Myx Music Awards 2020

Myx Awards 2020 is the 15th installment of the Myx Music Awards, acknowledging the biggest hit makers of 2019 in the Philippine music industry. The awards were held virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.^[1]

Myx Awards 2020
Date	July 25, 2020
Country	Philippines
Hosted by	Myx VJs
Most awards	SB19 (3)
Most nominations	IV of Spades (6), Shanti Dope (6)
Website	myx.abs-cbn.com/myxawards
Television/radio coverage
Network	Myx
← 2019 Myx Music Awards 2021 →

Nominees were announced on May 21, 2020 starting at 3:00 pm via Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube live streaming.^[2] IV of Spades and Shanti Dope led the nominees with six nominations each.^[3] For the ninth consecutive year, fans voted online through the Myx website.^[3] Voting ended on July 10.^[3]

A notable change made to the award system this year was the reduction in the total number of categories awarded, from 18 to 10.^{[citation needed]}

Performances

Since the awards show happened virtually, all performances were recorded specifically for the MYX Music Awards 2020.^[4]

List of musical performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
SB19	"Go Up"
Route 83	"Ania Ko"^[5]
Julie Anne San Jose	"Better"
Valentina Ploy	"Love You Better"^[6]
Ava Max	"Kings & Queens"^[7]
KZ and Shanti Dope	"Imposible"
Iñigo Pascual	"Balang Araw"
Powfu	"Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)"
Gary Valenciano Chito Miranda Raimund Marasigan Yael Yuzon Saab Magalona-Bacarro Elmo Magalona Barq	"Kaleidoscope World"
Anne-Marie	"To Be Young"^[8]
Ben&Ben	"Lifetime"

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[9]

Myx Magna Award (special award)	Music Video of the Year
Francis Magalona (posthumous)	"Summer" – James Reid and Nadine Lustre (Directors: Chino Villagracia and Nadine Lustre) "Amatz" – Shanti Dope (Directors: Hush Magtoto and JC Echanes) "Come Inside of My Heart" – IV of Spades (Directors: Raymond Dacones and Trina Razon) "Imposible" – KZ and Shanti Dope (Director: Edrex Clyde Sanchez) "Options" – Iñigo Pascual (Director: Dawittgold)
Song of the Year	Artist of the Year
"Go Up" – SB19 "Come Inside of My Heart" – IV of Spades "Imposible" – KZ and Shanti Dope "Mabagal" – Daniel Padilla and Moira Dela Torre "Pagtingin" – Ben&Ben	SB19 Ben&Ben Iñigo Pascual IV of Spades Moira Dela Torre
New Artist of the Year	Mellow Video of the Year
SB19 Gibbs Kakie Syd Hartha Zephanie	"Mabagal" – Daniel Padilla and Moira Dela Torre (Director: Peewee Azarcon Gonzales) "365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel" – MNL48 (Director: Carlo Francisco Manatad) "Huling Sandali" – December Avenue (Director: Andrei Antonio) "Kakayanin Kaya" – Maymay Entrata (Director: Miko Pelino) "Pagtingin" – Ben&Ben (Director: Jorel Lising)
Rock Video of the Year	Urban Video of the Year
"Come Inside of My Heart" – IV of Spades (Directors: Raymond Dacones and Trina Razon) "Manila" – One Click Straight (Directors: Raymond Dacones and Trina Razon) "Nagbabalik" – Rico Blanco and IV of Spades (Director: RA Rivera) "Peklat Cream" – Bita and the Botflies (Director: Kevin Dayrit) "Sino" – Unique (Director: Kean Cipriano)	"Fiend" – James Reid featuring Just Hush (Director: Dominic Bekaert) "Amatz" – Shanti Dope (Directors: Hush Magtoto and JC Echanes) "Dalaga" – ALLMO$T (Director: Mhellan Narciso) "Imposible" – KZ and Shanti Dope (Director: Edrex Clyde Sanchez) "Pull It Off" – Alex Bruce (Director: Jiggy Gregorio)
Collaboration of the Year	International Video of the Year
"Mabagal" – Daniel Padilla and Moira Dela Torre "Imposible" – KZ and Shanti Dope "Maleta" – Gloc-9 and Julie Anne San Jose "Nagbabalik" – Rico Blanco and IV of Spades "Patawad, Paalam" – Moira Dela Torre and I Belong to the Zoo	"Boy with Luv" – BTS featuring Halsey  "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande  "Lover" – Taylor Swift    "Señorita" – Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello  "Sucker" – Jonas Brothers
Myx Celebrity VJ of the Year	Spotify's Top OPM Hip-Hop Artist of 2019
Kiara Takahashi and Gino Roque CK Kieron and Vivoree Esclito Kyle Echarri and Andrea Brillantes Ricci Rivero Diana Zubiri, Iza Calzado, Karylle, and Sunshine Dizon Yam Concepcion Ylona Garcia Michael V. Kakie Lou Yanong and Andre Brouillette Franki Russell and Diana Mackey Fumiya Sankai and Yamyam Gucong	Skusta Clee

Multiple awards

Artists with multiple wins

The following artists received two or more awards:

Wins	Artists
3	SB19
2	Daniel Padilla
	James Reid
	Moira Dela Torre

Artists with multiple nominations

The following artists received more than two nominations:^[10]

Nominations	Artists
6	IV of Spades
	Shanti Dope
4	Moira Dela Torre

References

1. "MYX Awards 2020: Nominees named; virtual show to be held". ABS-CBN News. May 21, 2020. from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
2. "Dont't Miss! The MYX Awards 2020 Announcement of Nominees is Happening Today". Rank Magazine. May 21, 2020. from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
3. "MYX to hold awards via virtual show". The Manila Times. May 28, 2020. from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
4. "WATCH: Amazing performances at MYX Music Awards 2020". ABS-CBN News. July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
5. Renuel Fallore (July 26, 2020). "ROUTE 83 WOWS IN MYX AWARDS 2020 PERFORMANCE OF "ANIA KO"". Myx. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
6. Camille Santos (July 26, 2020). "VALENTINA PLOY DELIVERS DREAMY "LOVE YOU BETTER" RENDITION AT MYX AWARDS 2020". Myx. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
7. Camille Santos (July 26, 2020). "RAISE A TOAST TO AVA MAX IN POWERFUL PERFORMANCE AT MYX AWARDS 2020". Myx. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
8. Camille Santos (July 26, 2020). "ANNE-MARIE PERFORMS NEW SINGLE "TO BE YOUNG" AT MYX AWARDS 2020". Myx. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
9. "MYX Awards 2020: SB19 wins big in first-ever virtual edition of awards show". ABS-CBN News. July 25, 2020. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
10. "Keshi, Gracie Abrams to perform at virtual MYX Awards". ABS-CBN News. July 23, 2020. from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

External links

• MYX Official Site