The ``Japan Gold Disc Award'', which is given to the artist with the highest sales of CDs and music distribution over the past year, has been announced, and in the Western music category of ``Artist of the Year'', the legendary British rock band `` The Beatles have won the award for the ninth time, the most ever.
The Japan Gold Disc Award is given annually by the Recording Industry Association of Japan to artists and works that have greatly contributed to the development of the music industry.
Among these, the ``Artist of the Year'' award is given to the artist with the highest sales in the past year, including CDs, music videos, and music distribution on the Internet. The band "The Beatles" has been selected for the third consecutive year, and has won the award for the ninth time, the most ever.
Last year, The Beatles released a new song, ``Now and Then,'' which was created using AI on the sound source left by member John Lennon before his death, as well as a new version of their best album. ▽Album sales are 144,979 copies, ▽Music distribution downloads are 57,578 times, etc.
In addition, the nine-male idol group "Snow Man" won the Japanese music category for "Artist of the Year" for the third consecutive year.
"Snow Man" won seven awards, including "Music Video of the Year" in the Japanese music category, and sold 1,414,093 albums and 1,817,687 music videos. It becomes.
Raul, a member of "Snow Man", commented, "I am filled with gratitude to all the fans who support me and the staff who support me. Thank you so much."