List of awards and nominations received by Ben&Ben
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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]