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The "Nation's Girl Group" BINI kicks off their BINIverse World Tour at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on February 15, 2025. They will first make stops in Dubai and London after the kickoff concert. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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BINIverse World Tour

Anna Cerezo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173997907441720250215-biniverse-world-tour-Ph-arena-MD-49.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The &quot;Nation&#x27;s Girl Group&quot; BINI kicks off their BINIverse World Tour at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on February 15, 2025. They will first make stops in Dubai and London after the kickoff concert. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The &quot;Nation&#x27;s Girl Group&quot; BINI kicks off their BINIverse World Tour at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on February 15, 2025. They will first make stops in Dubai and London after the kickoff concert. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- BINI’s continued dominance in the local music scene is marked by their latest milestone: being recognized as the “Top Local Artist of the Year” by the newly launched Official Philippine Chart.</p><p>The Nation’s Girl Group is the first artist to achieve this feat on the ranking, which is backed by the Philippine Recorded Music Rights Inc. (PRM) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).</p><p>“Sobrang laking impact nito, sobrang laking award nito, sobrang grateful kami. If you would ask BINI trainees before if makaka-receive ng ganito, sabihin namin, impossible,” BINI Sheena explained in an interview held during the launch party of the Official Philippine Chart in Taguig City on Wednesday.</p><p>“But now we are so grateful nakaka-influence kami ng mga tao, hindi lang Blooms but all over,” she added.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1892215085126553829&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-02-19T15%3A02%3A25.688644%3A91c26e60-9f81-4b8d-81b4-885c6d940660%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=5bae5ba87b8035aa02d62a6527af75ce6e9a6ae9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:696px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1892215085126553829"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Following BINI in the Top 10 Artists of 2024 list are Hev Abi, Ben&amp;Ben, Cup of Joe, Arthur Nery, Dionela, TJ Monterde, Maki, Al James, and Flow G.</p><p>“I am so happy and grateful I get to be in a place na pinapangarap ko lang dati… With the amount of live and support we are receiving sino hindi gaganahan,” Maki said.</p><p>Monterde, meanwhile, secured another major recognition, winning “Top Local Song of the Year” for his breakout single, “Palagi.”</p><p>The pop ballad cemented him as one of the biggest streaming acts of 2024.</p><p>“Eto na &#x27;yung pangarap ko, nakatira na ako sa pangarap ko. Andito na ako sa pangarap ko,” the singer-songwriter said.</p><p>“I&#x27;m in my career I don’t want to talk about streams or views, I just want to keep on writing songs, and write and write, &#x27;yung mga ganito sobrang bonus na lang,” he added.</p><p>The Official Philippine Chart will showcase the top-performing tracks from local and international artists in the country weekly based on streaming across all major platforms, serving not just as a compilation of data but as a reflection of the evolving dynamics and trends in the music industry.</p><p>“Southeast Asia is such a growing and vibrant market. The Philippines is a country we want to support. We want to see how the artists can grow and thrive internally and break into the regional market as well,” Simon Seow, Regional Director for SEA IFPI explained.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PeVd6IdmOPA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>BINI’s continued dominance in the local music scene is marked by their latest milestone: being recognized as the “Top Local Artist of the Year” by the newly launched Official Philippine Chart.</p>

BINI’s continued dominance in the local music scene is marked by their latest milestone: being recognized as the “Top Local Artist of the Year” by the newly launched Official Philippine Chart.

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BINI, TJ Monterde honored at launch of Official Philippine Charts

Anna Cerezo,

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Published February 19, 2025 11:44 PM PHT

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Updated February 20, 2025 01:42 AM PHT

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