Korean Music Majors Eye Japan's Paid Streaming Market as Subscription Growth Accelerates

TIDAL Halts Monetization of AI-Generated Music, Flagging Tracks with an "AI" Label

Aimer Delivers "Live to Survive," Theme Song for the New "Sword Art Online" Game, with a Lyric Video

THE ORAL CIGARETTES Surprise-Release New Song "LIMIT," Fusing EDM with Their Band Sound

Kenshi Yonezu Dominates Japan's 2026 Mid-Year Charts as "IRIS OUT" Powers Streaming and "Karasu" Resonates

Akina Nakamori Returns with First New MV in Nearly 11 Years for New Single "Gomen to, Suki to,"

Discoverability in an Era of Song Oversupply — With Over 100,000 Tracks Released Daily, Creator Visibility Strategy Comes Into Question

IFPI's "Global Music Report 2026": Recorded Music Grows 6.4% Worldwide as Japan Rises 8.9% and Holds the No.2 Spot

BABYMETAL's World Tour Rolls On — Album 'METAL FORTH' Holds a Strong Position on the U.S. Charts

Karen na Ivory Unveil the MV for Major 3rd Single "Night" — Expanding Their Worldview Under HoneyWorks' Production

Crazy WowWow!!'s "Tontsukatantan" Becomes a Viral Hit — Climbing View Counts and a Growing Chart Presence

YOASOBI Launch Their Biggest North America Tour Yet, "NEVER ENDING STORIES" — Opening in Boston This August Across Six Cities

The Challenge of Absent "Record Performance & Communication Rights" — Japanese Music Abroad and the Question of Returns

RIAJ Begins Quarterly Publication of "Recorded Music & Digital Sales Estimates" — Toward Whole-Market Visibility

XG Expand Their Presence with Debut Album 'THE CORE' and Lead Track "HYPNOTIZE"

"ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026" Reveals All 115 Acts — Five Days in September at Soga, Chiba

Omoinotake to Release Double A-side 'FLASHBULB / Hanataba' on July 29 — Theme Songs for Anime "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" Season 2

Fujii Kaze Launches the "Prema World Tour" Behind His Album 'Prema' — Six Asian Cities and Domestic Arenas

Japan's METI Overseas-Expansion Support for Content Sees Music Oversubscribed — Rising Demand and Design Challenges

TikTok Strengthens Support for Music Creators — "LIVE Master Program" and Song Monetization Expand

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