Filipino actress Liza Soberano is making waves in the international entertainment scene after “BRB,” her collaboration with Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. for the animated film “Forgotten Island,” earned a nomination at the 2026 Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA).

The song, written by Ryan Tedder and Gabriella Wilson (H.E.R.), is nominated in the Song – Animated Film category, putting the Filipino actress alongside some of the biggest names in the global music industry.

The recognition also extends to the song’s music video, directed by Bianca Catbagan and H.E.R., which earned a nomination in the Music Video category.

Here are some of the notable nominees and the complete list of contenders across selected categories:

SONG – ANIMATED FILM

  • “Bottle Up” from “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” – The Backstreet Boys

  • “BRB” from “Forgotten Island” – H.E.R. and Liza Soberano

  • “I Knew It, I Knew You” from “Toy Story 5” – Taylor Swift

  • “Someone to Hold” from “Steps” – Jennie

  • “The Better Part of Bravery” from “Wildwood” – The Decemberists

SONG – FEATURE FILM

  • “Draw You Out” from “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” – Noah Kahan

  • “House Featuring John Cale” from “Wuthering Heights” – Charli XCX

  • “Light Over The Hill” from “Reminders of Him” – Noah Cyrus

  • “One Right Here” from “Maserati: The Brothers” – Andrea Bocelli and Jennifer Hudson

  • “When I'm Home” from “The Odyssey” – James Blake, Travis Scott and Ludwig Göransson

  • “Your God Is Sleeping” from “Behemoth!” – Loren Kramar, Pascal Stevenson, Lukas Frank and Gregory Uhlmann

SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM

  • “Let Me Sell You a Dream” from “Musk” – David Byrne

  • “Light Up” from “Kylie” – Kylie Minogue

  • “Stay True” from “Nothing to See Here: Watts” – Rosemarie featuring Jay Rock

  • “What Lies With You” from “Linda Perry: Let It Die Here” – Linda Perry

  • “Younger You” from “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special” – Miley Cyrus

SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM

  • “Brothers Keep Goin' Anyway” from “Brother Verses Brother” – Ethan Gold

  • “Hollywood Man” from “Billy Knight” – Beck

  • “How Could You Leave” from “Bloom” – Amber Frank

  • “La Nieve” from “La Bola Negra” – Guitarricadelafuente

  • “On Video” from “Primetime” – Phoebe Bridgers

  • “This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn't Spit Me Out)” from “The Debut” – Julianne Moore

SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (FILM)

  • Ethan Gold – “Brothers Keep Goin' Anyway” from “Brother Verses Brother”

  • Jaafar Jackson – “Bad” from “Michael”

  • Julianne Moore – “This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn't Spit Me Out)” from “The Debut”

  • Linda Perry – “What Lies With You” from “Linda Perry: Let It Die Here”

  • Nick Jonas – “How To Write a Song Without You” from “Power Ballad”

SONG – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

  • “Morning Shall Come” from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S3” – Bear McCreary and AURORA

  • “Need Someone” from “The Pitt” – Andrew Bird

  • “Raise Him Up” from “The Boys” – Daveed Diggs

  • “Walk with Kings” from “The Greatest” – Marcus “Bellringer” Bell

  • “We Are South America” from “South Park” – Brad Paisley

  • “Well” from “The Devil Between Us” – Hua-Tao Teng

  • “Worlds Collide” from “Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries” – Sandro Morales-Santoro and Glenna Gasparian

SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES)

  • Bryan Cranston – “Locked Out of Heaven” from “Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair”

  • Sam Reid – “The Loneliness” from “Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat”

  • Daveed Diggs – “Raise Him Up” from “The Boys”

  • Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker and the “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” cast – “Perfect Princess”

  • Sabrina Carpenter and The Muppets – “Manchild” from “The Muppet Show”

MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

  • “All Fall Down” from “Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat” – Sam Reid

  • “Fightland” from “Fightland” – 50 Cent featuring Jeremih

  • “Horns of a Bull” from “Lucky” – Fiona Apple

  • “Pluribus Theme” from “Pluribus” – Kenya Hathaway

  • “Saving Grace” from “Spider-Noir” – Kirby

  • “Gladiator” from “The Greatest” – Kofi Black

MUSIC VIDEO

  • “Beautiful” from “Beautiful” – Directed by Sara Gilbert

  • “BRB” from “Forgotten Island” – Directed by Bianca Catbagan and H.E.R.

  • “By Any Means” from “By Any Means” – Directed by Fran Strine

  • “Curva Grande” from “Curva Grande: Pictures at the Exhibition. The Paintings of Bob Peak” – Directed by Robert Townson

  • “I'm So In Love With You” – Directed by William D. Murrell Jr.

  • “Tunapaa (We Rise)” – Directed by Jeremiah Mzungu and Ileni Joseph

  • “When I'm Home” from “The Odyssey” – Directed by Travis Scott

The 2026 Hollywood Music in Media Awards recognize outstanding music composed and performed for film, television, video games, documentaries, commercials and other visual media.

With “BRB” receiving recognition in two categories, Soberano and H.E.R. are among the artists gaining attention in this year's awards race.