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SIRUP x SKY-HI: Charting the Next Chapter of the Music Scene

Daniel Takeda 2025.2.28｜15:28

#MUSIC 2025.4.22

BE:FIRST Reveals 15-City World Tour in North America, Europe, and Asia

NiEW 2025.1.23｜12:15

“INSPIRE TOKYO 2024”: A Cultural Melting Pot Attracts Music Lovers and Market Goers

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Event review: INSPIRE TOKYO 2023. Urban culture festival resonates with the World

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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 2025.5.30

MONO NO AWARE Announces Solo Show in May, Featuring Direction by GROUPN

NiEW 2025.1.28｜17:58

#MUSIC 2025.5.30

Khaki Announces Release of Unreleased 12-Track Album “Hakko”

NiEW 2025.4.22｜00:15

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NiEW presents “exPoP!!!!!,” featuring Yūtai Communications, Fumi Noguchi, Doona, and Magical Choco Mint Club

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:35

#MUSIC 2025.5.30

STUTS Releases Anniversary Song for Newoman Yokohama’s 5th Anniversary

NiEW 2025.5.23｜13:31

#MUSIC 2025.5.31

FUJI & SUN ’25’ Announces First Lineup: Naotaro Moriyama, Satoko Shibata, Yuta Orisaka and More

NiEW 2025.1.22｜14:56

#MUSIC 2025.5.31

The Chemical Brothers to Headline Makuhari’s First-Ever ‘THE BEACH 2025’ Festival

NiEW 2025.1.23｜18:14

#MUSIC 2025.5.31

Hibiya Music Festival Announces First Wave of Artists: Kenji Ozawa, imase, Kiyoshi Hikawa + KIINA, and More

NiEW 2025.2.10｜18:51

#MUSIC 2025.5.31

Shizuoka’s “FUJI & SUN ’25” Adds Tavito Nanao, Yoshiwara Gion Taiko Sessions, and More

NiEW 2025.3.28｜12:56

#MUSIC 2025.5.31

MURA MASA, 250, MELTMODE Join Final Lineup for THE BEACH 2025 at Makuhari Beach

NiEW 2025.4.24｜14:30

#MUSIC 2025.5.31

Final Acts Revealed for FUJI & SUN Festival in Fuji City

NiEW 2025.5.2｜12:52

Ryusuke Hamaguchi Announces New Film ‘All of a Sudden’ Set for 2026 Release SONICMANIA Announces Second Wave of Artists: Perfume, KIKUO, MFS, and Minna-no-Kimochi Sebastian Stan Stars in A24 Thriller ‘A Different Man,’ Set for Japan Release

Photo Book Fair in Kyoto to Feature 35 Publishers and Bookstores Hitsujibungaku’s “mild days” Released Digitally, Music Video Shot During US Tour betcover!! to Embark on World Tour Across 31 Cities Wes Anderson’s Latest Film ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ to Hit Japanese Theaters in September

Eno: Brian Eno’s Dynamic Documentary Set for Japan Release Tadanori Yokoo Unveils 60 New Oil Paintings at Setagaya Art Museum in “River of Renga” Exhibition Kankyō Records Presents Ambient Event at Tama Center’s Botanical Greenhouse

Sapporo’s THE JUSTICE Music Festival Brings Together 60 Acts This May “Godzilla: THE Art Exhibition” Opens with 30 Artists, Exploring “What is Godzilla?” Prada Aoyama to Unveil Visionary Collaboration Between Nicolas Winding Refn and Hideo Kojima The fin. Announces US and Canada Tour in July, Following Release of New Single “Nebula”