The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN ceremony, the largest music awards in the country, is set to take place in May in Kyoto. Embodying the theme of “Connecting the world, illuminating the future of music ...

Top Japanese girl band AKB48 have released a single created using AI, after it proved more popular with fans than a rival song written by famed J-pop producer Yasushi Akimoto. As part of a songwriting ...

The year-end music festival will take place over two nights at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo this weekend.

Rising singer/songwriter Mina Okabe returns with her euphoric new single “Strong.” Out now via Capitol Records, “Strong” spotlights the Danish-Japanese star’s talent for dreaming up perfectly breezy ...

'2025 MUSIC BANK global festival in Japan' was held at Japan's National Stadium in Tokyo on the 13th and 14th. As the first K ...

The Japanese entertainment industry has become increasingly reliant on China in recent years. China is the world’s ...

The charismatic members of the four-piece group have had a busy year between attention-grabbing Coachella performances, a new album and a world tour. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor Mere seconds into ...

In 2025, life imitates digital art. When a cohort of vintage Japanese pop songs went viral on YouTube throughout the 2010s, city pop and J-pop went from an absolutely underground interest of a select ...