[Uemarasan]

Supposedly, the most "prestigious" awards in Japanese music. But, really, how many damn times are they going to nominate W-inds year after year? And, how lovely, presenting the Japan Record Awards-nominated "LICK ME"! It just doesn't sound right, I tell you. Some class, please. Some class.

I predict another EXILE win. Kaori Mizumori, Ryoichi Higuchi, and Kiyoshi Hikawa deserve it more. GReeeeN should have been nominated for Best Song. I am GLAD to see more Japanese enka music getting nominated! J-pop just didn't do it for me this year.

In case you're wondering, Ayu removed herself from consideration after she won her third Grand Prize.

Best Song (Grand Prize) nominees:
"Aki no Miyajima" - Kaori Mizumori
"Infinity" - GIRL NEXT DOOR
"YELL" - Ikimono Gakari
"Omae wo Tsurete" - Daisuke Kitagawa
"Someday" - EXILE
"Stand by U" - TVXQ
"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 nominees:
Maya Sakura
SCANDAL
BIG BANG
Hilchryme

Album Award nominees:
"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

Source: Tokyograph