Music

As streaming becomes the norm for festivals wanting to draw a broader audience, artists are shaping their live performances with the YouTube audience and social media reactions in mind.

The summer music festival's 2022 edition marks a return to an event resembling 'normal.'

Electronic artist Night Tempo boasted a busy schedule with a live performance, a Showa pop DJ set and celebrity guests as one of Japan’s marquee music events returned to form.

Overseas acts are back on the lineup but local artists will make the most of those sultry nights at one of Japan’s marquee summer music festivals.

As the music industry opens up to digital realities, the Sailor-Scout-themed pop group and other nascent acts are utilizing anime's popularity to leapfrog into greater consciousness.

Each track featured on Yutaka Hirose's "environmental music" album was commissioned by various public and private spaces and has been considered beyond simply being art for art's sake.

The radio DJ and personality brings his distinct narration style to the soundtrack of Japan's bubble era.

The band breaks out of its comfort zone on "Strange World," a playful set of indie-pop songs inspired in part by the sense of exploration in Western media such as "Stranger Things."

Two Tatsuro Yamashitas exist in 2022. There’s the patron saint of city pop and a musical symbol for all things bubble-era Japan, and then there’s the 69-year-old pop tinkerer still exploring his craft on “Softly.”

What started out as a fun segment between innings at Nippon Ham Fighters' games now has athletes, fans and netizens busting a move to Ylvis’ chart-topping 2013 hit “The Fox."

Six months into 2022, artists are putting listeners more in control of how they experience new releases.