The first Radio Music Awards’ awarding ceremony will be on June 9, 6pm at The Sky Dome at the Sky Dome in SM North EDSA, until that day arrives, expect several posts about the event.

Read more about it in the official website of RMA.

Here’s what we read on that site:

The magic of radio jams up its volume to the max as it makes waves
with hits and rhythms to rev up your summer!

The First Radio Music Awards kicks off with a Live Performance Blitz featuring the leading nominees in the various categories—Best Pop Artist, Best New Artist, Best Solo Artist, Best Group, Best Indie Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Listeners’ Choice Award and more!

The RMA Pocket Concerts start on April 25th (and four Saturdays thereon) 5pm at the SM City North Edsa Atrium culminating with the Grand Awards Night on June 9, 6pm at The Sky Dome.

MISSION STATEMENT

The RMAs mission statement is simple, but represents the heart and soul of the organization’s efforts: to positively impact and encourage the lives of musicians, Industry members, and our society at large to produce music that will be globally accepted; improving the quality of OPM music for global standard and for export.

VISION STATEMENT

In furtherance of our purpose, DYNAMEDIA and TRPI has created and presents the annual Philippine Radio Music Awards ceremony, with the purpose of (1) developing global standard artists that are accepted world-wide, (2) using the RMAs as another form of industry that helps improve our economy, and (3) encourage and promote the advancement of musicians and others in the country by recognizing their musical achievements as well as the achievements of outstanding music production and its producers.

Here’s the complete list of the nominees plus last year’s winners so you can compare them with the nominees to help you ‘predict’ the winners!

Favorite Music Video:

Probinsyana by Pacho Esguerra (Bamboo)
Magbalik by Wincy Ong (Callalily)
Vampire Social Club by Wincy Ong (Chicosci)
Sundo by Marie Jamora (Imago)
Tuliro by Treb Monteras II (Sponge Cola)

Last Year’s Winner: Invincible by Treb Monteras II (Christian Bautista)

Song of the Year:

Magsasaya by 6Cyclemind
Vampire Social Club by Chicosci
Ikaw by Sarah Geronimo
Ikaw Lamang by Silent Sanctuary
Wag Ka Nang Umiyak by Sugarfree

Last Year’s Winner: Bitiw by Sponge Cola

Artist of the Year:

6Cyclemind
Callalily
Chicosci
Sarah Geronimo
Sponge Cola

Last Year’s Winner: Sponge Cola

Favorite Male Artist:

Christian Bautista
Erik Santos
Gloc 9
Janno Gibbs
Piolo Pascual

Last Year’s Winner: Erik Santos

Favorite Female Artist:

Jaya
Kyla
Rachelle Ann Go
Sarah Geronimo
Toni Gonzaga

Last Year’s Winner: Rachel Ann Go

Favorite Group:

6Cyclemind
Bamboo
Callalily
Chicosci
Sponge Cola

Last Year’s Winner: Sponge Cola

Favorite Rock Video:

Tatsulok by Bamboo
Vampire Social Club by Chicosci
Seksi Seksi by Kamikazee
Will You Ever Learn by Typecast
Guillotine by Urbandub

Last Year’s Winner: Bitiw by Sponge Cola

Favorite Mellow Video:

Is It Over by Jaya
Love Will Lead You Back by Kyla
Only Reminds Me Of You by M.Y.M.P.
Alam ng Ating Mga Puso by Rachelle Ann Go
Catch Me I’m Fallin’ by Toni Gonzaga

Last Year’s Winner: Invincible by Christian Bautista

Favorite Urban Video:

Summertime by 7 Shots of Wisdom
Back into You by Amber Davis
Ikaw (Humanap Ka ng Pangit Part 2) by Andrew E
Like That by Billy Crawford
Lando by Gloc9 & Francis M

Last Year’s Winner: I Do by Nina

Favorite Collaboration:

Christian Bautista and Rachelle Ann Go in Pag-ibig Na Kaya
Gloc9 and Francis M in Lando
Mcoy and the Spaceflower Show in Salawikain
Regine Velasquez and Piolo Pascual in Paano Kita Iibigin
Rivermaya and Raymund Marasigan in Inosente Lang ang Nagtataka

Last Year’s Winner: Erik Santos ad Regine Velasques in Bakit Ba Iniibig Ka

Favorite Remake:

Tatsulok by Bamboo
Mahirap Magmahal ng Syota ng Iba by Hilera
Is It Over by Jaya
Love Will Lead You Back by Kyla
Ale by The Bloomfields

Last Year’s Winner: Your Love by Erik Santos

Favorite New Artist:

Julianne
Lala
Sam Concepcion
Silent Sanctuary
The Bloomfields

Last Year’s Winner: Kala

Favorite Indie Artist:

Ciudad
Felepinas
Kjwan
Radioactive Sago Project
Updharmadown

Last Year’s Winner: KJWan

Favorite International Video:

Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne
Teenagers by My Chemical Romance
Your Guardian Angel by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Umbrella by Rihanna
Jenny by The Click Five

Last Year’s Winner: Welcome To The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance

Favorite Guest Appearance in a Video:

Alfred Vargas in All This Time by Rufa Mae Quinto
Bella Flores in Dear Kuya by Sugarfree
Jake Cuenca and Roxanne Guinoo in Haplos by Shamrock
Kaye Abad in Director’s Cut by Kamikazee
Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson in Love Team by Itchyworms

Last Year’s Winner: Chin Chin Gutierrez

Favorite Media Soundtrack:

Aiza Seguerra, Para Sa `yo in Ysabella
Bamboo, Argos in Rounin
Gary Valenciano, Sana Maulit Muli in Sana Maulit Muli
Nikki Gil, Gotta Go My Own Way in High School Musical 2
Sponge Cola, Tuloy Pa Rin in Pedro Penduko at ang Mga Engkantao

Last Year’s Winner: True Faith (Dahil Ikaw)

Favorite MYX Celebrity VJ:

Judy Ann Santos
Kjwan
Parokya ni Edgar
Rufa Mae Quinto
Sarah Geronimo

Last Year’s Winner: Michael V.

Favorite MYX Live Performance:

Gloc 9
Jed Madela
Pupil
Regine Velasquez /Piolo Pascual
Sugarfree

Last Year’s Winner: Christian Bautista

Favorite MYX Bandarito Performance:

Bagetsafonik
Duster
Reklamo
Quadro
Zelle

Last Year’s Winner: The Ambassadors

There you have it! Wi

You can only vote once per day per category.

How to vote? Key in MMA(space)# of your nominee and send to 2366 [example: MMA 23 and send to 2366]

Voting period is from February 7, 2008 until March 10, 2008