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Abstract

There is a problem that, there are many high quality Japanese songs are underappreciated and not popular enough. To solve this problem, the CD shop clerks from whole country built this award to recommend music for guests. All Japanese CD shop clerks could vote via internet, mobile phone and fax. In the first round, everybody could recommend three albums, top20 albums could go into second round. And the voter would vote three of them and determine the final results. Frome 2019, the award set "red" and "blue" of Grand Prix, while "blue" is awarded for new artist.

Winners

Japanese music

Grand Prix

2015

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Sub-Grand Prix (runner up)

Best Newcomer Award

Awarded from the sixth CD Shop Awards.

Western music

Awarded from the second CD Shop Awards, which was the only time when there were a Grand Prix and a Sub-Grand Prix. Since the third Awards, there have been no divisions.

References

External links

Official website of All-Japan CD Shop Clerks Union
* Awards established in 2009 2009 establishments in Japan Japanese music awards {{Japan-music-stub