Number_i Join the First Artist Lineup for 'THE MUSIC DAY 2026' — Atlantic Records Deal Accelerates Their Global Push

BABYMETAL's European Festival Run Continues — Download Festival 2026 Set for June 13 as 'METAL FORTH' Deluxe Edition and World Tour Are Announced

JI BLUE's 'Keshiki' Hits No. 1 on the Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 — JO1×INI Unit's Official Theme for Japan's National Football Team, Produced by Taku Takahashi

Sakurazaka46 Release the 'What's "KAZOKU"?' MV as 15th Single Drops June 10 — Opening Theme for 'Mission: Yozakura Family' Season 2

Fujii Kaze to Perform at the MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Grand Ceremony on June 13 — 'Prema World Tour' Runs from Asia, Europe and North America to Year-End Dome Shows in Japan

YOASOBI Set June 26 EP 'THE BOOK for,' as New Song 'Orion' Gets Its TV Debut on CDTV's 2-Hour Special — Building Toward an Asia Tour Starting in October

ARASHI's 'Five' Tops the JAPAN Hot Shot Songs Chart as the Group Lands a Record 24 Songs on the Hot 100 — Post-Reunion Streaming Surge Continues

Creepy Nuts Release 'Fright' Performance Video Filmed Live from a Helipad on CDTV — Drama Theme Song Momentum Continues Ahead of The Weeknd's Asia Shows in September

Japan Expands Government Support for Music's Global Push — 'New Music Accelerator' and METI's Export Data Report Frame the Practical Agenda for a 44.86-Billion-Yen Overseas Market

Japan's Recorded-Music Market Reaches 99.2 Billion Yen in Q1 2026, Up 6% — Digital Hits 46.4 Billion Yen as Streaming Accounts for 93% of Digital Revenue

Rights Handling for AI-Generated Music Enters a Practical Phase — Under the 'AI Promotion Act,' Distribution Platforms Advance Commercial-Use Rights and Credit Attribution in 2026

Spotify Unveils 'SongDNA' and Strengthens Artist Verification; 2025 Payouts to the Music Industry Top a Record $11 Billion

Ado Premieres Past Live Footage Over Four Consecutive Weeks via 'Road to Ao' Ahead of 'Ado STADIUM LIVE 2026 Ao' — A Long-Term Mobilization Design Toward the Nissan Stadium Shows

'Mrs. GREEN APPLE presents CEREMONY' 2026 Opens at K Arena Yokohama — A Self-Produced Show Spanning Music, Fashion, and Culture Gathers a Diverse Lineup

XG Becomes the First Japanese Act to Perform at the UK's 'Capital's Summertime Ball 2026'; 'HYPNOTIZE' Holds No.1 on Billboard's Global Japan Songs Excl. Japan

Vaundy Drops the 'Idea ga Afurete Nemurenai' MV for the Monday-9 Drama 'Sabakan, Space e Iku' and Writes 'Kagerou' as the 2026 Summer High-School Baseball Anthem

Japanese Artists' Full-Scale Push into Overseas Festivals Takes Hold — With 'Coachella 2026' Japanese Acts as a Starting Point

27 Pre-2019 Songs in Billboard JAPAN's 2026 Mid-Year Top 100 — The 'Catalog Listening' Economy Driven by Streaming

HANA's 'Blue Jeans' Drives the Surge of a 7-Member Group from the 'No No Girls' Audition — First Love Song's MV Hits 30M Views

King Gnu's 'AIZO' Is the Opening Theme for 'Jujutsu Kaisen' Season 3 — High on the 2026 Mid-Year Hot 100, Synced with the Arena-Scale CEN+RAL Tour

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