A MYX Magna award for Apo

It’s MYX Music Awards time again. Time to vote for your favorite hitmakers and bestow on them that now much-coveted MYX trophy. We will know who the most deserving ones are during the awards ceremonies, to be held on March 15 at the AFP Theater.

Aside from the usual Favorite categories fans vote for, MYX also gives out the prestigious Magna Award. This honors artists for their outstanding contributions to Pilipino music. Last year’s choice was Megastar Sharon Cuneta. This time around the Magna will go to the Apo Hiking Society. There is no question that Jim Paredes, Danny Javier and Buboy Garovillo deserve this one. Aside from being one of the prime movers of the Manila Sound in the ’70s, this trio is hot again these days.

This is thanks to the KAMInAPO MUNA album where some of today’s most popular artists pay tribute to the Apo by performing its songs. The album is a huge hit. In fact, it has spawned two other albums. One is the limited edition package with the KAMInAPO MUNA CD, plus the digitally-remastered original recordings of the same songs by the Apo themselves. The other one features music videos and footage of the KAMInAPO Muna concert.

Great! But the best thing about the success of these Apo albums is that these have revived interest in the Manila Sound. This term refers to the spate of original works and the big number of artists who helped make the late ’70s one of the most prolific periods in the history of Philippine pop music.

So here are the MYX Music Awards 2007 nominees:

Favorite Music Video: 1) Martyr Nyebera by Kamikazee; 2) Bitiw, Sponge Cola; 3) Sugod, Sandwich; 4) Invincible, Christian Bautista; 5) Doo Bidoo, Kamikazee.

Favorite Song: 6) Narda by Kamikazee; 7) Bitiw, Sponge Cola; 8) Sugod, Sandwich; 9) Doo Bidoo, Kamikazee; 10) Stars, Callalily.

Favorite Artist: 11) Kamikazee; 12) Sponge Cola; 13) Sandwich; 14) Hale; 15) Imago.

Favorite Rock Video: 16) Bitiw by Sponge Cola; 17) Sugod, Sandwich; 18) Doo Bidoo, Kamikazee; 19) Waltz, Hale; 20) The Ordertaker, Parokya ni Edgar.

Favorite Urban Video: 21) I Do by Nina; 22) Solid, Pikaso; 23) Manila, Amber; 24) Igalaw Mo Lang, Dcoy and RP; 25) 6indamorning, Dice and K9 Mobbstarr.

Favorite Mellow Video: 26) I Still Believe in Loving You by Sarah Geronimo; 27) Dahil Ikaw, True Faith; 28) Invincible, Christian Bautista; 29) Someday, Nina; 30)You Give Me Reason, Gary V.

Favorite Remake: 31) Doo Bidoo by Kamikazee; 32) Nakapagtataka, Sponge Cola; 33) Your Love, Erik Santos; 34) Panalangin, Moonstar 88; 35) Yakap Sa Dilim, Orange & Lemons.

Favorite Male Artist: 36) Christian Bautista; 37) Erik Santos; 38) Gary V; 39) Michael V; 40) Sam Milby.

Favorite Female Artist: 41) Sarah Geronimo; 42) Rachelle Ann Go; 43) Nina; 44) Sitti; 45) Toni Gonzaga.

Favorite Group: 46) Kamikazee; 47) Sponge Cola; 48) Sandwich; 49) Hale; 50) 6Cyclemind.

Favorite Indie Artist: 51) Kjwan; 52) Queso; 53) Up Dharma Down; 54) Dongabay; 55) Mayonnaise.

Favorite Media Soundtrack: 56) Dahil Ikaw by True Faith for Sa Piling Mo; 57) Isang Bandila by Rivermaya for Bandila; 58) Nakakabaliw by Barbie Almalbis and Pupil for Juicy Fruit Rockoustic Mania; 59) First Day High by Kamikazee for Rexona, First Day High the Movie; 60) Super Noypi by Sandwich for Supernoypi.

Favorite New Artist: 61) Callalily; 62) Kala; 63) Hilera; 64) Toni Gonzaga; 65) Yeng Constantino.

Favorite Collaboration: 66) Bakit Ba Iniibig Ka by Erik Santos and Regine Velasquez; 67) The Ordertaker, Parokya ni Edgar and Kamikazee; 68) Hindi Ko Na Kayang Masaktan Pa, Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez; 69) Superproxy 2k6, Francis M and Ely Buendia; 70) Umaasa, 6Cyclemind and Francis M.

Favorite MYX Live Performance: 71) Apo Hiking Society; 72) Christian Bautista; 73) Kjwan; 74) Slapshock; 75) Dongabay.

Favorite Guest Appearance in a Music Video: 76) Rica Peralejo for Martyr Nyebera by Kamikazee; 77) Piolo Pascual for We Belong by Toni Gonzaga; 78) Gretchen Barretto for Minamahal Kita by Ogie Alcasid; 79) Edu Manzano for DVDX by Sandwich; 80) Chin-Chin Gutierrez for Pintura by Kjwan.

Favorite International Music Video: 81) Buttons by Pussycat Dolls; 82) Welcome to the Black Parade, My Chemical Romance; 83) Bebot, The Black Eyed Peas; 84) Breaking Free, Nikki Gil, Vince Chong and Alicia Pan; 85) Sexy Back, Justin Timberlake.

Favorite MYX Celebrity VJ: 86) Michael V; 87) Gary V; 88) Jojo A; 89) Maverick & Ariel; 90) Kamikazee.

Please take careful note of the numbers. Those are what you will use to vote for your favorites. Example: If you want to vote for Michael V as Favorite MYX Celebrity VJ, you have to text this way. MMA 86 then send to 2366. Text costs P2.50 per and texters can only vote once per category per day. Voting period is from Feb. 7 to March 10. Tune in to MYX for latest updates.