Music

Growing up beside Japan's huge animation industry, a music scene based on creating and performing the theme tunes and hit songs of popular anime works has come a long way in the past few decades, becoming a mainstream phenomenon at home and arousing growing ...

Guitarist Azusa Suga based part of the sound for the Tokyo rock band's new album “Ethernity” on American suburbia and pop culture from the 1990s.

Osaka record store owners Eiji Taniguchi and Norio Sato have unearthed some musical treasures from 1989-96 for this bright and buoyant compilation.

Chick Corea, the American jazz composer and electric keyboard trailblazer whose visionary fusion work stretched the boundaries of genre, has died of a rare form of cancer. He was 79 years old. Corea's illness "was only discovered very recently," read a statement posted on his ...

The composer's extensive discography includes soundtracks for anime such as “Blue Exorcist,” “Kill la Kill” and “Promare.”

While K-pop and TikTok will sway trends in the music industry, rock looks set to be Japan's best chance at producing global hits.

The musician, also known as the samurai guitarist, learns to roll with the punches in the era of the coronavirus with virtual reality performances.

The half-Japanese, half-Australian siblings, who experienced relentless teasing while growing up in Australia, took refuge in music and created their own blend of electro-pop.

The world-famous Beatle was killed on Dec. 8, 1980, but his legacy continues.

Paul McCartney is set to release his 18th solo album "McCartney III" on Dec. 18, and Ringo Starr will be on a U.S. tour in June 2021 fronting his "All Starr Band."

John Lennon inspired other musical greats such as Bob Dylan and Ozzy Osbourne, but whether he was everyone's "favorite Beatle" is still up for dispute.