The 60th Japan Record Awards was held on 30 December 2018. The Tokyo Broadcasting System Television network televised the show live from the New National Theatre Tokyo in Tokyo. This was the last Heisei-era Japan Record Awards.
Abstract Nogizaka46 won the Grand Prix in 60th Japan Record Awards for their song "Synchronicity", which is second time for this group. And Nogizakd46 is the second female group won twice Grand Prix of Japan Record Awards, next to AKB48.
Presents
Tao Tsuchiya Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer)
Progress announcer
Ai Eto (TBS Announcer) Yumi Furuya (TBS Announcer)
Radio relay host
Kengo Komada (TBS Announcer)
Winners
Grand Prix
Synchronicity Artist: Nogizaka46 Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto Composition & arranger: Satori Shiraishi music supervisor: Kazuma Ikeda Producer: Yasushi Akimoto
Excellent Work Award (also the nomination for Grand Prix)
Keyakizaka46 - Ambivalent Hiroshi Miyama - Igosso Tamashii Twice - Wake Me Up Sekai no Owari - Sazanka Kiyoshi Hikawa - Shōbu no Hanamichi Nogizaka46 - Synchronicity AKB48 - Teacher Teacher Daichi Miura - Be Myself Kana Nishino - Bedtime Story Da Pump - U.S.A.
Best New Artist Award
Yuto Tatsumi
New Artist Award (also the nomination for Best New Artist Award)
Yuto Tatsumi STU48 Chuning Candy Bish
Best Vocal Award
Misia
Special Award
Tetsuya Komuro Southern All Stars Da Pump Kenshi Yonezu
The Best Album Award
Kenshi Yonezu - Bootleg
Excellent Album Award
The Beatniks - Exitentialist A Xie Xie Wagakki Band - Otonoe Shinobu Otake - Shinobu avec Piaf Hikaru Utada - Hatsukoi
Recommendation Award Awarded by the Japan Composer's Association
Junretsu
Achievement Award
Hiromi Sano Kazuo Shirane Akira Matsushima
Special Achievement Award
Takayuki Inoue Yûichirô Oda Kirin Kiki Hideki Saijo Norio Maeda Kenichiro Morioka
Composer Award
Manabu Marutani - The World Is Laughing at You (singer: Little Glee Monster)
Lyricist Award
Gorō Matsui - Koimachi Counter (singer: Hiroshi Takeshima) & Winter storm (singer: Keisuke Yamauchi)
Arranger Award
Jazzin'park - If you can forgive you (singer: Leo Ieiri)
Planning Award Juju - I Akiko Wada with Boys and Men Kenkyusei - Good Luck Love Crazy Ken Band - Two People Getting Wet in the Rain Youichi Sugawara - Continue to sing for 60 years Looking back Beautiful memory-from 85 years old to you- Aya Shimazu - Singer5 Sukima Switch - Sukimanohana Taba ~ Love Song Selection ~ Deserie - Doo Wop Nuggets Vol. 1 & Your Tender Lips - Doo Wop Nuggets Vol. 2 & That's My Desire - Doo Wop Nuggets Vol. 3
supervisor: Tatsuro Yamashita
Kitajima Kyodai - Brother Kiyoshi Maekawa - Maekawa Seidai Dictionary
Guests (Legend Artists) Sayuri Yoshinaga (4th Grand Prize Laureate) Saburō Kitajima (33rd Grand Prize Laureate) Takashi Hosokawa (24th and 25th Grand Prize Laureate) Pink Lady (20th Grand Prize Laureate) Wink (31st Grand Prize Laureate)
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