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BE:FIRST Teams Up with FamilyMart for Holiday Cake
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2025.10.18
TAMATAMA FESTIVAL 2025 Kicks Off with 10 Acts, Featuring Sakura Fujiwara and THE BAWDIES
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KUROMI Drops “KUROMI♡Profile” MV Ahead of Major Debut, Song by Satomi Shigemori
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CHAI’s MANA and KANA Reemerge with New Project “OKAME”
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2025.11.20
MUTEK.JP 2025: GEZAN, Ami Kusakari, goat Join Shibuya Event
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2025.12.19
D.A.N. Announces Solo Shows “Microsound 2.0” in Tokyo and Osaka
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Tatsuro Yamashita Drops First New Song in Two Years, “Onomatope ISLAND”
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2025.9.26
NiEW Presents September “exPoP!!!!!” with Yuka Nagase, Hammer Head Shark and More
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Discover Tokyo’s Remote Islands Through Sound: U-zhaan, MIZ, Ichiko Aoba Participate
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2025.11.13
Salasa to Embark on Largest-Ever Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka Tour
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2025.11.1
Bruno Mars’ Music to Light Up Japanese Fireworks in Bruno Mars Fireworks 2025
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2025.12.12
Chanmina, HANA, Hitsujibungaku Headline “Spotify On Stage Tokyo 2025 – Year-End Special”
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“Jack & Music” Festival Featuring Denzel Curry Announced
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TESTSET Returns with Full Album “ALL HAZE” in October
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Nagano’s EACH STORY Hits Tokyo with Jakob Bro × Midori Takada, Gia Margaret, and Felbm
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2025.11.19
YOGEE NEW WAVES Announces Inaugural Hall Show with New Lineup
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‘Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries’ Explores the Composer’s Mind Through His Personal Journals
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Sayo Komada Preserves Shamisen Tradition with a Twist: Why She Plays “Can’t Stop” on Instagram
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
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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.
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2025.9.21
SUSHIBOYS Announce Solo Tour with Four Shows
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2025.9.21
Yasuyuki Horigome’s “Uma no Hone” Marks 20th Anniversary with First Best-of Album
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2025.9.23
STUTS Adds Guests for Arena Show: BIM, DJ FUMIYA, RYO-Z, and Schadaraparr
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2025.9.23
Hokkaido’s “FAHDAY” Unveils Second Wave of Acts Including Quruli and Saho Terao
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2025.9.23
Tomakomai’s FAHDAY Reveals Third Lineup Featuring Ohzora Kimijima, CAR10, and More
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2025.9.23
Tomakomai’s FAHDAY Expands Lineup with Odottebakari no Kuni and Yuransen
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2025.9.24
ODD Foot Works Drops New Single “NO NAME DANCE,” Solo Show Planned at Shibuya WWW
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2025.9.25
Shibuya’s WWW Marks 15th Anniversary with First Project “Suchmos × LEX”
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2025.9.25
LE SSERAFIM Pop-Up Café Opens with Special Live Photo Displays
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2025.9.26
‘BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN’ Japan Release Date Announced: Band’s First Official Documentary
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