It’s that time of year again! Japan’s Billboard committee has cranked out the nominees for the BJMA (Billboard Japan Music Awards) show that will be held on February 6th 2011 of next year. Japanese fans have a chance to vote on who they want to win in the following categories:

Hot 100 of the year 2010

Billboard 200 Album of the year

Hot 100 Airplay

Hot 100 Singles Sales

Adult Contemporary

Jazz Albums

Classical Albums

Overseas Soundtrack Albums

Independent (indies single & album sales)

New Artist of the Year 2010

As of now, votes for the above categories have not been listed but a few of the others have already been revealed. Each artist on the list has ranked number one in their category throughout the year.

TOP POP ARTISTS OF 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
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

JAZZ ARTISTS 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
“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

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