BJMA’s (Billboard JAPAN Music Awards).

Billboard JAPAN has released its
list of nominees for the BJMA’s
(Billboard JAPAN Music Awards).
The award show will be held on
February 6, 2011 at Tokyo
Midtown Hall, Billboard Live
TOKYO. Below is a peek at a
few of the categories and the
nominees.
< Top Pop Artists 2010 >
Artists who have made no.1 in
the Hot 100 charts. This includes
single sales, album sales, and air
play.
Aiko
Owl City
Adam Lambert
Amuro Namie
Arashi
Ikimono Gakari
Inaba Koshi
HY
AKB48
EXILE
NYC
Orianthi
GIRL NEXT DOOR
KAT-TUN
Katou Miliyah
Kanjani ∞
Kimura Kaela
GReeeN
Kururi
Kururi to Yuumin
Kuwata Keisuke
Ke$ha
Sid
Shimizu Shota
Justin Bieber
SMAP
Team Dragon from AKB48
Tokyo Jihen
Tohoshinki
Tokunaga Hideaki
DREAMS COME TRUE
Nishino Kana
NEWS
Hamasaki Ayumi
Hara Yuuko
BUMP OF CHICKEN
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
Fukuyama Masaharu
Hey!Say!JUMP
BENI
Houkagou Tea Time
Mizuki Nana
MONKEY MAJIK
Yazawa Eikichi
Yamashita Tomohisa
YUI
Yuusuke
YUKI
universe
LANDS
Rake
JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN
Shoujo Jidai
Domoto Koichi
< Jaszz Artist of the Year 2010 >
These are the artists whose
album has reached no.1 in the
Jazz category.
Ozone Makoto
Keni G
J.A.M
Takanaka Masayoshi
T-SQUARE
Terai Naoko
Terakubo Erena
Nikki Parrott
Nora Jones
Beegie Adair
Bill Evans
PE ’Z
< Classic Artist of the Year 2010 >
These are the artists whose
classic albums have charted at
no.1 in the past year.
Simon Rattle, Berliner
Philharmoniker Orchester
Tsuji Nobuyuki
Neal E. Boyd
Nodame Cantabile
Yundi Li
Yoshimatsu Takashi
Nishimoto Tomomi
Ozawa Seiji
< Independent Artist of the Year 2010 >
These are the Indies artists that
have held the no.1 spot on the
Indies chart for the past year.
“Ikeda Aya, Kudou Masayoshi”
VAMPS
HY
AK-69
Girls Dead Monster
GACKT
Kamiya Hiroshi + Ono Daisuke
Ken Yokoyama
Soutaiseiriron
DJ FUMI*YEAH!
DIR EN GREY
Noa
FACT
50TA
Fukuyama Jun
Mucc
Yazawa Eikichi
Lia
clear
Underworld
Nominees for New Artist of the
Year 2010, have yet to be
revealed. This category is for
artists who debuted this year and
charted in the Hot 100 Chart.
For those of you who don’t
know, here is a list of BJMA
2009 winners.
AFTER SCHOOL for K-Pop New
Artist of the Year 2009
AI for Top Pop Artists 2009
akiko for Jazz Artist of the Year
2009
BoA US Billboard Publisher’s
Award 2009
EXILE (HIRO) for Artist/Album of
the Year and Top Pop Artists
2009
HY for Independent Artist of the
Year 2009
Judith Hill US Billboard
Publisher’s Award 2009
ROCK’A’TRENCH for Hot 100
Airplay of the Year 2009
VAMPS for Rising International
Artist 2009
Tsuji Nobuyuki for Classical
Album and Classical Artist of the
Year 2009
REMIOROMEN for Top Pop
Artists 2009
source: Billboard Japan