Billboard JAPAN First-Half 2026 Chart Wrap — Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" Tops the Hot 100, Mrs. GREEN APPLE Claims a First-Ever Third Straight Year at No. 1 Artist

King Gnu's Record-Setting "CEN+RAL Tour 2026" Heads to Its Seoul Finale — A Cross-Border Run Through Five Asian Cities, Powered by "AIZO"

Decoding Spotify's Royalty Model — How Minimum-Stream Thresholds and Anti-Fraud Measures Reshaped Distribution Practice

Where Is the Copyright of AI-Generated Music Headed? — The Current State of Commercial Use and Japan's Rights-Clearance Debate

Number_i's '3XL' Music Video Sparks Buzz — A Hip-Hop Approach and Precise Choreography Reach Listeners at Home and Abroad

Creepy Nuts Release the 'Fright' Music Video — A TBS Tuesday Drama Theme, With a Talked-About Debut at Coachella 2026

XG's 'HYPNOTIZE' Wins Best Global Hit from Japan at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 — A World-Standard Dance-Pop Statement

Fujii Kaze Wins Best Album for a Second Straight Year at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 with 'Prema'

J-POP's Overseas Push Accelerates in 2026 — Where Cross-Border Strategy Stands, From World Tours to Asian Markets and Local Partners

Global Recorded Music Tops $30 Billion for the First Time — IFPI's Global Music Report 2026 Shows Japan Rebounding at 8.9% Growth

imase's "Soyokaze" Music Video — Acoustic Pop That Paints the Season, Also Rolled Out as a Commercial Tie-Up

Ado Keeps Up a Prolific 2026 — "AiAiA" Music Video Released, Following "Vivarium" as She Widens Her Range

Vaundy Drops the "Idea ga Afurete Nemurenai" Music Video — Fuji TV Monday-9 Drama Theme, Self-Directed and Starring Natsuki Deguchi

Kenshi Yonezu to Release "Karasu," the 2026 NHK Soccer Theme, on June 15 — Lyric Visual and New Artist Photo Unveiled

Pitching Music to Netflix Favors Major-Label Artists — MUSEXPO Panel Reveals How Sync Placements Really Get Made

Music Industry Funding Reaches About $4.66 Billion in Q1 2026 — Catalog Mega-Funds and AI Investment Lead as Deal Count Tops Last Year

JO1's Takumi Kawanishi Teams Up with MONKEY MAJIK on 'Unstoppable,' Out June 17 — Solo EP 'Sketch' Follows on June 24

Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'CEREMONY' 2026 Takes Over K-Arena Yokohama — TOMORROW X TOGETHER Among the Guests as a 2027 Edition and TVer / WOWOW Broadcasts Are Announced

Sakanaction's 'Yoru no Odoriko' Revival Keeps Going — 14-Year-Old Track Holds the Upper Reaches of the Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 After a Global Meme Breakout

ORANGE RANGE Release the '1000%' Music Video — DAZN's Soccer Anthem for FIFA World Cup 2026 Stages a Parallel-World Tournament

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