Nina vs Kitchie, Christian vs Gary

Inihayag na kamakailan ng Philippine Association of the Recording Industry (PARI) ang mga pangalan ng mga finalists na maglalaban sa iba’t ibang major categories sa nalalapit na 18th Annual Awit Awards na gaganapin sa huling linggo ng Mayo. Ito ang talaan ng mga finalists para sa taong 2005:

Best Performance By A Female Recording Artist: Bituin Escalante for "Gabing Kulimlim," and "Always Somewhere"; Frenchie Dy for "Raindrops Will Fall"; Kitchie Nadal "Wag Na Wag Mong Sasabihin"; and Nina for "I don’t Want To Be Your Friend."

Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist: Jimmy Bondoc for "Let Me Be The One," Artstrong for "Jazzy Monday", Gary Valenciano for "How Did You Know" and "Because Of You," and Christian Bautista for "The Way You Look At Me".

Best Performance By A Duet: Pido & Paolo Santos for "Unexpectedly", Pido & Jen Panuncio for "On & On", Jerome John Hughes for "Pagbigyan ang Puso", Jennylyn Mercado & Janno Gibbs for "If I’m Not In Love With You" and Christian Bautista and Nina for "Miracle".

Best Performance By A Group Recording Artists: Bamboo for "Noypi", Session Road for "Suntok Sa Buwan", Sugarfree for "Hari Ng Sablay", South Border for "Rainbow" and Ryan Cayabyab/San Miguel Master Choral/San Philharmonic Orchestra for "Tuwing Umuulan At Kapiling Ka".

Best Performance By A New Female Recording Artist: Kitchie Nadal for "Wag Na Wag Mong Sasabihin", Mishka Adams for "God Bless The Child", Rachelle Ann Go for "Don’t Cry Out Loud", Frenchie Dy for "Raindrops Will Fall" and Marinel Santos for "Sa Pangarap Na Lang". Best Performance By A New Male Recording Artists: Luke Mejares for "214", Christian Bautista for "The Way You Look At Me" & "Say That You Love Me", Jerome John Hughes for "Pabigyan Ang Puso" and Migs Escueta for "Let It Be".

Best Performance By A New Group Recording Artists: Bamboo for "Noypi" & "Masaya", Cambio for "DV", Sipol for "Higher Than High" & Dice & K9 for "Itsumo".

Album of the Year: Christopher Sy, Bamboo & Angee Rozul for "As The Music Plays", South Border for "Episode III", Tommy Tanchanco & Roca Cruz, Jack Rufo & Kitchie Nadal for "Kitchie Nadal", Bella Dy Tan & Parokya Ni Edgar for "Inuman Sessions Vol. 1", Christopher Sy & Francis Guevara & Kyla for "Not Your Ordinary Girl". Song of the Year: "Noypi" by Bamboo, "Rainbow" by Jay Oliver Durias & Sharon Inductivo, "Wag Na Wag Mong Sasabihin" by Kitchie Nadal, "Sundok Sa Buwan" by Coy Placido/Hannah & Romawac & Coy Placido & "Hari ng Sablay" by Ebe Dancel.