The list of nominees for the anual BJMAs (Billboard JAPAN Music Awards), which will take place at Tokyo Midtown Hall, Billboard Live TOKYO on February 6th 2011 have been released.
The first Billboard Japan Music Awards were held in 2009 and were broadcast live on the TV channel Next Fuji. The live event honors top Japanese artists based on the Billboard Japan charts and votes from music fans. The charts include the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, where nominees are based on purchase and airplay data.
The selections for the categories of pop, jazz and indies for the year 2010 are listed below:
Top Pop Artists 2010
- 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
- GReeeeN
- 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
Jazz Artist of the Year 2010
- 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
Independent Artist of the Year 2010 (Indie artists)
- “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
Source – JameWorld
Posted by Comtrya Sugoi!
