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J-Pop Singer LiSA Shares New ‘Akeboshi’ Music Video

LiSA shared a music video accompanying “Akeboshi” (“Morning Star”), her new track being featured as the opening theme of the Mugen Train story arc of the Japanese anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Directed by Masakazu Fukatsu — the visual artist responsible for the videos for LiSA’s long-running hit songs “Gurenge” and “Homura,” as […]

Music’s Latest Supergroup Is an NFT Project With Cartoon Apes

Universal Music Group’s 10:22PM label has created a new virtual supergroup, KINGSHIP, comprised of four characters from the Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible token (NFT) project. Billed as the first group of its kind, KINGSHIP marks a potentially important step forward in the music industry’s adoption of NFTs. Bored Ape Yacht Club is one of […]

BE:FIRST’s ‘Gifted.’ Wins Close Race to Top Japan Hot 100

BE:FIRST’s “Gifted.” bows at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Nov. 1 to 7, coming out on top after one of the closest races between two songs since the inception of the chart. “Gifted.” ruled four metrics of the chart’s methodology this week — radio airplay, downloads, streaming, and video views […]

Spotify to Acquire Audiobook Platform Findaway

Spotify will acquire the audiobook distribution company Findaway as the audio giant seeks to scale its catalog and creator tools in a similar fashion to its podcast offerings, the company said on Thursday. Findaway has both a full-service and self-service audiobook production platform for authors, narrators and publishers. The self-service option connects independent authors to […]