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Japanese pop and anime star Sumire Uesaka was invited to come and hang out with two-time Grammy Award Winning artist Thundercat while he was in Japan. Thundercat – who has worked with the likes of Childish Gambino and Kendrick Lamar, was a...
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MAN WITH A MISSION have almost finished recording new album Break and Cross the Walls II (available from JPU Records on CD from 27 May! Out digitally from 25 May), and they are asking fans from around the world to help them...
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Calling all agents: FEMM are embarking on their first ever overseas tour! After many international appearances at conventions and events, the rap / J-pop duo are finally stepping out as headliners and hitting the road in the UK and EU...
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New Tokyo's sentient mannequin duo FEMM have released new music video for 'Outta the Clouds'. The track is an electronic, groovy R&B number shaped by RiRi and LuLa's feelings through the pandemic. It's also the second new music video to be released...
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SCANDAL’s tenth studio album MIRROR, released in Japan and digitally worldwide on 26 January, has ranked at number five in the Oricon Weekly Album Chart. The achievement furthers the band’s impressive run of album success by now having ten top...
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