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. 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). 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), 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"; 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). 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, 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.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Aliw Awards 2018 Best New Artist – Group Asia Artist Awards 2023 Best Choice Award – Music Awit Awards2018 Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Best World Music Recording Best Inspirational Recording 2019 Best Folk Recording Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play 2020 Album of the Year People's Choice for Favorite Album Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Song of the Year People's Choice for Favorite Song Record of the Year Best Collaboration 2021Ben&Ben Most Streamed Artist People's Choice for Favorite Group Artist Song of the Year Record of the Year Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Best Inspirational Recording People's Choice for Favorite Song Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Best Global Recording Song of the Year People's Choice for Favorite Song Best Ballad Recording Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording People's Choice for Favorite Song Best Engineered Recording 2022 Ben&Ben People's Choice for Favorite Group Artist Album of the Year Best Collaboration Best Rock/Alternative Recording Best Engineered Recording Best Musical Arrangement Best Music Video Record of the Year Song of the Year Best Ballad Recording People's Choice for Favorite Song Best World Music Recording Best Collaboration Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording Best Rock/Alternative Recording Best Christmas Recording Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Best Musical Arrangement People's Choice for Favorite Song 2023 Ben&Ben People's Choice for Favorite Group Artist Best Alternative Recording Best Musical Arrangement Best Engineered Recording Best Cover Art Song of the Year Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist Best Pop Recording Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording Music Video of the Year People's Choice for Favorite Song 2024 Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording Best Inspirational Recording Best Remix Recording EDDY Awards2019 Best Original Theme Song FAMAS Awards 2022 Best Original Song MOR Pinoy Music Awards2019 Band of the Year Digital Artist of the Year MTV Europe Music Awards 2020 Best Southeast Asian Act Myx Music Awards2019 Song of the Year Group of the Year Media Soundtrack of the Year 2020 Artist of the Year Song of the Year Mellow Video of the Year 2021 Artist of the Year Song of the Year Collaboration of the Year Music Video of the Year Mellow Video of the Year New Hue Video Music Awards2025Agnes ReomaBassist of the Year NME Awards2022 Best Band in the World Best Band in Asia Best Album by an Asian Artist Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2019 Best Original Song Philippine Popular Music Festival2016 Best Song Best Music Video Star Awards for Movies 2021 Movie Theme Song of the Year Star Awards for Music 2019 Folk/Country Recording of the Year 2021 Duo/Group Artist of the Year Album of the Year Song of the Year Folk/Country Recording of the Year 2022 Duo/Group Artist of the Year Song of the Year Music Video of the Year 2023 Album of the Year Duo/Group Artist of the Year Duo/Group Concert of the Year Folk/Country Recording of the Year Collaboration of the Year 2024 Duo/Group Artist of the Year Song of the Year Duo/Group Concert of the Year Wish 107.5 Music Awards2018 Group/Duo of the Year Contemporary Folk Song of the Year Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year 2019 Contemporary Folk Song of the Year Group of the Year 2020 Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year Urban Performance of the Year 2021 Group of the Year Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year Contemporary Folk Song of the Year 2022 Group of the Year Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year Contemporary Folk Song of the Year Song Collaboration of the Year 2023 Group of the Year Ballad Performance of the Year Ballad Song of the Year Contemporary Folk Song of the Year 2024 Contemporary R&B Song of the Year
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