The was held on 30 December 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Best Album Award, Songwriting Award, Composition Award, Merit Award, and Planning Award were not presented.

62nd Japan Record Awards

Presenters

Riho Yoshioka

Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer)

62nd Japan Record Awards

Winners

Grand Prix

LiSA –

Artist: LiSA

Lyrics: LiSA, Yuki Kajiura

Composition & arranger: Yuki Kajiura

Producer: Yuki Kajiura

Excellent Work Awards

Daichi Miura – "I'm Here" Junretsu – "Ai wo Kudasai ~Don’t you cry~" Little Glee Monster - "Ashiato" Nogizaka46 – "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo" DISH// - "Neko ~The First Take Ver.~" AKB48 - "Hanarete Ite mo" Kiyoshi Hikawa – "Haha" Da Pump - "Fantasista" LiSA - "Homura"

62nd Japan Record Awards

Best New Artist

Naoki Sanada

New Artist Awards

Naoki Sanada

Novelbright

Mameshiba no Taigun

Rin-ne

Best Vocal Performance

Kōhei Fukuda

Special Achievement Award

Uru

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

NiziU

Seiko Matsuda

Kenshi Yonezu

Special Lifetime Achievement Award

Michiyo Azusa

Shingo Kobayashi

Jackey Yoshikawa

Kyōhei Tsutsumi

Katsuhisa Hattori

Mieko Hirota

Toshiaki Maeda

Masahito Maruyama

Special International Music Award

BTS

Special Honor Award

Arashi

References

2020

2020 music awards

2020 in Japanese music

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry