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#MUSIC 2026.3.29

Hitsujibungaku’s Nippon Budokan Live Film Gets One-Night Nationwide Screening

NiEW 2026.2.5｜15:59

Former CHAI Members MANA and KANA Announce OKAME’s Debut Album ”DEBUT”

NiEW 2026.2.5｜15:50

Thundercat Announces New Album ”Distracted” and Four-Date Japan Tour This May

NiEW 2026.2.5｜15:26

Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”

Ryohei Matsunaga 2026.1.29｜14:57

#MUSIC 2026.3.17

New Multi-Venue Event ”UNDERCITY” Takes Over Ebisu LIQUIDROOM Complex This March

NiEW 2026.1.29｜10:59

#MUSIC 2026.2.24

Korean Artist Parannoul Joins New ”QUATTRO Alternative” Series for First-Ever Japan Show

NiEW 2026.1.29｜10:55

Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue

Yuji Shibasaki 2026.1.22｜17:07

XG Takes Over SHIBUYA TSUTAYA With “THE CORE” Pop-Up Shop

NiEW 2026.1.22｜16:15

#MUSIC 2026.1.16

Lady Gaga’s “MAYHEM” Pop-Up Store Lands in Osaka and Tokyo

NiEW 2026.1.22｜16:07

#MUSIC 2026.5.3

Creepy Nuts and 10-FEET Lead First Lineup for VIVA LA ROCK 2026

NiEW 2026.1.22｜10:59

#MUSIC 2026.7.2

Ichiko Aoba Marks 15 Years With Live Album, Film, and 2026 NHK Hall Show

NiEW 2026.1.22｜10:38

#MUSIC 2026.3.7

Sonoko Inoue Announces First Overseas Shows in Taiwan and Korea

NiEW 2026.1.22｜10:29

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi on All of a Sudden and the Art of Drawing Audiences In

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Fujiwara Nao 2026.7.2｜14:43

DAMONS YEAR Wants You to Fall Apart Instead of Pretending You’re Fine

山本大地 2026.5.14｜15:16

“Straight To Hell” Review: A Fortune Teller, a Fraud, a Folk Devil

Kenichi Yasuda 2026.5.14｜14:30

SB19 Are Redefining Global Pop from the Philippines

坂井彩花 2026.5.1｜12:27

Ayano Kaneko and OGRE YOU ASSHOLE What Moves Them Live

Atsutake Kaneko 2026.4.3｜22:35

NiEW’S PLAYLIST

NiEW recommends alternative music🆕

NiEW Best Music is a playlist featuring artists leading the music scene and offering alternative styles in our rapidly evolving society. Hailing from Tokyo, the NiEW editorial team proudly curates outstanding music that transcends size, genre, and nationality.

EVENTS

#MUSIC 2026.7.11

Future Frequencies Festival Debuts in Tokyo with Joy Orbison, KNOWER, and Nosaj Thing

NiEW 2026.7.2｜12:04

#MUSIC 2026.7.4

Taeko Ohnuki Brings “Peter and Friends 2026” Tour to Osaka Tokyo and Fukuoka

2026.4.2｜15:48

#MUSIC 2026.7.3

Fender Opens Standalone Cafe in Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa

NiEW 2026.6.18｜10:55

Major Picasso Exhibition Curated by Paul Smith Arrives in Tokyo in June 2026

NiEW 2025.12.5｜12:02

#MUSIC 2026.5.6

kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan

NiEW 2026.3.12｜14:20

ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026

NiEW 2025.12.25｜10:52

#OTHER 2026.1.16

Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:13

Toy Story 5 Gets Japan-Exclusive MoviCheki Collectible Tickets YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film CoMix Wave Films Reveals New Anime Shiranui With Ichiko Aoba Theme Song Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

YOASOBI and UT Reunite for First Collaboration in Five Years Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY and Sónar Reveal Full Lineup for New Music and Art Festival Zara Larsson Announces First Ever Japan Show: Ticket Details and Everything You Need to Know

Tokyo’s MoN Takanawa Named One of the World’s Most Beautiful Museums Mitski Adds Special Tokyo Date After Fuji Rock: Ticket Details Announced Netflix’s Straight To Hell Brings Kazuko Hosoki Story to Screen Hans Zimmer Announces September Japan Arena Show Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level

The Weeknd Adds Second Tokyo-Area Show After Belluna Dome Sellout ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 G-SHOCK and XG Launch First Ever Collaboration Watches JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed