MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN will take place in Kyoto in on May 21 and 22 at ROHM Theatre Kyoto.
The intention behind the show is to promote Japanese music to world, while at the same time serving as an entry point for foreign artists into the Japanese market. Both days of the show will be streamed live on YouTube.
The nominations for the show have now been released, and can be found below!
Song of the Year
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
YOASOBI – Idol
Fujii Kaze – Michi Teyu Ku
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Lilac
Artist of the Year
Creepy Nuts
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Vaundy
YOASOBI
Fujii Kaze
New Artist of the Year
FRUITS ZIPPER
Number_i
Omoinotake
tuki.
Kocchi no Kento
Album of the Year
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – ANTENNA
Yonezu Kenshi – LOST CORNER
Fujii Kaze – LOVE ALL SERVE ALL
Vaundy – replica
Utada Hikaru – SCIENCE FICTION
Top Global Hit From Japan
Lotus Juice, Takahashi Azumi – It’s Going Down Now
XG – WOKE UP
YOASOBI – Idol
Fujii Kaze – Shinunoga E-Wa
Matsubara Miki – Mayonaka no Door～stay with me
Best Song Asia
Bernadya – Satu Bulan (Indonesia)
REGINA SONG – the cutest pair (Singapore)
aespa – Supernova (South Korea)
PLAVE – WAY 4 LUV (South Korea)
Jeff Satur – Ghost (Thailand)
Best Japanese Song Artist
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Vaundy
YOASOBI
Fujii Kaze
Yonezu Kenshi
Best Domestic Rock Artist
King Gnu
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Official HIGE DANdism
ONE OK ROCK
Vaundy
Best Domestic Hip Hop / Rap Artist
Awich
Creepy Nuts
XG
Chiba Yuki
Chanmina
Best Domestic R&B / Contemporary Artist
Utada Hikaru
Chanmina
Fujii Kaze
Hoshino Gen
Yamashita Tatsuro
Best Domestic Dance Pop Artist
BE:FIRST
Creepy Nuts
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
YOASOBI
ATARASHII GAKKO!
Best Domestic Alternative Artist
Kroi
TOMOO
Toki Asako
Hitsujibungaku
Rikon Densetsu
Best Domestic Singer-Songwriter Artist
Vaundy
Chanmina
Utada Hikaru
Fujii Kaze
Yonezu Kenshi
Best Idol Award
CUTIE STREET
FRUITS ZIPPER
NiziU
Snow Man
Nogizaka46
Best Japanese Song
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
YOASOBI – Idol
Yonezu Kenshi – Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!
Fujii Kaze – Michi Teyu Ku
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Lilac
Best Domestic Rock Song
King Gnu – SPECIALZ
Omoinotake – Iku Oku Konen
Vaundy – Kaiju no Hana Uta
10-FEET – Dai Zero Kan
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Lilac
Best Domestic Hip Hop / Rap Song
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
Chanmina – B Kyu
XG – WOKE UP
Ozawa Kenji to Scha Dara Parr – Konya wa Boogie Back
Chiba Yuki – Team Tomodachi
Best Domestic R&B / Contemporary Song
UJtada Hikaru – Automatic
Utada Hikaru – First Love
Ayumu Imazu – Obsessed
Yamashita Tatsuro – RIDE ON TIME
AI – Story
Fujii Kaze – Kirari
Fujii Kaze – Shinunoga E-Wa
Fujii Kaze – Hana
Chanmina – Harenchi
Fujii Kaze – Michi Teyu Ku
Best Domestic Dance Pop Song
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
Da-iCE – I wonder
YOASOBI – Idol
ATARASHII GAKKO! – Otona Blue
Ado – Show
Best Domestic Alternative Song
Hitsujibungaku – Burning
Hitsujibungaku – more than words
TOMOO – Present
Rikon Densetsu – Ai ga Issou Mellow
Mega Shinnosuke – Ai to U
Rikon Densetsu – Honjitsu no Osusume
jo0ji – Work Song
Best Domestic Singer-Songwriter Song
Vaundy – Kaiju no Hana Uta
Yonezu Kenshi – Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!
tuki. – Bansanka
Aimyon – Marigold
Fujii Kaze – Shinunoga E-Wa
Best Domestic Idol Culture Award
Arashi – Love so sweet
Snow Man – LOVE TRIGGER
CUTIE STREET – Kawaii Dakeja Dame Desu ka?
Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu – Saijokyu ni Kawaii no!
