Japanese singers and musicians will finally receive royalties when their works are played as background music in public ...

On the all-genre song chart Japan Hot 100, Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" claims the No. 1 spot. By Billboard Japan Billboard Japan unveiled its 2026 mid-year charts, tallying the period from Nov. 24, ...

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026, Japan's biggest international music awards show, has unveiled its nominees across 63 categories ahead of the June 13 ceremony.

A new awards gala was held to spread Japan’s pop music to the rest of the world, but the struggling domestic industry may ...

One of the much-anticipated honors at the second edition of Music Awards Japan is the International Special Award, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN ceremony, the largest music awards in the country, is set to take place in May in Kyoto.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With less than a month to go, the countdown is on for MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 (MAJ) — Japan’s largest international music awards.

SUZUKA, MIZYU, RIN & KANON chatted with Billboard Japan about their philosophy of standing out and what they're bringing to the June 9 show.

When you think of streaming music, the first two companies you probably think of are Apple and Spotify. With good reason: Apple, already a music-tech titan, announced its entry in the space with much ...

If you like girl bands, you sure won’t resist these most popular Japanese girl bands that we got listed for you! Japanese music is slowly but steady finding its audience outside Japan in the last ...

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