The Japan Record Awards is an award giving body linked to the Japan Composers’ Association. It’s an annual event held to honor and recognize the year’s most outstanding musical artists. Each year, a list of winners is given the Gold Prize. These Gold Prize recipients then vie for the Grand Prize. The 49th Japan Record Awards are going to be held on December 30, 2007, 6:30 pm (JST) at TBS.

The list of Gold Prize Winners and Grand Prize Nominees are as follows:

Ai no Uta - Koda Kumi [Buy Now]
Kanazawa no Ame - Kawanaka Miyuki
Kiyoshi no Zundoko Bushi - Hikawa Kiyoshi
Jewelry day - ayaka
Tsubomi - Kobukuro
Toki no Kakera - EXILE [Buy Now]
PEACH - Otsuka Ai [Buy Now]
Hitori Satsumaji -Mizumori Kaori
LOVE IS THE GREATEST THING - w-inds. [Buy Now]
LOVE LETTER - BoA [Buy Now]

Aside from the Gold and the Grand Prize, the award for the Best Singer category would be determined on the day of the event.