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 ...

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Grammy-nominated multi-platinum artist Shawn Mendes took the stage at Frost Amphitheater on Tuesday, bringing together students and community members to share their thoughts on the event.

The Terada Honke sake brewery is like a shrine to the microorganisms brewers must cooperate with to make sake. The workers there sing traditional songs as they pound steamed rice to make a ...

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 ...

An invitation to jam with Wings guitarist-bassist Denny Laine soon changed into a life-changing event when Paul and Linda ...

BY the time it ends tomorrow, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, will have drawn an estimated 28 million visitors to its ...

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 ...

Japanese music enthusiasts, loyal to CDs long after the rest of the world went online, have begun reaching for the eject button and switching to streaming services as artists cancel in-store events ...

Yoshihide Suga, used to suits, a lectern and the trappings of the Japanese government, now finds himself on hip hop T-shirts and bags in his hometown, where the locals are celebrating the man expected ...