Dionela bags four trophies at 2026 Awit Awards

R&B singer Dionela was the night’s biggest winner at the 39th Awit Awards, taking home four trophies for “Ikigai,” his collaboration with rapper Loonie. The 39th Awit Awards was held on Tuesday, September 15, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. 

The singer-songwriter won Best R&B Recording, Best Rap/HipHop Recording, Best Collaboration Performance, and Best Vocal Arrangement for the track.

Dionela celebrated the milestone on Instagram by showing his gratitude. “Last night I received all of these. The trophies have my name, but the story belongs to God,” he wrote.

IV of Spades was also among the night’s major winners, earning three awards. The band’s second studio album, “Andalucia,” won Album of the Year, while its single “Aura” was named Song of the Year. IV of Spades also received Best Sound Engineer Recording for “Monster.”

SB19 likewise secured three awards for its hit song “Dungka,” which won Best Pop Recording, Best Dance/Electronic Recording, and Best Music Video. Meanwhile, the group’s leader, Pablo, was recognized as Songwriter of the Year for his work with the musical duo Radkidz.

Ben&Ben received two awards for “Saranggola,” winning Best Performance by a Group and Best Musical Arrangement. Janine Berdin also scored two wins, taking home Best Performance by a Solo Artist and Best Ballad Recording for “What If I Miss You for the Rest of My Life.”

Other major honors went to Fitterkarma’s “Pag-ibig ay Kanibalismo II” for Record of the Year, Ice Seguerra for Best Inspirational Recording, Morissette for Best Original Soundtrack, Nicole for Best New Artist, and Brian Lotho for Producer of the Year.

The annual ceremony also featured live performances from Maki, Janine Berdin, IV of Spades, Marina Summers, and Shockra.

Several prominent OPM figures  attended the event including Jose Mari Chan, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Ogie Alcasid, Jim Paredes of APO Hiking Society, James Reid, Gloc-9, the SexBomb Girls, and Catriona Gray, who was among the award presenters.