Electric Bloom Webzine

Kenshi Yonezu’s ‘IRIS OUT’ is being put forward for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 2027 Grammys, potentially giving a Japanese anime song its first nomination in the category. The theme for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is also entered for Best Asian Pop Music Performance, a new award making its debut in 2027.

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Crypton Future Media has asked fans of “each KAITO” to respect one another after King & Prince’s Kaito Takahashi began a solo career under the same name as the virtual singer, first released 20 years ago. The company’s statement on October 5th accepts that the two will keep turning up together in searches and on social media, but doesn’t ask Takahashi to change his name o...

DEVILOOF released ‘GAMUROU’, their first single since signing to Universal Music Japan’s Virgin Music, on October 7th, with Enterprise Earth’s Travis Worland on guest vocals. That night, frontman Keisuke joined Lorna Shore for ‘Prison of Flesh’ at Toyosu PIT, where DEVILOOF opened the first show of the New Jersey deathcore b...

LiSA brought her first Europe and UK tour to a close at London’s Troxy on September 22nd, capping four sold-out nights in Milan, Düsseldorf, Paris, and London. It was her first UK show and the last of 16 dates on LiVE is Smile Always～15～, her 15th-anniversary tour, which drew around 100,000 people across nine countries and regions.

TuneCore Japan has now paid more than ¥100 billion (roughly £480 million / US$633 million) to the independent artists and labels using its distribution and monetisation services. The company announced the milestone on October 1st, 14 years after its October 2012 laun...