Regine is Favorite Female Artist

Now over 30 years in the business but still and ever, the big fan favorite. Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid was named the Favorite Female Artist at the People’s Voice Award section of the recent Awit Awards 2018. As the name People clearly says, this is the award wherein the people, the masses or the fans make their feelings felt by voting for the nominees they like. And this time around, the one they said they liked was Regine.

Not only that. R3.0, the album that Regine recorded at Viva Records to celebrate her 30th year in show business, was named the Favorite Album of the Year. The special three-disc R3.0 set is made up of new songs, revivals of memorable oldies that she used to sing during her kontesera days, and new arrangements of some of her early hits. R3.0 has already yielded two hit singles. One is Regine’s cover of the UP Dharma Down classic Tadhana and a new original song, Hugot.

Incidentally, here is great news for Regine followers. The Songbird is headlining Regine At The Movies, which will be held at the New Frontier Theater at the Araneta Center on Nov. 17 and then on the next weekend of Nov. 24 and 25.

When the title says Regine At The Movies, I am sure we can already look forward to movie themes like My Heart Will Go On, Moon River, When I Fall In Love and Beauty And The Beast. I am also hoping she will include themes from her own movies like Ikaw, Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw, Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka, I Can and others.

And now back to the Awit. Here are the other winners in this year’s Awit Awards:

• Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist: Titibo-Tibo by Moira dela Torre.

• Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist: Idjay by Davey Langit.

• Best Collaboration: Bituin by Shehyee and Keiko Necessario.

• Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist: Ang Bagal Mo Chong by Aubrey Caraan.

• Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist: Invincible by Joseph Santos.

• Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artist: Till The Speakers Blow by Sub Projekt.

• Album of the Year: Soul Supremacy by KZ Tandingan, REQ, Michael Pangilinan and TJ Monterde.

• Song of the Year: TRPKNNMN by Gloc-9 ft. Agsunta

• Record of the Year: Hey Barbara by IV of Spades.

• Best Ballad Recording: Naririnig Mo Ba? by Morissette.

• Best Pop Recording: Run Run by Leanne and Naara.

• Best Rock/Alternative Recording: Manila by Rivermaya.

• Best World Music Recording: Idjay by Davey Langit.

• Best Novelty Recording: Gaga by Nar Cabico.

• Best Dance Recording: Phone Down by MOOPHS ft. Sam Concepcion.

• Best Inspirational Recording: Leaves by Ben & Ben.

• Best Christmas Recording: Just Love by Various Artists.

• Best Rap/Hip-Hop Recording: Nadarang by Shanti Dope.

• Best R&B Recording: Isang Numero by Kris Lawrence.

• Best Regional Recording: Cebuana by Karencita.

• Best Song Written for A Movie/TV/Stage Play: The Better Half by Moira dela Torre from Saglit Teleserye.

• Best Musical Arrangement: Matibay by Jona.

• Best Vocal Arrangement: Peroplano by Acapellago.

• Best Cover Art: Di Makatulog by Nicolai Maverick.

• Music Video of the Year: Where Have You Been, My Disco? by IV of Spades.

Also winners in the Awit Award’s People Voice category are:

• Favorite Collaboration: Jonah ft. Boybandph

• Favorite Music Video of the Year: Hey by Matteo Guidicelli.

• Favorite Song of the Year: Titibo-Tibo by Moira dela Torre.

• Favorite Record of the Year: Kapit by Christian Bautista.

• Favorite Group Artist: IV of Spades.

• Favorite New Group Artist: After5.

• Favorite New Female Artist: Sabu.

• Favorite New Male Artist: Ian Veneracion.

• Favorite Male Artist: Darren Espanto.

• Best Selling Album of the Year: JONA by Jona.

• Most Downloaded Song: You by Jona.

• Most Downloaded Artist: Jona.

• Most Streamed Song: Pusong Ligaw by Jona.

• Most Streamed Artist: Jona.

The Awit Lifetime Achievement Award went to the Manila Sound band Cinderella and was accepted by former Cinderella keyboardist-turned-music producer Sunny Ilacad. Started by Quito Colayco, who sang lead in the early recordings and later fronted by the late Yolly Samson, Cinderella was a major seller back in the late ‘70s. It was responsible for classic pop songs like Bato Sa Buhangin, Sa Aking Pag-iisa, Ang Boyfriend Kong Baduy, T.L. Ako Sa ‘yo, Ang Boypren Ko and others.