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Posted by ustar TH STAFF Monday, February 27, 2017

Arashi wins 'Artist of the Year' at the 'JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD' for the 5th time

TH STAFF
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The�Recording Industry Association of Japan�(RIAJ) have announced the winners of�"THE 31ST JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD".�


Awards are based on�sales number, and the winners of this year were chosen from data compiled between�January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. The 'Artist of the Year' award, which goes to the artist with the biggest sales for the year, went to�Arashi�once again. This is their third consecutive year and fifth time to be recognized with this award.�


Check out the winners of each category below!



[THE 31ST JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD]

- ARTIST OF THE YEAR
� Arashi (Japanese)
� Ariana Grande (Western)

- BEST ASIAN ARTIST�
� BIGBANG

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU ARTIST
� Hikawa Kiyoshi

- �NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
� Keyakizaka46 (Japanese)
� Fifth Harmony (Western)
� iKON (Asia)

- BEST 5 NEW ARTISTS (Japanese)
� AK-69
� Keyakizaka46
� Pikotaro
� BOYS AND MEN
� My Hair is Bad


- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Western)
� Kygo
� Fifth Harmony
� Rachel Platten

- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Asia)
� iKON�
� N.Flying
� Nana

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU NEW ARTIST
� Hayama Mizuki

- ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "SMAP 25 YEARS" - SMAP (Japanese)
� "Dangerous Woman" - Ariana Grande (Western)

- BEST 5 ALBUMS

� "Are You Happy?" - Arashi
� "Fantome" - Utada Hikaru
� "THE JSB LEGACY" - Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE
� "SMAP 25 YEARS"�- SMAP
� "Encore"�- back number

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Western)
� "Dangerous Woman" - Ariana Grande
� "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" - The Beatles
� "?" - David Bowie

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Asia)
� "GALAXY OF 2PM" - 2PM
� "MADE SERIES" - BIGBANG
� "YOUTH"�- Boudan Shounendan


- CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "BEST OF THE THREE VIOLINISTS" - Hakase Taro, Takashima Chisato, Furusawa Iwao

- INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "SPARK" - Uehara Hiromi the Trio Project feat. Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips

-�JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "Day Breaks" - Norah Jones


- SOUNDTRACK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "Kimi no Na wa."�- RADWIMPS

- ANIMATION ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "TV Animation�"Macross�?"�Vocal Album Walkure�Attack!"�- Walkure

- SINGLE OF THE YEAR
� "Tsubasa wa Iranai" - AKB48

- BEST 5 SINGLES
� "Kimi wa Melody" - AKB48
� "Tsubasa wa Iranai" - AKB48
� "High Tension" - AKB48
� "LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" - AKB48
��"Sayonara no Imi" - Nogizaka46

- SONG OF THE YEAR BY DOWNLOAD
� "Koi" - Hoshino Gen (Japanese)
� "Work from Home feat. Ty Dolla $ign" - Fifth Harmony (Western)
��"BANG BANG BANG"�- BIGBANG (Asia)

- BEST 5 SONGS BY DOWNLOAD
� "Hero" - Amuro Namie
� "Hanataba wo Kimi ni" - Utada Hikaru
� "Koi" - Hoshino Gen
� "Zenzenzense (movie ver.)" - RADWIMPS
� "Nandemonaiya (movie ver.)" - RADWIMPS

- BEST MUSIC VIDEOS
� "ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi" - Arashi (Japanese)
� "ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 JAPONISM" - Arashi (Japanese)
� "Clip! Smap! Complete Singles" - SMAP (Japanese)
� "Memories in Rock Live at Monsters of Rock 2016" - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow�(Western)
� "BIGBANG WORLD TOUR 2015?2016 ?MADE? IN JAPAN"�- BIGBANG (Asia)

- SPECIAL AWARD
� Bob Dylan


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