58th Japan Record Awards
The 58th Japan Record Awards took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2016. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS.
Presenters
- Yūki Amami
- Shin'ichirō Azumi
Winners and winning works
Grand Prix
- Kana Nishino — "Anata no Suki na Tokoro"
Best Singer Award
- Masayuki Suzuki – "Melancholia"
Best New Artist Award
Excellent Work Award
- Kana Nishino — "Anata no Suki na Tokoro"
- Urashima Tarō — "Umi no Koe"
- Fuyumi Sakamoto — "Onna wa daka rete ayu ni naru"
- Kyary Pamyu Pamyu — "Sai & Co"
- AKB48 – "365 nichi no kamihikouki"
- AAA – "Namida no nai Sekai"
- Hikaru Utada – "Fantôme"
- Mariya Nishiuchi — "Believe"
- Kiyoshi Hikawa — "Miren Gokoro"
- Ikimono-gakari – "Last Scene"
New Artist Award
- iKon
- Satoshi Hayashibe
- Mizuki Hayama
- Boys and Men
Best Album Award
- Hikaru Utada – "Fantôme"
Excellence Album Award
- Gen Hoshino – "Yellow Dancer"
- Spitz – "Samenai"
- Back Number – "Chandelier"
- Taro Hakase – "Joy of Life"
Good Planning Award
- V.A. – "Akaran Kun"
- Ikusaburo Yamazaki – "1936 〜your songs〜"
- Ryuun Nagai – "Kaerimite"
- V.A. – "THE PEANUTS -TRIBUTE SONGS-"
- Begin – "Sugar Cane Cable Network"
- Juju – "Snack JUJU ~Yoru no Request~ "
- Mitsuko Nakamura – "Chōhen kayō rōkyoku muhō matsu no koi 〜 Matsugorō to Yoshioka fujin 〜"
- Izumi Yukimura&Hibari Misora&Chiemi Eri – "Too Young"
- Ranka – "Tokyo Koibumi"
- RADIO FISH – "PERFECT HUMAN"
- Miki Matsukawa – "Miki no uta no tabi..."
Special Award
Special Topic Award
Special Honor Award
- Toru Funamura
Achievement Award
- Isao Saito
- Daisuke Shiga
- Kiyoko Suizenji
- Masao Sen
- Shunichi Makaino
Special Achievement Award
- Yûmi Ito
- Rokusuke Ei
- Kisōtetsu
- Sasaki Kō
- Isao Tomita
Encouragement Award by Japan Composer's Association
- Sanae Jōnouchi
- Yutaka Yamakawa
Best Composer Award
- Chiaki Oka – "Inochi no koi"
Best Songwriter Award
- Fumihiko Hara – "Aki Koiuta"
Best Arranger Award
- Sekai no Owari – "Hey Ho"