It's ‘Tycoon’ season,'” a beaming Ty Dolla $ign, declares. It is indeed. The inventive R&B singer has just released his fifth studio album, his first full-length solo release in five years. He chose ...

XG has officially announced the release of their long-awaited first full-length album. The lead single, “GALA,” is a powerful ...

Billboard Japan sat down with BABYMETAL for its Monthly Feature series spotlighting artists and releases of note today. The ...

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (21st ...

While most people associate Koji Kondo with Nintendo’s music, due to his work on the Mario and Zelda games, I think of Hirokazu Tanaka because of his work on practically everything else. Hirokazu ...

Staunch conservative and longtime lawmaker Sanae Takaichi is days away from becoming Japan’s first woman prime minister, and ...

Tron Ares rests on a flimsy story, but motorbikes have stolen the show in films—from Jai and Veeru’s bond in Sholay to Megan ...

Matthew Valbuena has long drawn on songs from his favorite artists to tune the Bose Premium Audio System found in Mazda cars today.

Across Tokyo, hundreds of train stations play unique melodies as trains arrive and depart. This film explores why Japan uses music to guide crowds, reduce stress, and make one of the world’s busiest ...

As the world continues to open and the barriers that language used to have crumble away, more artists like 19-year-old ...

Billboard Japan spoke with the three members — Hiyune, Ryozan, and Kozaki — about the journey that led to this album in this latest interview.

Afghan activist Nila Ibrahimi shares her experience using song to protest — and ultimately reverse — oppressive laws in Afghanistan just before the Taliban took back control of the country. In a brief ...