The 39th Awit Awards will take place on September 15, 2026, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Presented by PARI and Go Live Asia, tickets are available via SM Tickets, with net proceeds supporting the Awit Museum.
From major honors such as Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year to genre, performance, special recording, and technical categories, this year’s nominees showcase the breadth of contemporary Filipino music.
Below is the complete list of nominees
Album of the Year
- Silakbo — Cup of Joe
- Andalucia — IV of Spades
- Simula at Wakas — SB19
- Kolorcoaster — Maki
- Love on Loop — Lola Amour
- Lab Songs ng Mga Tanga — Janine Berdin
Record of the Year
- Pag-Ibig Ay Kanibalismo II — Fitterkarma
- Dam — SB19
- Saranggola — Ben&Ben
- Konsensya — IV of Spades
- Ikigai — Dionela featuring Loonie
- Monster — IV of Spades
Song of the Year
- Aura — IV of Spades
- Pag-Ibig Ay Kanibalismo II — Fitterkarma
- DUNGKA! — SB19
- Kabisado — IV of Spades
- Kahel Na Langit — Maki
- Ikigai — Dionela featuring Loonie
- Pieces — Gab Cabangon
- Grief Cake — New Lore
- Baduy (Single) — VVINK, DJ Love (Sherwin Tuna) feat. Pio Balbuena
- Bendahe — Jamiela
Best New Artist
- O' Kay Tamis — It All Started in May
- Panaginip — nicole
- Pieces - Gab Cabangon
- Grief Cake - New Lore
- Baduy (Single) - VVink, DJ Love (Sherwin Tuna) Feat. Pio Balbuena
- Bendahe - Jamiela
Producer of the Year
- Brian Lotho
- IV of Spades
- Shadiel Chan
- John Paulo Nase
- Joshua Daniel Nase
- Dionela
Songwriter of the Year
- John Paulo Nase
- Joshua Daniel Nase
- Blaster Silonga
- Daniel Zildjian G. Benitez
- Tim Dionela
- Lola Amour
- Joao De Leon
- Marlon Peroramas
Best Performance by a Solo Artist
- What If I Miss You for the Rest of My Life — Janine Berdin
- Kahel Na Langit — Maki
- Clue — Noel Cabangon
- Nasusunog (Pants on Fire) — Dwta
- Healing (Someday I Might Fly) — Rico Blanco
- Nandito Ako — Rob Deniel
- Sayo — Jay R
Best Performance by a Group
- Dam — SB19
- Pag-Ibig Ay Kanibalismo II — Fitterkarma
- Monster — IV of Spades
- Saranggola — Ben&Ben
- Shagidi — BINI
- Dahan — Over October
- Telepono — One Click Straight
Best Collaboration Performance
- Umaaligid — Sarah Geronimo, SB19
- Telepono feat. Clara Benin — One Click Straight, Clara Benin
- Ikigai — Dionela featuring Loonie
- Ahon — December Avenue feat. Morissette
- Kailan Ka Uuwi — Juan Karlos & Flow G
- Pahinga — James Reid & TJ Monterde
Best Ballad Recording
- Ahon — December Avenue feat. Morissette
- Time — SB19
- What If I Miss You for the Rest of My Life — Janine Berdin
- Ano Ba Talaga Tayo — The Juans feat. Janine Berdin
- Nagmahal Lang Ako — KZ Tandingan
- With You — Lola Amour
Best Pop Recording
- DUNGKA! — SB19
- Saranggola — Ben&Ben
- Dam — SB19
- Dahan — Over October
- Langit Lupa — Dwta
- Shagidi — BINI
Best Rock/Metal Recording
- Rupture — Typecast
- MSK — KJWAN
- Biktima — Chicosci
- Boys Night Out — Wilabaliw
- Grace — Faspitch
- Rarara — Dilaw
Best Alternative Recording
- Telepono — One Click Straight
- Pag-Ibig Ay Kanibalismo II — Fitterkarma
- Antoxic — Janine Berdin
- All U Wanna Do — Barbie Almalbis
- Dahan — Over October
- Kahel Na Langit — Maki
- Misbehave — Lola Amour
Best World Music Recording
- Hardin — Luna, Apollo, Alfredo Engay Jr.
