54th Japan Record Awards

54th Japan Record Awards
Date	December 30, 2012
Venue	New National Theater, Tokyo
Country	Japan

The 54th Japan Record Awards (第54回日本レコード大賞) took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2012.^[1] The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS.^[2][3][4]

Presenters

• Shin'ichirō Azumi (TBS commentator)
• Yui Aragaki (actress)
• Erina Masuda (TBS commentator)
• Akiyo Yoshida (TBS commentator)

Radio

• Kengo Komada (TBS commentator)

Winners and winning works

Grand Prix

• AKB48 — "Manatsu no Sounds Good!"

Best Singer Award

• Yoshimi Tendō

Best New Artist Award

• Leo Ieiri^[5]

Best Album Award

• Kana Nishino — Love Place

New Artist Award

The artists who are awarded the New Artist Award are nominated for the Best New Artist Award.

• Leo Ieiri
• Misaki Usuzawa
• Erena Ono
• Tīna Karīna

References

1. "AKB48レコ大2連覇達成！新人賞は家入レオが受賞". Natalie. 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
2. "レコ大候補にAKB48、三代目JSB、斉藤和義、Fairiesら選出". Natalie. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
3. "第54回『レコ大』各賞発表　AKB、斉藤和義らが大賞候補". Oricon Style. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
4. "セカオワ、きゃりー、かまやつ、家入ら11組レコ大受賞会見". Natalie. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
5. 【レコ大】最優秀新人賞は家入レオ (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

External links

• Official results page