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The 62nd Japan Record Awards (第62回日本レコード大賞, Dai Rokujū Ni-kai Nihon Rekōdo Taishō) 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 – "Homura" (炎, "Flame")
  • 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 – "Sekaijū 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
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
• 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

1. Ryusenkai (19 November 2020). "Winners and Nominees for the 62nd Japan Record Awards Announced". Arama! Japan. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
2. "今年の「日本レコード大賞」にLiSA、瑛人、DISH//、乃木坂46、三浦大知らノミネート". Natalie. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
3. "第６２回 『日本レコード大賞』" (PDF). JACOMPA (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

• Japan Record Awards
• 2020 music awards
• 2020 in Japanese music
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry