is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Established in 1959, the Japan Record Awards are one of the oldest and most prestigious music awards in the country.
Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 pm JST and is hosted by many announcers. Exile holds the record for most Grand Prix wins, with four awards.EXILE Takes Home Top Honors at The 55th Japan Record Awards. Nihongogo, Jeffrey To
Grand Prix shield The shield itself, designed by painter Seiji Togo.
Categories The Japan Record Awards include, but are not limited to, four awards which are not restricted by genre. All of the awards would be published in advance, except for the Grand Prix and Best New Artist Award, which would be announced at the ceremony.
Main categories New Artist Award (新人賞) – automatically nominates four best new artists for the ‘Best New Artist Award,’ which will select the top debuting artist from the four winners. Best New Artist Award (最優秀新人賞) – awarded to a performer who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist (which may not necessarily be their first proper release). Excellent Work Award (優秀作品賞)– automatically nominates ten artists and songs for the ‘Grand Prix Award,’ which will select the artist and song from the ten winners. Grand Prix of Japan Record Award (日本レコード大賞) – The award is given to a work that has received strong support from the public through excellent singing, outstanding artistry, originality, and planning through composition, lyrics, and arrangement. The works selected for the top 10 "Excellent Work Award" will be judged.
Other categories Best Vocal Performance Award (最優秀歌唱賞) – awarded to the best singer. Best Album Award (最優秀アルバム賞) – awarded to the performer and the production team of a full album. Excellence Album Award (優秀アルバム賞) Best Composer Award (作曲賞) Best Arranger Award (編曲賞) Best Lyricist Award (作詩賞) Planning Award (企画賞) Achievement Award (功労賞) Special Award (特別賞) Special International Music Award (特別国際音楽賞) Lifetime Achievement Award (特別功労賞) Japan Composer's Association Award (日本作曲家協会選奨)
List of Japan Record Award Grand Prix winners
Bout Year Song Artist Label11959"Kuroi Hanabira"Hiroshi MizuharaToshiba Music21960"Dare yori mo Kimi o Aisu"Kazuko MatsuoHiroshi Wada and MahinastarsJVC Victor31961"Kimi Koishi"Frank Nagai41962"Itsu demo Yume o"Yukio HashiSayuri Yoshinaga51963"Konnichiwa Aka-chan"Michiyo AzusaKing Records61964"Ai to Shi o Mitsumete"Kazuko AoyamaNippon Columbia71965"Yawara"Hibari Misora81966"Muhyo"Yukio HashiJVC Victor91967"Blue Chateau"Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets Nippon Columbia101968"Tenshi no Yuwaku"Jun MayuzumiToshiba Music111969"Ii ja nai no Shiawase naraba"Naomi SagaraJVC Victor121970"Kyo de Owakare"Yoichi SugawaraPolydor131971"Mata Au Hi Made"Kiyohiko OzakiPhonogram141972"Kassai"Chiaki NaomiNippon Columbia151973"Yozora"Hiroshi ItsukiTokuma Music161974"Erimo Misaki"Shinichi MoriVictor Music171975"Cyclamen no Kaori"Akira FuseKing Records181976"Kita no Yado kara"Harumi MiyakoNippon Columbia191977"Katteni-Shiyagare"Kenji SawadaPolydor201978"UFO"Pink LadyVictor Music211979"Miserarete"Judy OnggCBS Sony221980"Ame no Bojo"Aki YashiroTeichiku231981"Ruby no Yubiwa"Akira TeraoToshiba EMI241982"Kitasakaba"Takashi HosokawaNippon Columbia251983"Yagiri no Watashi"261984"Nagaragawa Enka"Hiroshi ItsukiTokuma Japan271985"Meu amor é..."Akina NakamoriWarner Pioneer281986"Desire (Jōnetsu)"291987"Orokamono"Masahiko KondōCBS Sony301988"Paradise Ginga"Hikaru GenjiPony Canyon311989"Samishii Nettaigyo"WinkPolystar321990Enka"Koi Uta Tsuzuri"Takao HoriuchiPops"Odoru Pompokolin"B.B.QueensBMG Japan331991Enka"Kita no Daichi"Saburo KitajimaNippon CrownPops"Ai wa Katsu"KanPolydor341992Enka"Shiroi Kaikyo"Miyako OtsukiKing RecordsPops"Kimi ga Iru Dake de"Kome Kome ClubSony Music351993"Mugonzaka"Kaori KozaiPolydor Records361994"Innocent World"Mr. ChildrenToy's Factory371995"Overnight Sensation"TRFAvex381996"Don't Wanna Cry"Namie Amuro391997"Can You Celebrate?"401998"Wanna Be A Dreammaker"Globe411999"Winter, again"GlayUnlimited Records422000"Tsunami"Southern All StarsVictor Entertainment432001"Dearest"Ayumi HamasakiAvex442002"Voyage"452003"No Way to Say"462004"Sign"Mr. ChildrenToy's Factory472005"Butterfly"Koda KumiRhythm Zone (Avex)482006"Ikken"Kiyoshi HikawaColumbia Music Entertainment492007"Tsubomi"KobukuroWarner Music Japan502008"Ti Amo"ExileRhythm Zone (Avex)512009"Someday"522010"I Wish For You"532011"Flying Get"AKB48You! Be Cool! (King Records)542012"Manatsu no Sounds Good!"552013"Exile Pride: Konna Sekai o Aisuru Tame"ExileRhythm Zone (Avex)562014"R.Y.U.S.E.I." Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe572015"Unfair World"582016"Anata no Suki na Tokoro" Kana NishinoSony Japan592017"Influencer" Nogizaka4660 2018"Synchronicity"61 2019"Paprika"Foorin62 2020"Homura"LiSA63 2021"Citrus"Da-iCEAvex64 2022"Habit"Sekai no OwariUniversal Japan652023"Que Sera Sera"Mrs. Green Apple 66 2024"Lilac"67 2025"Darling"
Most wins Including enka and pop artists. "Best Composer Award", "Best Arranger Award" and "Best Lyricist Award" are counted to the corresponding recipients rather than the singers.
Most wins in Grand Prix Rank 1st 2nd 3rd ArtistExileAyumi HamasakiMrs. Green AppleHiroshi ItsukiYukio HashiTakashi HosokawaAkina NakamoriMr.ChildrenNamie AmuroAKB48SandaimeNogizaka46 Total awards432
Most overall wins
Rank Artist Total awards 1 Hiroshi Itsuki 28 2 Kiyoshi Hikawa 20 3 Southern All Stars 19 4 AKB48 14 5 Ayumi HamasakiExile 13 6 Kenji Sawada 12 7 Aki Yashiro 11 8 w-indsHideki Saijo 10 9 Seiko MatsudaYū AkuKana Nishino 9 10 Namie Amuro 8
Venues 1959: Bunkyō Kōkaidō 1960–1961, 1965: Kanda Kyōritsu Kōdō 1962–1964, 1966: Hibiya Public Hall 1967–1968: Shibuya Public Hall 1969–1984: Imperial Garden Theater 1985–1993: Nippon Budokan 1994–2003: TBS Broadcasting Center 2004–present: New National Theatre
References
External links Japan Composer's Association TBS