Filipino Music Awards

The Filipino Music Awards (FMAs) was first announced on August 29, 2025,^[2] aiming to gather music artists, industry trailblazers and fans for a night of honoring and recognizing the finest of Filipino music, billing itself as "the biggest and most prestigious celebration of Filipino music in the country".^[3] The awards are presented by the Modern Media Group, Inc.,^[4] the company that owns the local edition of the Billboard magazine, Billboard Philippines, and others, including Rolling Stone Philippines, Nylon Manila and Robb Report Philippines.^[3] Its parent company, AGC Power Holdings Corporation, serves as the awards producer.^[3]

The 20 award categories of the Filipino Music Awards were announced on September 6, 2025, which are divided into 5 major categories.^[3][5] A total of 78 nominations are reported to be eyeing for the awards.^[6] Artists that performed at the awarding ceremony were revealed beginning on September 10.^[2] The awarding ceremony took place on October 21, 2025, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.^[4][7]

The trophies for the Filipino Music Awards is composed of a brass sculpture, depicting both a whirlwind and a pair of fan-like anahaw leaves unfolding, which differs in appearance based on how the trophy is viewed at an angle. The trophies are designed and made by artist and designer Ovvian Castrillo-Hill at her studio in Cavite. The trophies' design draws inspiration from a daluyong (lit. 'storm surge'), which symbolizes how awardees "disrupted the local music scene", noting that the music artists' power leaves an impact to the industry. Meanwhile, the anahaw leaves symbolizes the awards' Filipino origin,^[8] which is among the national symbols of the Philippines.^[9]

The majority of the awards to be presented will have their winners determined through the selection and deliberation of the panel of judges,^[7] which include veterans in the Philippine music industry.^[3][10] For its Grand Awards, apart from jury deliberation, its awarding will also be determined through commercial performance data. The categories under People's Choice Awards are the only award categories that will have their winners determined through a nationwide public vote.^[3][4][10]

The Filipino Music Awards introduced a total of 20 award categories, which are divided into 5 major categories:^[3] the Grand Awards (6 award categories), Legacy Awards (3), Genre Awards (6), People's Choice Awards (3) and Special Awards (2).^[10][12]