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Billboard Japan Music Awards

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Awarded for
  
Achievements in music

Presented by
  
Billboard Japan

Country
  
Japan

First awarded
  
2009

Official website
  
billboard-japan.com/awards/

Billboard Japan Music Awards are an annual set of music awards, founded by Billboard Japan, the Japanese online edition of the music magazine Billboard.

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The awards honor artists, both Japanese and foreign, who had achieved best results in Billboard Japan charts during the year. Different awards are based on different formulas, combining both chart data and votes from the public. The main award, Artist of the Year, is determined solely by popular vote.

The awards are given at an annual awards show featuring performances by celebrated artists. The first awards ceremony was held in 2010.

Award categories

Music categories
  • Billboard Japan Hot 100 of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Top Album of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Hot 100 Airplay of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles Sales of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Digital and Airplay Overseas of the Year (since 2011)
  • Billboard Japan Hot Animation of the Year (since 2011)
  • Billboard Japan Classical Albums of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Jazz Albums of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Independent of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Overseas Soundtrack Albums
    • Artist categories
  • Billboard Japan Artist of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Top Pop Artist
  • Billboard Japan Jazz Artist of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Classic Artist of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Animation Artist of the Year
  • Billboard Japan Independent Artist of the Year

    • Award ceremonies

    The awards ceremony has taken place in December–February. The 2009 and 2010 awards were broadcast on Fuji TV Next, since 2011 on Osaka TV and Tokyo TV.

    Presenters

  • 2009: Tokoaki Ogura, Kyōko Kamei, Mibu Minami
  • 2010: Tokoaki Ogura, Kyōko Kamei, Maria Okada
  • 2011: Christopher Peppler, Keiko Yashio
  • 2012: Yūji Miyake, Chiaki Horan
  • 2013: Yūji Miyake, Chiaki Horan

    • Hot 100 of the Year

  • 2009: B'z "Ichibu to Zenbu"
  • 2010: Arashi "Troublemaker"
  • 2011: AKB48 "Everyday, Katyusha"
  • 2012: AKB48 "Manatsu no Sounds Good!"
  • 2013: AKB48 "Koisuru Fortune Cookie"
  • 2014: Arashi "Guts!"
  • 2015: Sandaime J Soul Brothers "R.Y.U.S.E.I."

    • Artist of the Year

  • 2009: Exile
  • 2010: Exile
  • 2011: AKB48
  • 2012: AKB48
  • 2013: AKB48
  • 2014: Kana Nishino
  • 2015: Kana Nishino

    • Active Artist of the Year

  • 2013: Morning Musume

    • References

    Billboard Japan Music Awards Wikipedia
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