sheng Belmonte (Sony Music Entertainment Phils.)

Best Jazz Recording
Sa Iyo Lang by Tricia Garcia (MCA Music, Inc.)

Best R&B Recording
Kiss (Never Let Me Go) by Thyro & Yumi (Viva Corporation)

Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play
Sabay Tayo by Mayonnaise for The Biggest Loser (Star Recording, Inc.)

Best Musical Arrangement
Tuloy na Tuloy Pa Rin Ang Pasko by Joyful Noyze (Pilipinas Productions and Entertainment Recordings, Inc.)
Arranged by Albert Tamayo

Best Vocal Arrangement
O Holy Night by Jay R (Universal Records, Inc./Homeworkz Entertainment Services)
Arranged by JayR

Best Engineered Recording
Simple Girl by Zia Quizon (Polyeast Records)
Engineered by Nikki Cunanan

Best Album Package
Kinse Kalibre by Slapshock (Polyeast Records)
Graphic Design and Album Concept by Team Manila Graphic Design Studio

Music Video of the Year
20/20 by Pupil  (Sony Music Entertainment Phils.)

I-Gateway Mobile Philippines Inc.'s Most Downloaded Song for 2011

Nang Dahil sa Pag-ibig by Bugoy Drilon

EGG's AllHits.ph Most Downloaded Song for 2011

Sino Nga Ba Siya by Sarah Geronimo

I-Gateway Mobile Philippines Inc.'s Most Downloaded Artist for 2011

Sabrina

ABS-CBN Interactive's Most Downloaded Song for 2011

Hey Daydreamer by Somedaydream

ABS-CBN Interactive's Most Downloaded Artist for 2011

Somedaydream

Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award

Kuh Ledesma
Regine Velasquez
Gary Granada
Eraserheads
Dolphy

Special Citations
Ronnie Rickets
Jose Mari Chan
James Dy

Watch out for another entry featuring my personal account of the Awit Awards that includes hanging out with Homeworkz Records artists.

JayR, Knowa Lazarus, Chelo A., Flava Matikz, and Jerome B. Smooth 
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Bryan Termulo
Callalily
General Luna
Jungee Marcelo
Luke Mejares
The Opera Belles
BoJam, Yumi and Thyro
The CompanY
Sheng Belmonte
Robin Nievera and Ebe Dancel
Tricia Garcia, Ricky Ilacad, Johnny Alegre

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