Wow it's been a while since her last award nomination. This is really surprising o_o

Good for her, but I doubt she'll win against Bieber or Arashi

And so this is all just for one award?
Best Pop Artist of the Year?

Maybe that's why Ayu's OK with being nominated.
The chances of winning when competing against Arashi and AKB48 are pretty low xD

I think it may depends on how successful "crossroad" and "L" turns out to be.

And as I understand it, the music industry in Japan adore Tetsuya Komuro and his songs. Perhaps it is positive for the nomination that she works so much with him this year.

I was excited, then I lost interest and doubt the prestige of this award when I realized Justin Beiber was nominated too.

Considering the massive popularity of Kana, Arashi, AKB48, JYJ etc. I think it amazes me in a sense and I also find it quite awesome that ayus still being nominated for this :D

=_= what the...please someone delete that justin barbie on the namelist

Categories to be awarded:

# New artist of the year award
# Best pop artist award
# Jazz artist of the year award
# US Billboard publiser award
# Album of the Year award
# Best artist of the year award
# Independent artist of the year award
# Hot 100 airplay of the year award
# Rising international artist award
# Classical album of the year award

I Loled. I'm sure Ayu is much more humble than that. Maybe she should start receiving awards again to gain back some popularity. Imagine the number of awards she could've gotten from 2005-2009!

nice! well done ayu :)

WOW amuro is nominated too.its so cool !!

Maybe she let herself be nominated because she doesn't have a billboard japan award on her shelf.

Go Ayu and Namie!

Ummm, Justin Bieber uhhh NO.

wow! another surprise!
Ayu, Namie and ARASHI has chances on winning.

There are few western artists nominated on this and Justin Beaver?!?
WTH?!?

NAMIE!!!!!!!!! woot

omg Norah Jones!!! I love her

JB haters :laugh

I hope she'll win it. And, I hope she'll perform.

I realy hope Ayu wins! :D
she deserve it!!

If EXILE wins.... I'm gonna be so mad!!!! D:

Dude, AKB48 have shops that only sell their goods in Japan and next to Arashi they are the most popular thing in Japan. However I have a feeling Nishino Kana will snatch that award this year. The success of crossroad nor L isn't going to make any difference (plus the crossroad's chaku-uta has already proved that the song isn't going to be the next big thing...).

As it has been said, Ayu is alright with being nominated, but she has been refusing awards since 2004 - and that is why she prolly hasn't been nominated that much.