Awards winners

• Japan Record Award: - Ti Amo
  Ti amo
  "Ti amo" is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album È nell'aria...ti amo. It achieved success at the time, becoming a hit in many European countries, including Sweden and Switzerland where it topped the charts. A Spanish version was released as "Te Amo", and had a good...
  
  
  • Artist: Exile
  • Songwriter and Composer: Kiyoshi Matsuo
  • Composer and Arranger Jin Nakamura
  • Record companies: Avex Entertainment
• Best Vocal Performance: Mitsuko Nakamura - Onna no Tabiji
• Best New Artist: Jero
  Jero
  Jerome Charles White, Jr. , better known by his stage name , is an enka singer of African-American and Japanese descent. He is the first black enka singer in Japanese music history.- Biography :...
  
   - Umiyuki
• Best album: Namie Amuro
  Namie Amuro
  is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
  
   - Best Fiction
  Best Fiction
  Best Fiction is Namie Amuro's third best-of compilation under the Avex Trax label. The album includes 15 tracks selected from singles released between 2002 and 2008, in addition to two new songs: "Sexy Girl" and "Do Me More", which were both be used to promote the album...
  
  

Japan Record Awards

• Thelma Aoyama
  Thelma Aoyama
  , born October 27, 1987, is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. She is part Afro-Trinidadian and Japanese.She is probably best known for her collaboration song with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo", and her answer song "Soba ni Iru ne"...
  
   feat. SoulJa
  SoulJa (rapper)
  is a Japanese hip-hop musician and songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with singer Thelma Aoyama, "Koko ni Iru yo" and "Soba ni Iru ne" - the latter of which was the former Guinness World Records holder for the best selling digital single of all-time in Japan .- Biography :SoulJa's...
  
   - Soba ni Iru ne
  Soba ni Iru ne
  is Thelma Aoyama's second official single, released on January 23, 2008, featuring SoulJa. It is an answer song to her previous collaboration with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo." B-side "My dear friend" was used as the ending theme to anime Shion no Ō, and the opening theme to television show...
  
  
• Junko Akimoto
  Junko Akimoto
  is a Japanese kayōkyoku singer. She also sing jazz, chanson, canzone and min'yō. She made her debut in 2005. She attended the 59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Her song reached number-one on the Japan's Oricon charts in January 2009. By this, she became the eldest singer to reach the number-one position...
  
   - Ai no mama de (愛のままで…)
• W-inds.
  W-inds.
  W-inds is a Japanese pop boy band that is managed by Vision Factory and has been signed to the Pony Canyon label since 2000. The group consists of the three individuals Ryohei Chiba, Keita Tachibana, and Ryuichi Ogata. They made their formal debut in 2001 and, to date, have released 30 singles...
  
   - Ame Ato (アメあと)
• Exile - Ti Amo
• °C-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II
  Edo no Temari Uta II
  is the sixth major single from J-pop teen idol group C-ute, released on July 30, 2008. It is the first single to feature all members receiving solo lines. It was released both as a normal edition and limited edition...
  
  
• Kumi Koda
  Kumi Koda
  , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...
  
   - Moon Crying
• Kazuyoshi Saito - Ya Mujō (やぁ 無情)
• Nana Tanimura
  Nana Tanimura
  , is a Japanese pop singer.- Background :Tanimura was raised mainly in Osaka. She moved frequently between Osaka and Hawaii between the ages of 3 and 8, after which she also stayed for an extended period of time in Los Angeles....
  
   - Jungle Dance
• TVXQ
  TVXQ
  TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under SM Entertainment. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki , often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone...
  
   - Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?
• Kiyoshi Hikawa
  Kiyoshi Hikawa
  is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. His real name is and he is known as "The Prince of Enka" due to his young age and popularity...
  
   - Genkai Funauta (玄海船歌)
• Kaori Mizumori
  Kaori Mizumori
  ' is a Japanese female enka singer. Her real name is .Her songs are usually titled after Japanese landmarks and Japanese nature. Thus Kaori gained her popularity as an Enka singer in Japan.- External links :*...
  
   - Wajima Asaichi (輪島朝市)
• Mihimaru GT
  Mihimaru GT
  Mihimaru GT is an urban and pop group signed to Universal Music Japan and managed by Tearbridge Productions, a subsidiary of Stardust Promotion and Avex.- History :...
  
   - Girigiri Hero

Best New Artist

• Girl Next Door
  Girl Next Door (band)
  Girl Next Door is a Japanese pop musical trio that debuted in 2008 on the Avex Trax label. The band consists of vocalist Chisa, guitarist Yuji Inoue and Daisuke Suzuki on keyboard.-History:...
  
  
• Jero
  Jero
  Jerome Charles White, Jr. , better known by his stage name , is an enka singer of African-American and Japanese descent. He is the first black enka singer in Japanese music history.- Biography :...
  
  
• Kimaguren
• Mai Fukui
  Mai Fukui
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She will sing the theme song for the upcoming video game Final Fantasy XIII-2, Yakusoku no Basho. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 50th Japan Record Awards.-Singles:...
  
  
• Kumiko Sakurai