July 15, 2005

Get Ready To Rumble At The 2005 MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards

By News Desk

MTV: Music Television recently announced the nominees of the MTV Pilipinas 2005 Video Music Awards, the country's biggest and most anticipated music awards show. Rivermaya topped this year's list of nominees with three nods for their music video "You'll Be Safe Here," and one nomination for "Balisong." Following closely behind with three nominations each were Artstrong, for his video "Jazzy Monday," Kitchie Nadal, for "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin," Kjwan, for "Daliri," and Radioactive Sago Project, for "Astro."

Every year, the country's favorite music channel honors the best in Pinoy music video making at MTV Pilipinas, which is exclusively presented this year by Smart Buddy. Now on its fifth year, the awards show remains to be the Philippine music industry's most awaited night. With spectacular performances and a gathering of the hottest celebrities, the awards night, which is slated for Thursday, August 25, at the Araneta Coliseum, is guaranteed to be packed with the flair and fun that only the world's largest television network can bring.

At the MTV Pilipinas 2005 launch party held at Capone's Bistro last July 12, MTV VJs KC Montero, Marc Abaya, John Joe Joseph, Colby Miller, and Don Puno presented this year's MTV Pilipinas nominees and gave the audience a glimpse of what to expect from this year's awards season, as MTV plays up the competition with this year's theme: "A Night at the Boxing Ring."

"Every year, the MTV team takes a slice of Pinoy life, injects it with our own brand of fun, and then amplifies it to complete the entire experience of this exciting awards season," explains Jack Madrid, Managing Director of MTV Philippines. "This year's theme is particularly fitting because we recognize that these contenders are all considered OPM heavyweights. Their power to inspire the Filipino people through their music makes them our very own modern-day heroes."

Following last year's successful partnership, Smart Buddy has once again tied up with MTV to present this year's awards show. "Last year's MTV Pilipinas was an enormous success, and once again, we're excited to team up with MTV for this special event," says Smart Buddy Activations & Usage Marketing Head, Leni Solidum. "We look forward to continuing this tradition of paying tribute to the artists who continue to entertain us and enhance our lives with their music."

Last year, thousands of music fans got to watch the awards show live at the PSC Philsports Arena. The grand event featured explosive performances by Gary V and The Manoeuvers; The Late Isabel; Bellefire; Tata Young; Jay-R with Jimmy Muna; Nina; Sarah Geronimo with Guy Sebastian; Jimmy Bondoc, Paolo Santos, Nyoy Volante, with Barbie's Cradle; and Bamboo with The Makiling Ensemble and the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra. Bamboo emerged as the big winner of the night, taking home three awards for Favorite New Artist, Favorite Group, and Favorite Song.

Presenters and performers for this year's MTV Pilipinas awards night will be announced in the coming weeks.

MTV viewers can start voting for their favorite artists and bands in the following categories: Favorite New Artist, Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Group, and Favorite Song. Voting period is from July 12 to August 21, 2005.

Following are the nominees for the MTV Pilipinas 2005 People's Choice awards:

FAVORITE NEW ARTIST
1. Hale - "Broken Sonnet"
2. Juan Pablo Dream - "Nice Place"
3. Kitchie Nadal - "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"
4. Kjwan - "Daliri"
5. Urbandub - "A New Tattoo"

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
1. Arnee - "Araw Gabi"
2. Kitchie Nadal - "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"
3. Kyla - "If the Feeling is Gone"
4. Nina - "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend"
5. Rachelle Ann Go - "Love of My Life"

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
1. Artstrong - "Jazzy Monday"
2. Christian Bautista - "Hands to Heaven"
3. Erik Santos - "Pagbigyang Muli"
4. Luke Mejares - "214"
5. Paolo Santos - "Coffee Cup"

FAVORITE GROUP
1. Bamboo - "Masaya"
2. Radioactive Sago Project - "Astro"
3. Rivermaya - "You'll Be Safe Here"
4. Session Road - "Suntok sa Buwan"
5. Sugarfree - "Hari ng Sablay"

FAVORITE SONG
1. "Balisong" - Rivermaya
2. "Hari ng Sablay" - Sugarfree
3. "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin" - Kitchie Nadal
4. "Itsumo" - Dice & K9
5. "Two Trick Pony" - Sandwich

There are three easy ways to vote for your favorite MTV Pilipinas 2005 nominees:

1. SMS: For SMART subscribers, text VOTE to 688

2. E-MAIL: mtvpilipinas05@mtv-asia.com

3. ONLINE: log on to www.pinoyexchange.com/mtv

4. Look for ballots inside the August issue of MTV Ink

In addition to the people's choice categories, an exclusive committee made up of respected people in the entertainment industry-experts in the fields of music, film, art, photography, journalism, fashion, and advertising will decide on the three jury awards.

Following are the nominees for the MTV Pilipinas 2005 jury awards:

BEST INDIE VIDEO
1. "Epekto" - Monsterbot
2. "Forever Young" - Valley of Chrome
3. "Just Like a Splendid Love Song" - Orange and Lemons
4. "Nice Place" - Juan Pablo Dream
5. "Song No. 9" - Drip

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Boom Dayupay - Artstrong's "Jazzy Monday"
2. Diego Castillo - Cambio's "DV"
3. Marie Jamora - Kjwan's "Daliri"
4. Pedring Lopez - Rivermaya's "You'll Be Safe Here"
5. RA Rivera - Radioactive Sago Project's "Astro"

BEST VIDEO
1. "Astro" - Radioactive Sago Project
2. "Daliri" - Kjwan
3. "DV" - Cambio
4. "Jazzy Monday" - Artstrong
5. "You'll Be Safe Here" - Rivermaya

Music fans are also invited to join their favorite nominees and MTV VJs at the MTV Pilipinas 2005 mall visits on August 7 at SM Megamall and August 12 at SM City North EDSA, or at the MTV Pilipinas 2005 voting parties on August 10, 9 pm, at Gweilo's in Eastwood City, and August 19, 9 pm, at 6 Underground in C.Palanca St., Makati City.

For exciting MTV Pilipinas calendar updates and trivia, text PILIPINAS to 688. For more information on MTV Pilipinas, call the MTV office at 889-9251, or continue tuning in to MTV. MTV Philippines is on Channel 41 for non-cable subscribers and on Channel 22 for Sky Cable and Home Cable subscribers. You can also ask your cable operator for channel designation.

MTV Pilipinas is presented by Smart Buddy, in association with Ellips Cologne, and with the participation of Frenzy Condoms and McDonald's. Special thanks to 6 Underground, Capone's, Gweilo's, Manila Bulletin, MTV Ink, Philippine Star, Pinoyexchange.com, Premiere Wines & Spirits, and SM Supermalls. MTV Pilipinas is powered by Information Gateway. Araneta Coliseum is the official venue for MTV Pilipinas 2005 and the official radio partners are Magic 89.9, 99.5 RT, and NU 107.