FRUITS ZIPPER – Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro
Best Domestic Anime Award
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
YOASOBI – Idol
Ado – Show
10-FEET – Dai Zero Kan
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Lilac
Best Enka Kayokyoku Award
Yamauchi Keisuke – Kurenai no Cho
Niihama Leon – Subete Ageyo
SHOW-WA – Kimi no Ojisama
Junretsu – Yumemita Kajitsu
MATSURI – Aventure Nakameguro
Best Domestic Revival Award
Kiroro – Best Friend
Utada Hikaru – Hikari
Ohtaki Eiichi – Peppermint Blue
Kawaguchi Kyogo – Moshimo Piano ga Hiketa nara
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – Rewrite
Best Domestic Cross-Border Collaboration Song
ONE OK ROCK, Dan Lancaster, Rob Cavallo – Delusion:All
Fujii Kaze, A. G. Cook – Feelin’ Go(o)d
Megan Thee Stallion – Mamushi（feat. Yuki Chiba)
BABYMETAL, Electric Callboy – RATATATA
Utada Hikaru, A. G. Cook – Naniirodemonai Hana
Best Instrumental Award
Nujabes – aruarian dance
Jazztronik – EVOKE
SPECIAL OTHERS – Good song
Ovall – Stargazer
CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN – Chichibu
Best Vocaloid Culture Award
Sasuke Haraguchi – Igaku (Medicine)
Yoshida Yasei – Override
WhiteFlame – Senbonzakura
Hiiragi Magnetite – Tetoris
32ki – Mesmerizer
Best Music Video Award
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
YOASOBI – Idol
Kocchi no Kento – Hai Yorokonde
Fujii Kaze – Michi Teyu Ku
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Lilac
Best Performance Award
Number_i – GOAT
SEKAI NO OWARI – Habit
Da-iCE – I wonder
BE:FIRST – Masterplan
ATARASHII GAKKO! – Otona Blue
Best Viral Award
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
YOASOBI – Idol
CUTIE STREET – Kawaii Dakeja Dame Desu ka?
Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu – Saijokyu ni Kawaii no!
Kocchi no Kento – Hai Yorokonde
Top Japanese Song in Asia
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon
imase – NIGHT DANCER
YOASOBI – Idol
Yuuri – BETELGEUSE
Top Japanese Song in Europe
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
Yonezu Kenshi – KICK BACK
TERIYAKI BOYZ – TOKYO DRIFT（FAST & FURIOUS）
King Gnu – SPECIALZ
YOASOBI – Idol
Top Japanese Song in North America
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
Lotus Juice and Takahashi Azumi – It’s Going Down Now
Yonezu Kenshi – KICK BACK
King Gnu – SPECIALZ
Matsubara Miki – Mayonaka no Door～stay with me
Top Japanese Song in Latin America
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
imase – NIGHT DANCER
King Gnu – SPECIALZ
YOASOBI – Idol
Matsubara Miki – Mayonaka no Door～stay with me
Best of Listeners’ Choice: Domestic Songs powered by Spotify
Number_i – GOAT
BE:FIRST – Masterplan
INI – LOUD
JO1 – Love seeker
NEWS – Chankapana
CUTIE STREET – Kawaii Dakeja Dame Desu ka?
Fujii Kaze – Michi Teyu Ku
Sakurazaka46 – Jigoujitoku
FRUITS ZIPPER – Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro
NiziU – SWEET NONFICTION
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Lilac
GEMN – Fatal
MISAMO – NEW LOOK
Number_i – BON
ME:I – Click
XG – WOKE UP
Da-iCE – I wonder
Fujii Kaze – Hana
Number_i – INZM
Yonezu Kenshi – Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!
THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE – 24karats GOLD GENESIS
BE:FIRST – Blissful
King Gnu – SPECIALZ
Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
Sakurazaka46 – Ikutsuno koroni modoritai noka?
YOASOBI – Idol
Yorushika – Sunny
Omoinotake – Iku Oku Konen
King Gnu – Nekko
INI – WMDA（Where My Drums At）
Best International Pop Award
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Taylor Swift – Fortnight（feat. Post Malone）
Beyoncé – TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
Best International Rock Award
Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine
Coldplay – feelslikeimfallinginlove
Post Malone – I Had Some Help（feat. Morgan Wallen）
Bon Jovi – Legendary
Best International Rap / Hip-Hop Award
Snoop Dogg – Another Part of Me（ft. Sting）
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – luther
Megan Thee Stallion – Mamushi（feat. Yuki Chiba）
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Eminem – Tobey（feat. Big Sean and BabyTron）
Best International R&B / Contemporary Award
The Weeknd – Dancing In The Flames
Norah Jones – Running
SZA – Saturn
Beyoncé -TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
Ariana Grande – we can’t be friends（wait for your love）
Best International Alternative Award
Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish – CHIHIRO
Vampire Weekend – Classical
Billie Eilish – LUNCH
Ginger Root – No Problems
keshi – Say
Mina Okabe – Strong
Best K-Pop Award
NewJeans – Ditto
BTS – Dynamite
ILLIT – Magnetic
LE SSERAFIM – Perfect Night
NewJeans – Supernatural
aespa – Supernova
aespa – Whiplash
Best of Listeners’ Choice: International Songs powered by Spotify
Megan Thee Stallion – Neva Play（feat. RM of BTS）
PLAVE – WAY 4 LUV
SEVENTEEN – Shohikigen
NewJeans – Supernatural
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.
