Today TBS (the Tokyo Broadcasting System) have published all of this year’s winners for the 56th Japan Record Awards and the nominees for Song of the Year and Best New Artist.  The Japan Record Awards are a Japanese music awards’ show akin to the Grammies and it can be considered a great honor to be selected for any award on the following list.

Of particular note among this year’s Song of the Year Nominations are Yuzu’s “Ame Nochi Hallelujah”, Hikawa Kiyoshi’s “Choi to Kimageru Wataridori”, Southern All Stars’ “Tokyo VICTORY”, and Sandaime J Soul Brother’s “R.Y.U.S.E.I.”.  Also worth mentioning is the recipient of this year’s Album of the Year award, Takeuchi Mariya’s maginicent “TRAD”, her first full album release in over 7 years.

This year’s Japan Record Awards will air on December 30th (they will be hosted by actress Nakama Yukie and TBS announcer Azumi Shinichiro), which is also when we’ll find out who this year’s Best New Artist will be, as well as which of the song nominations will receive the coveted Grand Prix award.  Please take a look at the full list of winners and nominees below, and congratulations to each and every one of them.

-’56th Japan Record Awards′ Winners/Nominees-

“Song of the Year” (Grand Prix) Nominations

• Yuzu – Ame Nochi Hallelujah
• AAA – Sayonara no Mae ni
• Nishino Kana – Darling
• Hikawa Kiyoshi – Choi to Kimageru Wataridori
• Southern All Stars – Tokyo VICTORY
• Ikimonogakari – Netsujou no Spectrum
• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Family Party
• SEKAI NO OWARI – Honoo to Mori no Carnival
• AKB48 – Labrador Retriever
• Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I.

Best Vocalist Award

• EXILE ATSUSHI

Best New Artist Nominations

• Ohara Sakurako
• SOLIDEMO
• Tokunaga Yuki
• Nishiuchi Mariya

Special Popular Music Award

• Itsuki Hiroshi

Special Movie Soundtrack Award

• Anna to Yuki no Joou (“Frozen”)

Special Award

• Yokai Watch

Album of the Year

• Takeuchi Mariya – TRAD

Album Excellence Award

• Ishikawa Sayuri – X -Cross II-
• JUJU – DOOR
• Akai Koen – Mouretsu Rythmique
• Yoshida Yamada – Yoshida Yamada

Composition Award

• Kiryuin Sho (Golden Bomber – “101 Kaime no Noroi” & “Lola no Kizudarake”)

Verse (Lyrics) Award

• Kitajou Makoto (Toba Ichijou – “Shigure Tabi” & Akimoto Junko – “Ai Kagi”)

Arrangement Award

• Maruyama Masuhito (Hikawa Kiyoshi – “Choi to Kimageru Wataridori” & Otsuki Miyako “Hitori Echizen ~Ashita e no Tabi~”)

Planning Award

• Iwamoto Kumi (“Uta Komachi ~Showa Uta no Kataribe~”)
• Hata Motohiro (“evergreen”)
• “Sugitetsu Presents Hashire!  Yume no Chotokkyu Gakudan Super Express 50th Anniversary Album”
• “Senjou no Uta Shinhakkutsu・Yoshida Melody”
• HIBI☆Chazz-K (“HAPPY SAX HIT EXPRESS”)
• Abe Natsumi (“Hikari e -classical and crossover-“)
• Nagata Eiji (“58”)
• Kahala Tomomi (“MEMORIES -Kahara Covers-” & “MEMORIES 2 -Kahara All Time Covers-“)
• Masuiyama Taishiro (“Yuko no Omise” & “Fuyuko no Blues”)
• Sakamoto Fuyumi (“Love Songs ~Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru~” & “Love Songs 2 ~Zutto Anata ga Sukideshita~” & “Aishiteru… Love Songs III” & “Love Songs IV ~Aitakute Aitakute~”)
• “Ryuukouka Seitan Hyaku Shuunen Kinen Album Mukashi wa, Ima” (Executive Producer:  Nakamura Taishi / Song:  LE VELVETS)

Japan Composer’s Association Award

• Ichikawa Yukino
• Kouzai Kaori

Achievement Award

• Ougi Hiroko
• Ono Yukiko
• Tsuruoka Masayoshi
• Nakao Mie
• Martha Miyake
• Mayuzumi Jun
• Mifune Kazuko

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Ikeda Takaharu
• Otaki Eiichi
• Sakuraba Nobuyuki
• Nakagawa Hiroyuki
• Nozaki Shinichi
• Yamaguchi Yoko

Special Honor Award

• Takakura Ken

(via natalie)