From high-energy performances to cultural immersion, the two-day LA event highlights the artists and trends driving Japan’s ...

Whether they are avatar-utilizing virtual singers, frantic Hatsune-Miku-style Vocaloid producers or genre-bending bands, 122 Japanese artists participating in the three-daylong YouTube Music Weekend ...

When you think of streaming music, the first two companies you probably think of are Apple and Spotify. With good reason: Apple, already a music-tech titan, announced its entry in the space with much ...

One way to track the evolution of popular music is to examine its subgenres. Think of how “rock” begat “punk rock,” which begat “post-punk,” as a simple example. Electronic and ambient music include ...

The inaugural ceremony serves as the largest music awards in Japan By James Dinh MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN (MAJ), the largest music awards in the country, is set to take place at the ROHM Theatre Kyoto on ...

Essentially, city pop is Western music that’s been adapted by the Japanese, now coming back to us as a retrospective source of fascination. The head of the internet music label Business Casual once ...

The 2026 edition of MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN (MAJ), one of the country’s premier international music honors, is set for June 13 next year. The Grand Ceremony, including the red carpet and presentation of ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. You can still walk into music stores in Japan and see albums released on cassettes. I'm not sure which is more amazing: Being able to walk into a ...