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Bonna Pot: The Unconventional Outdoor Music Journey You Need to Know About

Kenji Takeda 2025.4.10｜15:28

#MUSIC 2025.8.29

Sweet Love Shower 2025: First Wave of Artists Revealed for 30th Anniversary Celebration

NiEW 2025.4.10｜11:30

#MUSIC 2025.5.17

Kyoto’s STARFESTIVAL Confirms Laurent Garnier’s Japan Visit in Final Announcement

NiEW 2025.4.2｜18:48

#MUSIC 2025.9.20

Yamagata’s Gampeki Music Festival Announces Final Chapter, Returning After Three Years

NiEW 2025.3.28｜13:13

#MUSIC 2025.8.15

SONICMANIA Reveals First Lineup: The Prodigy, Gesaffelstein, Floating Points, Tohji

NiEW 2025.3.28｜13:00

#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 2025.3.29

A Unique Festival of Bread, Music, and Antiques Comes to Chofu—Featuring Shutoku Mukai, KIRINJI, and More

NiEW 2025.3.26｜15:24

#MUSIC 2025.5.3

VIVA LA ROCK 2025 Adds ano, Awich, Kvi Baba, and More

NiEW 2025.3.25｜10:58

#MUSIC 2025.6.2

Osaka’s Weekday Outdoor Festival Brings Music Featuring PUFFY and Rikon Densetsu

NiEW 2025.3.24｜00:26

#MUSIC 2025.5.23

Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2025 Adds 34 Acts, Including Hedigan’s and Laura Day Romance

NiEW 2025.3.19｜14:49

#MUSIC 2025.8.16

Alicia Keys, Tinashe, and BE:FIRST Among Major Acts for Summer Sonic 2025

NiEW 2025.3.18｜00:14

#MUSIC 2025.8.16

Summer Sonic 2025 Adds Gesaffelstein, YUNGBLUD, FRUITS ZIPPER, and More

NiEW 2025.3.13｜11:46

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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 2025.8.22

maya ongaku and Minami Deutsch to Share Stage for the First Time at Shibuya WWW X

NiEW 2025.6.5｜15:30

#MOVIE 2025.8.22

Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu

NiEW 2025.6.27｜14:28

#MUSIC 2025.8.22

Iconic Enka Singer Sachiko Kobayashi to Spin One-Night-Only DJ Set

2025.7.3｜13:02

#MUSIC 2025.8.23

Eve Announces Major K Arena Yokohama Show for 2025 Summer, Celebrating “Under Blue”

NiEW 2024.8.23｜11:45

Take Sasamoto’s Laboratory Exhibition Set for August 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

NiEW 2024.12.4｜17:19

#MUSIC 2025.8.23

ONE MUSIC CAMP in Hyogo Adds ACIDMAN, ASOUND, and Gusokumuzu

NiEW 2025.5.29｜13:23

#MUSIC 2025.8.27

FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE Embark on Japan Debut This August

NiEW 2025.7.3｜12:36

#MUSIC 2025.8.27

Yaeji Announces August Tokyo Show Following Debut Album Release

NiEW 2025.7.4｜14:28

#MUSIC 2025.8.17

Maximum10 Compilation Released on HOLIDAY! RECORDS with POP DISASTER, sfpr and More

NiEW 2025.8.14｜13:37

#MUSIC 2025.8.17

Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide

2025.5.2｜20:11

Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita Kenshi Yonezu × Hikaru Utada: First Collaboration on Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Ending Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup maya ongaku Sets Off on Nationwide Five-City Tour

King Gnu Announces Largest Asian Tour from February 2026 UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho Björk’s Live Album “cornucopia: live” Gets Six Physical Release Formats

PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026 Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”

beabadoobee’s Pop-Up Shop Debuts at Shibuya 109 to Mark Summer Sonic Visit Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition MIYASHITA PARK Marks 5th Anniversary with Pop-Up Shops and Night Market Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates