RIAJ launches "Hit Makers" interview series for "MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN" on its official website, with the first installment featuring Mrs. GREEN APPLE's director
On the official website of the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), a new interview series titled "Hit Makers" launched today, July 24.

"MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN," also known as MAJ, is the nation's largest international music awards show, held for the first time this May. It was launched by the Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA), an organization established through a cross-industry collaboration between five major music bodies (the Recording Industry Association of Japan, the Japan Association of Music Enterprises, the Federation of Music Producers Japan, the Music Publishers Association of Japan, and the All Japan Concert & Live Entertainment Promoters Conference). The "Hit Makers" series shines a spotlight on the record company staff who support the success of the artists and works that won major category awards at MAJ 2025. The memorable first installment features Yoko Murakami of Universal Music LLC, the director for Mrs. GREEN APPLE, who won the Best Artist Award. Murakami speaks in depth about the awards ceremony, her passion for music production, her relationship with the artist, and her outlook for the future.
The series will continue to sequentially feature the voices of the "Hit Makers" who support various artists.
Recording Industry Association of Japan Interview Series: "Hit Makers"
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