- Love on Loop — Lola Amour
- Titingin-Tingin — Sitti
- Sounds of Splashing Stones — Hattus
- The Mighty People — Hemp Republic
- Linlang — Hemp Republic
- Reprise — The Ridleys
Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording
- Malalim Ang Gabi — Project Yazz
- Sumpa — Fitterkarma
- Gunigunita — Natun
- Hardin — Ila
- Nosi Ba Lasi — Ej De Perio
- Pwede Bang Mamaya? — Angela Ken
- Sayaw — Ila
- Tahimik Na Buhay Kapiling Ka — Amiel Sol
- Tukso — Halina
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- DUNGKA! — SB19
- La Loba — Ena Mori
- Misbehave — Lola Amour
- 8TonBall — SB19
- Moshpit — Novocrane
- Umaaligid — Sarah Geronimo, SB19
- Walang Kaba — Marina Summers
Best Rap/Hip-hop Recording
- Ikigai — Dionela featuring Loonie
- Halimaw — Gloc-9 feat. Abaddon, Smugglaz, Hero
- Ambag — Gloc-9 feat. Shockra
- Kailan Ka Uuwi — Juan Karlos, Flow G
- Take It to the Roof — Playertwo, Lola Amour
- Anak Ka ng Pu — Morobeats
- Man in The Merror — Waiian
Best Jazz Recording
- Reto Na Naman — Zia Quizon
- The Awakening — Kiss The Bride
- Life at 29 — Leanne & Naara
- Sidecar — Alvin Cornista
- Let Our Love — nicole Asensio, Solo .Cal
- Talipanan Sunset — Alvin Cornista
- Yamot/Ennui — Project Yazz
Best R&B Recording
- Ikigai — Dionela featuring Loonie
- Ayaw Baya — Arthur Nery
- Stand Up — Kyla
- Baby, Wag Mo 'Kong Ismallin (Medium Ako) — Brass Pas Pas Pas Pas
- Katabi — BINI
- Life at 29 — Leanne & Naara
- Magic — Jason Dhakal
- Palayo sa Mundo — Jolianne, Arthur Nery
- Para Pilitin Ka — Jikamarie & Skusta Clee
Best Regional Recording
- Basin Puhon — Earl Agustin
- Makananu Kang Luguran — Chocolate Factory
- Ayaw Baya — Arthur Nery
- Binibining Bicolana — Overheat feat. Ernest
- DPTA — Pupa
- Pawi — Midnasty
Best Christmas Recording
- Season of Smiles (2025 Edition) — The Itchyworms
- Love, Joy, Hope — Various Artists
- Every Christmas — Catriona Gray
- Heartbroken Christmas — Jay R & Mica Javier
- Sa Paskong Ito — Legion of Mary Community Choir
- Season's Breeze — Tim Pavino
Best Musical Theater Recording
- Celebrate — Gerald Santos
- Gregoria Lakambini — Gregoria Lakambini Original Cast
- Lost in Time — Ice Seguerra
Best Original Soundtrack Recording
- Ang Himala Ay Nasa Puso — Juan Karlos
- Suob (From "Meet, Greet & Bye") — Juan Karlos
- Gregoria Lakambini — Gregoria Lakambini Original Cast
- Bagong Tadhana — Julie Anne San Jose
- Simoy — Rob Deniel
- Babala — Jayda
- Hanapin Ang Sarili — Morissette
- Sandalan (From “Manila’s Finest”) — Piolo Pascual
Best Recording by a Child or for Children
- Dalangin — Quinn Holmes
- Kokobom — Imogen
- Pangarap Ko — Yass Estrera
- To Be Close To Jesus — Young Voices of the Philippines
- Ang Bituin — Sean Bernardez
- Maabot Ko — Alexa Mendoza
- Sisikat Bukas — Mj Alcano
Best Novelty Recording
- Baduy (Single) — VVINK, DJ Love (Sherwin Tuna) feat. Pio Balbuena
- Madapaka — Kim Molina
- More Tawa, More Saya — Michael V, Manilyn Reynes, Boobay, Matt Lozano, Buboy Villar
- Bongga — Vinas Deluxe
- Arizona B — Arizona Brandy
- Bente — Moy V. Ortiz
- Ikaw Ang Miss Universe ng Buhay Ko — Rob Deniel
Best Inspirational Recording
- Nandiyan Ka — Ice Seguerra
- Simula — Julie Anne San Jose
- Bless Our Darkness — Bukas Palad Music Ministry featuring Ayee Guanio, Ali Figueroa
- You Are My Shepherd — Bukas Palad Music Ministry featuring Karylle
- Panghahawakan — Jason Marvin
- Pwede Bang Mamaya? — Angela Ken
Best Instrumental Recording
- Sidecar — Alvin Cornista
- Talipanan Sunset — Alvin Cornista
- The Awakening — KTB / Kiss The Bride
- Charity — Crwn
- Ash Valentine — Party Pace
- Hindi Ako, Kundi Tayo — Jason Quitane
Best Global Collaboration Recording
- Home — Jason Dhakal, Oliver Cronin
- Blink Twice — BINI feat. Agnez Mo
- The Moment — Lola Amour, KOKORO of PSYCHIC FEVER from EXILE TRIBE
- Kuryente — ZIV, Jolianne
- Without You — AJ Rafael, Troy Laureta
- EGO — Jay R, Soup Pha, Jay Chan & Sen Peders
Best Sound Engineered Recording
- Monster — IV of Spades
- Silakbo — Cup of Joe
- Ako Naman Muna — Syd Hartha
- Antoxic — Janine Berdin
- Ikigai — Dionela featuring Loonie
- Ash Valentine — Party Pace
- MSK — KJWAN
Best Musical Arrangement
- Ikigai — Dionela featuring Loonie
- Monster — IV of Spades
- Dam — SB19
- Suliranin — IV of Spades
- Saranggola — Ben&Ben
- Telepono — One Click Straight
Best Vocal Arrangement
- Ikigai — Dionela
- What If I Miss You for the Rest of My Life — Janine Berdin
- Kailan Ka Uuwi — Juan Karlos & Flow G
- Saranggola — Ben&Ben
- Dahan — Over October
- BLACK N’ WHITE — Dilaw
Best Remix Recording
- Hot Maria Clara (Club Mix) — Sanya Lopez
- Hinanay
- Sabi Ko Na (Remix)
- Daleng Dale
- Walang Pake – Remix — Belle Mariano
- Jumbo Hotdog (Budots Remix) — DJ Love
- Prisoner of the Mind (Analog Remix) — The Howler Project
Best Cover Art
- Not That Girl (Album) — Barbie Almalbis
- Langit Lupa — Dwta
- The Mighty People — Hemp Republic
- Aura — IV of Spades
- Simula at Wakas — SB19
- Album (Kolorcoaster) — Maki
- Lab Songs ng Mga Tanga — Janine Berdin
Best Music Video
- DUNGKA! — SB19
- Aura — IV of Spades
- Dam — SB19
- Diving — Zack Tabudlo
- Shelter of the Broken — Ice Seguerra
- Kahel Na Langit — Maki
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