Is the world ready for Hikki?
The folks at the Island Def Jam label apparently think so, which is why they've signed Hikaru Utada to a worldwide recording deal. Under the contract, Utada will record at least one English-language album for the label. So far there's no word as to where it will be recorded or when it will be released.
This was one of the biggest news stories in the Japanese music scene last week, since it brings together one of Japan's biggest stars and Def Jam, which is part of the world's biggest record company, the Universal Music Group.