54th Japan Record Awards

The 54th Japan Record Awards (第54回日本レコード大賞) took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2012.^[1] The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS.^[2][3][4]

54th Japan Record Awards
Date	December 30, 2012 (2012-12-30)
Venue	New National Theater, Tokyo
Country	Japan
Television/radio coverage
Network	TBS
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Presenters

• Shin'ichirō Azumi (TBS commentator)
• Yui Aragaki (actress)
• Erina Masuda (TBS commentator)
• Akiyo Yoshida (TBS commentator)

Radio

• Kengo Komada (TBS commentator)

Winners and winning works

Grand Prix

• AKB48 — "Manatsu no Sounds Good!"

Best Singer Award

• Yoshimi Tendō

Best New Artist Award

• Leo Ieiri^[5]

Best Album Award

• Kana Nishino — Love Place

New Artist Award

The artists who are awarded the New Artist Award are nominated for the Best New Artist Award.

• Leo Ieiri
• Misaki Usuzawa
• Erena Ono
• Tīna Karīna

Composer Award

Raymond Matsuya - Dawn Blues (Singer: Hiroshi Itsuki)

Lyricist Award

Yasushi Akimoto - UZA, Gingham Check, Manatsu no Sounds Good!, etc. (Singer: AKB48)

Arranger Award

Yasutaka Nakata - Spice (Singer: Perfume), Tsukematsukeru (Singer: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu), etc.