TheJapan Record Awards (日本レコード大賞,Nihon Rekōdo Taishō) is a major music awards show, held annually inJapan^[1] that recognizes outstanding achievements in theJapan Composer's Association. Established in 1959, the Japan Record Awards are one of the oldest and most prestigious music awards in the country.^[2]

Japan Record Award
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements in the record industry
Country	Japan
Presented by	Japan Composer's Association
First award	December 27, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-12-27)
Website	Official website

Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 onTBS Japan at 6:30 pm JST and is hosted by many announcers.Exile holds the record for most Grand Prix wins, with four awards.^[3]

The shield itself, designed by painterSeiji Togo.

TheJapan Record Awards include, but are not limited to, four awards which are not restricted bygenre. All of the awards would be published in advance, except for theGrand Prix andBest New Artist Award, which would be announced at the ceremony.

• 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.

• 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)

• Includingenka and pop artists.
• "Best Composer Award", "Best Arranger Award" and "Best Lyricist Award" are counted to the corresponding recipients rather than the singers.

• 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

• Japan Composer's Association
• TBS