Music Awards Japan 2026 full nominee list revealed

At the nomination announcement event in Tokyo on April 30, this year's MAJ Ambassadors, Kento Nakajima & Mei Hata, took the ...
Forbes

J-Pop’s Rising Stars BE:FIRST Setting The Stage To Go Global

Japanese pop group BE:FIRST has been through a lot in their nearly five years since their debut in 2021. The members – SOTA, SHUNTO, MANATO, RYUHEI, JUNON and LEO – had to compete on the Japanese ...
Music Ally

Gems in Japan

This week’s Music Ally Country Profile is on Japan, a country which has continued to see revenues climb in 2025 as the second largest domestic recorded music market worldwide. “This […] ...
The Hollywood Reporter

J-Pop Group Atarashii Gakko! on Bringing Their Music to a Global Audience and Why Normal Is “a Bit Boring”

The charismatic members of the four-piece group have had a busy year between attention-grabbing Coachella performances, a new album and a world tour. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor Mere seconds into ...
Dallas Observer

Wamono Nights Brings City Pop to the Dance Floor in Bishop Arts

In 2025, life imitates digital art. When a cohort of vintage Japanese pop songs went viral on YouTube throughout the 2010s, city pop and J-pop went from an absolutely underground interest of a select ...
The Hollywood Reporter

CEIPA Board Member Tatsuya Nomura on Matsuri’25, J-Pop’s Global Rise and Japan’s Shift to Streaming

Last month, thousands of attendees flooded DTLA’s Peacock Theatre for Matsuri’25, a concert celebrating Japanese artists. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor Thousands flocked to downtown Los Angeles last ...