SB19 and BINI are the leading contenders at the 11th PPop Music Awards, with nominations across the main categories ahead of the ceremony at the Big Dome on 18 October. Both groups are up for Artist of the Year, where they face G22, KAIA, BGYO and ALAMAT.
SB19 have two entries for Song of the Year, VISA and Lawless, while BINI are nominated for Blush. The other songs in contention are ALAMAT’s Luzviminda, KAIA’s Hulog and Baby Dolls’ Oooh Lala. The two leading groups also meet in the video and performance categories. Lawless and Blush are both shortlisted for Production Design in a Music Video, and in Choreography in a Video Performance, SB19’s Lawless, choreographed by Jay Joseph Roncesvalles, goes up against BINI’s Stepback, choreographed by JM Yrreverre and A Team.
Actors James Reid and Wilbert Ross are among the nominees for Solo Artist of the Year, alongside J2X, Rob Deniel, Hakki and John Roa. Collaboration of the Year includes several pairings with artists from outside the Philippines, among them SB19’s Toyfriend with BE:FIRST, Josh Cullen’s Like Me with Jay Park, and Donuts by Nadine Lustre and apl.de.ap. Reid appears in that category too, with Maki on Luck, KAIA features on Sulong with 1STONE and HORI7ON, and John Roa is nominated for Dun Ka Na featuring Dash Calzado.
Newer acts have their own categories. The Rising Boy Group of the Year nominees are 6ENSE, BILIB, Cloud 7, NEO, One South and SYNC, while the Rising Girl Group shortlist is Calista, YGIG, Pixie, VVINK, DNA and Belamour. Xonara, OONA, Baby Dolls, Mei Mei, AYO and GAT compete for New Group Artist of the Year. Music Video of the Year nominees are ALAMAT’s Luzviminda, 6ENSE’s Piliin Mo Ako, KAIA’s Hulog, HEXUS’s Unang Bantayog, Pixie’s Float and OONA’s Darama. In Vocal Arrangement in a Song Recording, the shortlist is One South’s Sfire, VVINK’s Pag-ibig Fun, Project Wan’s Bandana, 1621’s Orasan, Xonara’s Tabi and Azter’s Kupido.
The Philippine Popular Music Awards will also present special awards and name a PPop Community Star of the Night. Winners of the main categories and the special awards will be revealed at the 18 October ceremony. The nominations come shortly after both SB19 and BINI took major prizes at the Filipino Music Awards 2026, and BINI have also received a nomination at the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
