59th Japan Record Awards
The 59th Japan Record Awards was held on 30 December 2017. The Tokyo Broadcasting System Television network televised the show live from the New National Theatre Tokyo in Tokyo. Radio broadcast was through TBS Radio. The broadcast ran from 18:30 (JST) to 22:00 (JST). Yūki Amami and Shinichiro Azumi hosted the ceremony for the second time.[2] The nominations and award winners were announced by TBS on 16 November 2017.[3][4] The 59th Japan Record Award went to idol group Nogizaka46 for their song "Influencer". This was the second consecutive win for an artist under the Sony Music Entertainment Japan label (after Kana Nishino in 2016).[5] Tsubaki Factory won the Best New Artist Award.[5] The average audience rating for the second part (19:00 to 22:00) was 14.4%, down 0.1% from the previous year's broadcast.[1] Presenters
Progress announcers
Radio relay host
Nominees and winnersGrand Prix
Excellent works AwardAlso the Grand Prix nominations
Best New Artist AwardNew Artist AwardAlso the Best New Artist nominations
Special Award
Best Singer AwardRecommendation AwardAwarded by the Japan Composer's Association
Special Honour Award
Achievement Award
Special Achievement Award
Composer Award
Lyricist Award
Arranger Award
Best Album Award
Excellence Album Award
Planning Award
References
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