62nd Japan Record Awards

The was held on 30 December 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Best Album Award, Songwriting Award, Composition Award, Merit Award, and Planning Award were not presented.

Presenters

• Riho Yoshioka
• Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer)

Winners

Grand Prix

• LiSA –
• Artist: LiSA
• Lyrics: LiSA, Yuki Kajiura
• Composition & arranger: Yuki Kajiura
• Producer: Yuki Kajiura

Excellent Work Awards

• Daichi Miura – "I'm Here"
• Junretsu – "Ai wo Kudasai ~Don’t you cry~"
• Little Glee Monster - "Ashiato"
• Nogizaka46 – "SekaijÅ« no Rinjin yo"
• DISH// - "Neko ~The First Take Ver.~"
• AKB48 - "Hanarete Ite mo"
• Kiyoshi Hikawa – "Haha"
• Da Pump - "Fantasista"
• LiSA - "Homura"

Best New Artist

• Naoki Sanada

New Artist Awards

• Naoki Sanada
• Novelbright
• Mameshiba no Taigun
• Rin-ne

Best Vocal Performance

• Kōhei Fukuda

Special Achievement Award

• Uru
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• NiziU
• Seiko Matsuda
• Kenshi Yonezu

Special Lifetime Achievement Award

• Michiyo Azusa
• Shingo Kobayashi
• Jackey Yoshikawa
• Kyōhei Tsutsumi
• Katsuhisa Hattori
• Mieko Hirota
• Toshiaki Maeda
• Masahito Maruyama

Special International Music Award

• BTS

Special Honor Award

• Arashi

References