The "Japan Gold Disc Award", which is given to the artists and works with the highest sales such as CDs and music distribution in the last year, was announced, and in the Western music section of "Artist of the Year", the legendary British rock The group, The Beatles, won the award for the seventh time, the highest number ever.
The Japan Gold Disc Award is given annually by the Recording Industry Association of Japan to singers and works that have greatly contributed to the development of the music industry.
Of these, The Beatles won the award for the first time in four years in the Western music category of "Artist of the Year," which had the highest sales in the last year, including CDs, music videos, and Internet streaming. Played.
Last year, The Beatles released an album containing sound sources that had not been announced so far in the last original album "Let It Be", and the number of albums sold was 67,951 and music distribution. The number of downloads is 35,049 times.
This is the 7th award for The Beatles, the highest number ever in the Western music category.
In addition, in the Japanese music category of "Artist of the Year", the idol group Snow Man with nine men won the award for the first time, and in addition, six other categories such as "Single of the Year" were awarded. ..
Regarding the award, Snow Man said, "Last year I was really happy to have the audience live for the first time and deliver our music to the fans, and I wonder if it was an award that I got with the fans. I am very happy to hear that. "