Music Awards Japan 2026 Nominees, Date, Location, Voting Schedule & More

The 2026 edition of the Music Awards Japan will be announced to take place from June 8 to June 13, 2025 next year, the main award show will be held on last day of the event.

The venue for the grand ceremmony for 2026 Music Awards Japan will be held in the evening at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO.

While the Premier ceremony which covers additional categories will take place earlier that day at TOKYO DREAM PARK.

The six-day extravanza event includes astists performances alongside seminars, showcases featuring music industry professionals from Japan and abroad, making it one of the country’s premier music honour.

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2026 Music Awards Japan Date & Venue

Event	2026 Music Awards Japan (MAJ)
Date	June 8-13 2026
Time	NA
Venue (location)	TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO.

Music Awards Japan 2026 Nominations List

The nominees for the Music Awards Japan 2026 will be announced on November 5 at the press conference held in TOKYO.

Organizers will revealed that mid-year standing based on data from January through August 2025, covering the current pool of eligible works and artists.

Here are the complete nominations list for the 2026 Music Awards Japan.

Artist of the Year – Nominees

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HANA
Gen Hoshino
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Kenshi Yonezu

New Artist of the Year – Nominees

CANDY TUNE
CENT
TENBLANK
HANA
Brandy Senki
MON7A
ONE OR EIGHT

Song of the Year – Nominees

AiNA THE END – On the Way
Sakanaction – Kaiju
JENNIE – like JENNIE
Snow Man – CHARISMAX
HANA – Burning Flower
HANA – Blue Jeans
HANA – ROSE
BE:FIRST – Muchu
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – KUSUSHIKI
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Darling
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Heaven
Kenshi Yonezu – BOW AND ARROW
Kenshi Yonezu – Plazma

Album of the Year – Nominees

Southern All Stars – THANK YOU SO MUCH
Snow Man – THE BEST 2020 – 2025
Fujii Kaze – Prema
BABYMETAL – METAL FORTH
Mrs. GREEN APPLE – 10

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All K-Pop Nominations in Music Awards Japan 2026

Song of The Year

BOYNEXTDOOR – Count to Love
aespa – Dirty Work
IVE – Rebel Heart
IVE – ATTITUDE
LE SSERAFIM – HOT
Jin – Don’t Say You Love Me
BLACKPINK – JUMP
ILLIT – Almond Chocolate
ENHYPEN – Shine On Me
TWICE – THIS IS FOR
HUNTR/X – GOLDEN
Jennie – like JENNIE
SEVENTEEN – THUNDER
TWS – はじめまして (Nice to see you again)

Artist of The Year

Stray Kids
SEVENTEEN
TWICE
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
LE SSERAFIM
ZEROBASEONE
NiziU
ENHYPEN
aespa
Rosé & Bruno Mars
ILLIT
BABYMONSTER
Jin
IVE
BLACKPINK
Jennie
TREASURE
BOYNEXTDOOR
NewJeans

Album of The Year

SEVENTEEN – HAPPY BURSTDAY
Stray Kids – Hollow
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – The Star Chapter: TOGETHER
ENHYPEN – DESIRE:UNLEASH
TWICE – THIS IS FOR TWICE
NiziU – AWAKE
ZEROBASEONE – PREZENT
JIN – Echo
LE SSERAFIM – HOT
RIIZE – ODYSSEY
IVE – IVE EMPATHY
ILLIT – bomb
BOYNEXTDOOR – No Genre
TWICE – Enemy
NCT DREAM – Go Back To The Future
TWS – TRY WITH US
G-DRAGON – Übermensch
NEXZ – One Bite
NCT WISH – poppop
ZEROBASEONE – BLUE PARADISE
PLAVE – Caligo Pt.1
ZEROBASEONE – NEVER SAY NEVER
IVE – IVE SECRET
Lisa – Alter Ego
Stray Kids – Mixtape : dominATE

Best Anime Song

GOLDEN from KPop Demon Hunters – HUNTR/X
Soda Pop from KPop Demon Hunters – Saja Boys
ReawakeR ft. FELIX – LiSA

Best K-Pop Song

BLACKPINK – JUMP
ILLIT – Almond Chocolate
LE SSERAFIM – DIFFERENT
ENHYPEN – Shine On Me
TWICE – THIS IS FOR TWICE
HUNTR/X – Golden
Jennie – like JENNIE
BOYNEXTDOOR – Count To Love
Jin – Don’t Say You Love Me
SEVENTEEN – THUNDER
aespa – Dirty Work
IVE – ATTITUDE
IVE – REBEL HEART
LE SSERAFIM – HOT
TWS – はじめまして
BOYNEXTDOOR – IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU
PLAVE – かくれんぼ
LE SSERAFIM – Come Over
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Beautiful Strangers
ILLIT – Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)
ILLIT – jellyous
Stray Kids – Hollow
TREASURE – YELLOW
ILLIT – Toki Yo Tomare
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Love Language
TWICE – Enemy
Saja Boys – Soda Pop
Stray Kids – CEREMONY
Hearts2Hearts –
ZEROBASEONE – SLAM DUNK
HOSHI X WOOZI (SEVENTEEN) – PINOCCHIO (feat. So!YoON!)
IVE – XOXZ
ZEROBASEONE – BLUE
IVE – Be Alright
TREASURE – PARADISE
MEOVV – HANDS UP
BABYMONSTER – HOT SAUCE
BOYNEXTDOOR – The Chase
I Feel Good – BOYNEXTDOOR
ALLDAY PROJECT – Famous
j-hope – Killin’ It Girl (feat. GloRilla)
TWICE – Like 1
LE SSERAFIM – Kawaii
Lisa – BORN AGAIN feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
RIIZE – Fly Up
Beomgyu – Panic
izna – SIGN
j-hope – Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)
ENHYPEN – Bad Desire (With or Without You)

Best K-Pop Artists

Stray Kids
SEVENTEEN
TWICE
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
LE SSERAFIM
ZEROBASEONE
ENHYPEN
aespa
ILLIT
BABYMONSTER
Jin
IVE
BLACKPINK
Jennie
Rosé
TREASURE
BOYNEXTDOOR
NewJeans
RIIZE
HUNTR/X
Jimin
BTS
TWS
NEXZ
BIGBANG
G-DRAGON
NCT DREAM
PLAVE
NCT WISH
Jungkook
Kep1er
MARK
Lisa
HOSHI and WOOZI
MEOVV
j-hope
Karina
i-dle
Seo In-guk
Beomgyu
SF9
Jisoo
xikers
Doyoung

Music Awards Japan 2026 Voting Schedule

The official voting timeline for the awards event is split into two phases, primary and final voting.

Entry Announcement: March 19, 2026 (Thursday)
Primary Voting Period: March 19 to April 8, 2026
Nomination Announcement: April 30, 2026 (Thursday)
Final Voting Period: April 30 to May 20, 2026

Remember: Voters will select a minium of two and a maximum of five entries/artists. All the voting will be conducted online through the authorized Music Awards Japan voting portal.

Where to watch Live Streaming of 2026 Music Awards Japan?

Fans who are eager to watch the live streaming of Music Awards Japan 2026 live on NHK General TV in Japan and globally via the official MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN YouTube channel, as it’s confirmed for a June 13, 2026 broadcast.

Last Line

These are the temporary nominations, the final lineup will announced next year, based on song and artists performance from now through the first round voting period, similar to last year.