Lyodra – Pesan Terakhir
TJ Monterde – Palagi
BABYMONSTER – DRIP
Megan Thee Stallion – Mamushi（Remix）[feat. TWICE]
Zhou Shen – Little Sunshine (From the movie, Spicy Hot)
ILLIT – Magnetic
Sơn Tùng M-TP – Đừng Làm Trái Tim Anh Đau
aespa – Whiplash
LE SSERAFIM – CRAZY
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile
Maki – Dilaw
NewJeans – How Sweet
Taylor Swift – Fortnight（feat. Post Malone）
Ernie Zakri – Masing Masing
aespa – Supernova
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
LE SSERAFIM – Perfect Night
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Megan Thee Stallion – Mamushi（feat. Yuki Chiba）
Ginger Root – No Problems
Bernadya – Satu Bulan
Gracie Abrams – That’s So True
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – luther
OneRepublic – Nobody – from Kaiju No. 8
Jeff Satur – Ghost
Best Jazz Album
Ozone Makoto – Day 1
Watanabe Sadao – PEACE
Matsuda Seiko – SEIKO JAZZ 3
Yano Akiko and Uehara Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -LIVE IN TOKYO-
Ovall – Still Water
Best Classic Album
Tsujii Nobuyuki – THE BEST
Sumino Hayato – Human Universe
Sakamoto Ryuichi – Opus
Hisaishi Joe – A Symphonic Celebration – Music from the Studio. Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki
Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming – La Campanella
Most Requested Special Award – Oshikatsu Requested Artist of the Year powered by USEN
BE:FIRST
INI
JO1
King & Prince
NiziU
Number_i
SB19
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
V
Sakurazaka46
Radio Special Award – Best Radio-Break Song
Hitsujibungaku – more than words
Rikon Densetsu – Ai ga Issou Mellow
Omoinotake – Iku Oku Konen
Retroriron – Syodo
jo0ji – Dasa
Best Dance Electronic Song in association with JDDA
TESTSET – Moneyman
Chari Chari – Of Mystic Rhythms [Psychic Thermometry Mix]
TOWA TEI – TYPICAL!（feat. TAKKYU ISHINO）
WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA – Edison
Denki Groove – DENKI GROOVE 34th ANNIVERSARY SONG
Best DJ Award in association with JDDA
Dazzle Drums
DJ KOCO aka SHIMOKITA
DJ Nobu
okadada
¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U
Grand Prix Engineer in association with PMRAJ
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit grösster Vehemenz from Mahler: Symphony No. 5
「マーラー：交響曲第5番」より
「マーラー：交響曲第5番より第2楽章」
アンドレア・パッティストーニ指揮
/ 東京フィルハーモーニー交響楽団
[Best Master Sound部門 クラシック、ジャズ、フュージョン]
塩澤利安（ミキシング・エンジニア）
佐藤洋（マスタリング・エンジニア）
「Sweetest Tune」 / Travis Japan
[Best Master Sound部門 ポップス、歌謡曲]
酒井秀和（マスタリング・エンジニア）
松橋秀幸（ミキシング・エンジニア）
「天球の音楽 ミュージック・オブ・ザ・スフィアー イマーシブ・クラシック」より
「メタモルフォシスⅠ～2台のピアノのための～
/ 長谷川慶岳（作曲）、後藤由香里（ピアノ）
[Immersive部門（プログラミング・サウンド）]
鈴木 浩二（ミキシング・エンジニア）
「スキマスイッチ『Anniversary EP』」より
「ボクノート ～for 20th Anniversary with Orchestra～」
/ スキマスイッチ
[Immersive部門（アコースティック・サウンド）]
甲斐俊郎（ミキシング・エンジニア）
「MIXER’S LAB SOUND SERIES Vol.4」より
「小さな花」
/ 角田健一ビッグバンド
[アナログディスク部門]
北村勝敏（カッティング・エンジニア）
内沼映二（ミキシング・エンジニア）
All songs can be heard through their respective playlists on this page.
