The was held on 30 December 2021.
Nominations and awards were announced by the organizers on 19 November. Like the previous award ceremony, the Best Album Award, Songwriting Award, Composition Award, Merit Award, and Planning Award were not presented due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Presenters Riho Yoshioka Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer)
Winners Grand Prix Da-iCE – "Citrus" Artist: Da-iCE Lyrics: Taiki Kudo, Sota Hanamura Music: Kaz Kuwamura, Shōgo Nakayama Arranger: Shōgo Nakayama, TomoLow
Excellent Work Awards LiSA - "Akeboshi" Junretsu - "Kimi ga Soba ni Iru kara" Nogizaka46 – "Gomen ne Fingers Crossed" Da-iCE - "Citrus" NiziU - "Take a Picture" Da Pump - "Dream on the Street" AKB48 - "Nemohamo Rumor" Daichi Miura – "Backwards" Kiyoshi Hikawa – "Happy!" Awesome City Club - "Wasurena"
Best New Artist Macaroni Enpitsu
New Artist Awards INI Taeko Macaroni Enpitsu Luca Mochizuki
Best Vocal Performance Misia
Special Award Ado Bank Band Takashi Matsumoto Yoasobi
Japan Composer's Association Award Hiroshi Takeshima
Special Achievement Award Makoto Kawaguchi (composer) Makoto Kitajo (lyricist) Asei Kobayashi (composer) Masatoshi Sakai (producer) Sumiko Sakamoto (singer) Jerry Fujio (singer) Koichi Sugiyama (composer) Jun Suzuki (composer) Takeshi Terauchi (guitarist)
Special International Music Award BTS
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