On Tuesday, most of the winners of the 51st Japan Record Awards were announced. On December 30, when the awards show is broadcast live, one of the 11 Best Song winners will be given the grand prize (the Japan Record Award) and one of the four New Artist Award winners will be named Best New Artist.

Best Song:

* "Aki no Miyajima" - Kaori Mizumori
* "Infinity" - GIRL NEXT DOOR
* "YELL" - Ikimono Gakari
* "Omae wo Tsurete" - Daisuke Kitagawa
* "Someday" - EXILE
* "Stand by U" - TVXQ/DBSK/THSK
* "Tegami ~Shinai Naru Kodomotachi e~" - Ryoichi Higuchi
* "Tokimeki no Rumba" - Kiyoshi Hikawa
* "Mata Kimi ni Koi Shiteru" - Fuyumi Sakamoto
* "Lick me" - Kumi Koda
* "Rain Is Fallin'" - w-inds. x G-DRAGON (BIG BANG)

New Artist:

* Maya Sakura
* SCANDAL
* BIG BANG
* Hilchryme

Album Award:

* "Ainowa" - Hanaregumi
* "Sayuri IV" - Sayuri Ishikawa
* "Shio, Kosho" - GReeeeN
* "Box Emotions" - Superfly
* "my Classics!" - Ayaka Hirahara

Best Album:

* "Shio, Kosho" - GReeeeN

Best Singer:

* Hiroshi Itsuki

Special Awards:

* Alice
* AKB48 / Yasushi Akimoto
* Nobuyuki Tsujii

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