NexTone Award

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NexTone Award
Awarded forArtist, songwriters, and music publishers who have generated the highest revenue in royalties during a fiscal year
CountryJapan
Presented by NexTone
First award2017
Website nex-tone.co.jp/copyright/award.html

The NexTone Award is a Japanese music awards established in 2017 by the copyright collective NexTone. The awards are given to artists, songwriters and composers whose songs generated the highest revenue in royalties during a fiscal year.

Contents

Only artists represented by NexTone are eligible for an award. Similar to the JASRAC Awards the three most successful songs in royalties are awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze Medals depending on the royalties amassed. Until 2023, next to the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals, a Special Award was given. Since 2024, the most successful Japanese work overseas and the most-successful song on YouTube by views are awarded as well. [1]

Winners

Main awards

List of main winners
YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
SongWriter(s)ArtistSongWriter(s)ArtistSongWriter(s)Artist
2017"Nagisa"Masamune Kusano Spitz "J.S.B Dream"STY Sandaime J Soul Brothers "Umi no Koe"Makoto Shinohara
Masaru Shimabukuro
Kenta Kiritani [2]
2018"Zenzenzense" Yōjirō Noda Radwimps "Stargazer"Masamune KusanoSpitz"Still Alive" Tomoyasu Hotei
Yukinojo Mori
Tomoyasu Hotei [3]
2019"In Two"Kenichi Anraku
Sorano
Ryo Ito
Adam Kapit
Namie Amuro "Chiisana Koi no Uta" Mongol800 Mongol800"Loser" Kenshi Yonezu Kenshi Yonezu [4]
2020"Kanade"Takuya Ōhashi
Shintarō Tokita
Sukima Switch "Zenzenzense"Yōjirō NodaRadwimps"Anata ni"Mongol800Mongol800 [5]
2021"Marigold" Aimyon Aimyon"Paprika"Keshi YonezuFoorin"Machigai Sagashi"Kenshi Yonezu Masaki Suda [6]
2022"Kōsui" 8s Eito "Usseewa"Syudou Ado "Neko"Aimyon Dish// [7]
2023"Usseewa"SyudouAdo"Odo"Deco*27
Giga
TeddyLoid
Ado"Goodbye Sengen"ChinozoChinozo [8]
2024"New Genesis" Yasutaka Nakata Ado"Habit"Fukase
Nakajin
Sekai no Owari "I'm Invincible"Motoki OhmoriAdo [9]
2025"Kaijū no Hanauta"VaundyVaundy"Hitorinbo Envy"KoyoriKoyori"Que Sera Sera"Motoki Ohmori Mrs. Green Apple [10]

Other awards

List of other winners
YearSpecialInternationalYouTubeSpecial MeritRef.
SongWriter(s)Artist
2017 TYMS Project [2]
2018 BanG Dream! Project
Your Name Project
[3]
2019 Mongol800 [4]
2020 Official Hige Dandism [5]
2021 Eikichi Yazawa [6]
2022 Hololive Production [7]
2023 Vaundy [8]
2024 Hoshimachi Suisei Atlus Sound Team [A] "Surges" Orangestar Orangestar
featuring
Kase and Loin
Ryūichi Sakamoto [9]
2025 BSMG Suzume Project"Hai Yorokonde" Kocchi no Kento
GRP
Kocchi no Kento [10]

Notes

  1. Consisting of Atsushi Kitajō and Ryōta Kozuka

References

  1. "1位にAdo「新時代」、2位はSEKAI NO OWARI「Habit」が受賞 「NexTone Award 2024」授賞式イベント開催". Oricon (in Japanese). May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "NexTone Award (ネクストーン・アワード) の創設について". PR Times (in Japanese). April 5, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "NexTone Award 2018、Gold Medalは「前前前世」野田 洋次郎が受賞". Musicman (in Japanese). April 11, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "「NexTone Award 2019」 (ネクストーン・アワード2019) の開催について". PR Times (in Japanese). April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "スキマスイッチ「奏(かなで)」、「NexTone Award 2020」Gold Medalを受賞". Barks (in Japanese). April 9, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "あいみょん「マリーゴールド」が「NexTone Award 2021」Gold Medal受賞". NB Press Online (in Japanese). April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "「香水」「うっせぇわ」「猫」が「NexTone Award」受賞、特別賞はホロライブプロダクション". Natalie (in Japanese). April 8, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "『NexTone Award』著作権使用料分配額1位は「うっせぇわ」 作詞作曲のsyudou氏「背筋が伸びる思い」". Oricon (in Japanese). May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "【イベントレポート】「新時代」「Habit」「私は最強」が「NexTone Award」受賞、特別功労賞は坂本龍一". Natalie (in Japanese). April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "「NexTone Award 2025」オフィシャルレポート". Encore (in Japanese). May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.