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#MUSIC 2026.8.14

JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed

2026.3.26｜13:15

#MUSIC 2026.8.14

SUMMER SONIC 2026 Reveals Daily Lineups for Tokyo and Osaka

NiEW 2026.3.13｜14:42

#MUSIC 2026.8.14

SUMMER SONIC 2026 Reveals First Lineup With The Strokes, JENNIE, FKA twigs, and LE SSERAFIM

NiEW 2026.2.6｜17:51

#MUSIC 2026.8.14

SUMMER SONIC 2026 Set to Mark 25 Years With Three Day Run

NiEW 2025.12.26｜13:46

#MUSIC 2025.8.16

m-flo to Curate Midnight Sonic at Summer Sonic Late-Night Show

NiEW 2025.6.14｜00:30

#MUSIC 2025.8.15

Denki Groove Joins the 3rd Lineup for SONICMANIA

NiEW 2025.5.8｜18:21

#MUSIC 2025.8.15

SONICMANIA Announces Second Wave of Artists: Perfume, KIKUO, MFS, and Minna-no-Kimochi

NiEW 2025.5.2｜20:07

#MUSIC 2025.8.15

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

NiEW 2025.3.28｜13:00

#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

#MUSIC 2025.8.16

SUMMER SONIC 2025 Adds The Prodigy, Camila Cabello, LANA, BABYMETAL, and More

NiEW 2025.2.28｜10:24

#MUSIC 2025.8.16

SUMMER SONIC 2025 Reveals First Lineup: Official Hige Dandism & FALL OUT BOY

NiEW 2025.2.21｜10:12

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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.

EVENTS

#MUSIC 2026.4.3

LANA, Yuki Chiba, and KEIJU to Headline POP YOURS 2026

NiEW 2025.12.18｜17:02

#MUSIC 2026.4.3

D.A.N. × Hitsujibungaku: First-Ever Co-Headlining Night at “Resonance”

NiEW 2025.12.25｜11:03

#MUSIC 2026.4.4

ONE OK ROCK Steps Up for MUFG Stadium Music Blowout

NiEW 2025.10.22｜14:08

#MUSIC 2026.4.4

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Celebrate 30 Years with Solo Show at Ariake Arena in 2026

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:54

#MUSIC 2026.3.17

Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:55

Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17

Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04

Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition

NiEW 2025.7.24｜09:50

#MUSIC 2026.1.24

Pioneering Japanese idol Kyōko Koizumi to Embark on 2026 Nationwide Hall Tour KK60

NiEW 2025.10.2｜11:25

#OTHER 2026.1.16

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

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:13

Janelle Monáe Joins GREENROOM FESTIVAL ’26 in Yokohama CoMix Wave Films Reveals New Anime Shiranui With Ichiko Aoba Theme Song YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

URBAN RESEARCH x A24 Launch Marty Supreme Collection in Japan Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition Live-Action Look Back From Hirokazu Koreeda Lands International Distribution

Hitsujibungaku Announce First Nationwide Hall Tour for 2026 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Fujii Kaze Leads Japan Launch of adidas Originals’ SUPERSTAR Campaign toe Announces October Shows in Osaka and Tokyo

JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda Shunji Iwai Exhibition Announced for Tokyo in 2027