Universal Music Japan (UMJ) has appointed widely respected industry and A&R executive Shintaro Aki as Managing Director, EMI ...

Virgin Music Group has teamed up with Tokyo-based Bushiroad Music to distribute anime music globally. Under the terms of the ...

Many of Kawakami's lyrical works weave stories of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, a place he referred to as his "second home". In ...

Virgin Music Group (VMG) has formed a strategic relationship with Tokyo-based Bushiroad Music. Bushiroad is a leading ...

Bullet Train’s “AwA AwA” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Nov. 13, shooting to the top spot from No. 49.

While genres like J-Pop, city pop and hardcore punk get all the attention, Japanese rap is a hidden gem. It might be fast and ...

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- South Korean boy band Stray Kids has released its second Japanese album. The K-pop group released the album ...

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of November 15th, 2024. If you have a job shuffle to ...

Featuring a rare rosewood and alder body and traditional 1960s specs, the Hiroshi Fujiwara-designed beauty represents one of ...

The festival takes the fragrance of cherry blossoms beyond music, extending it to the cultural ties between India and Japan.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- South Korean boy band Stray Kids has released its second Japanese album. The K-pop group released the album ...