The Japan Gold Disc Award, which is given to artists and works with the most sales of CDs and music distribution, etc. in the past year, was announced, and in the western music category, the legendary British rock band The Beatles won the record number. This is the eighth time it has won the award.
The Japan Gold Disc Award is presented annually by the Recording Industry Association of Japan to artists and works that have made a significant contribution to the development of the music industry.
Of these, the Beatles won the Western music category of the "Artist of the Year" category, which had the highest sales of CDs, music videos, and Internet music distribution last year, for the second year in a row. This was the eighth award, the most.
The Beatles released a special edition of the 1966 album "Revolver" last year, and the number of album sales is 59,169, and the number of music downloads is 42,014. .
In addition, in the Japanese music category of "Artist of the Year", the 9 male idol group "Snow Man" won for the second year in a row.
"Snow Man" won a total of seven awards, including "Album of the Year" in the Japanese music category.
Regarding the award, Teru Iwamoto, a member of "Snow Man", said, "I am very grateful to all the fans who have been supporting me on a daily basis. I will continue to improve my performance so that many people can enjoy it. I would like to wear it,” he commented.