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DIR EN GREY fans petition to end AI deal with Cifer Studio after tank-fire AR and online clashes
More than 300 DIR EN GREY fans have signed a petition calling on the band’s management to end...
Japanese acts lead public campaigns for the Grammys’ first Asian pop award
Japanese acts are out in force for the first Best Asian Pop Music Performance award at the 2027...
Kenshi Yonezu’s ‘IRIS OUT’ could make Grammy history for Japanese anime
Kenshi Yonezu’s ‘IRIS OUT’ is being put forward for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 2027...
Crypton responds to KAITO hashtag clash as King & Prince’s Kaito Takahashi goes solo
Crypton Future Media has asked fans of “each KAITO” to respect one another after King & Prince’s Kaito...
DEVILOOF release ‘GAMUROU’ with Travis Worland as Keisuke joins Lorna Shore in Tokyo
DEVILOOF released ‘GAMUROU’, their first single since signing to Universal Music Japan’s Virgin Music, on October 7th, with...
LiSA signs off her first Europe tour with a sold-out London finale
LiSA brought her first Europe and UK tour to a close at London’s Troxy on September 22nd, capping...
TuneCore Japan payouts pass ¥100 billion as overseas share tops 20%
TuneCore Japan has now paid more than ¥100 billion (roughly £480 million / US$633 million) to the independent...
RAZOR celebrate 10th anniversary with new single ‘I LOVE YOU’
Visual kei band RAZOR have released their latest single ‘I LOVE YOU’ as part of their 10th anniversary...
Hoshikuma Minami enlists Kenta Koie and Crystal Lake’s YD for heavy new single ‘NOVA’
Hoshikuma Minami has released ‘NOVA feat.Kenta Koie’, a new single featuring Crossfaith/AFTERVOID frontman Kenta Koie, written with Crystal...
Kana Nishino goes independent after 18 years and launches her own management company
Chart-topping J-pop singer and lyricist Kana Nishino has left Sony Music Artists (SMA) after 18 years and is...
