|
Wa To Yo
is the eleventh studio album by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai. It was released on June 7, 2017, through EMI Records, as a double album. Wanting to express both her American and Japanese background, Ai recorded the ''Wa'' disc in Japanese with traditional Japanese sensibilities while the ''Yo'' disc was recorded in English with R&B and hip hop influences. Background After the release of '' Moriagaro'' in 2013, Ai was engaged to Hiro, the leader and vocalist of the rock band Kaikigesshoku. The pair had been dating for 10 years, and wed in January 2014. In August 2015, Ai gave birth to her first child. In November 2015, EMI released a greatest hits album, '' The Best''. A deluxe version was released in 2016. ''Wa to Yo'' was first teased on Ai's YouTube channel on April 20, 2017. Development Wanting to "convey the goodness of Japan" to the rest of the world and "the goodness of the overseas to Japanese people", Ai collaborated with several producers, artists and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai (singer)
, known mononymously as Ai (, stylized as AI or A.I. ), is a Japanese-American singer, songwriter and rapper. Born in Los Angeles, Ai moved to Kagoshima at age four. Motivated to become a singer, she returned to Los Angeles during her adolescence, attending the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. While in Los Angeles, she performed as part of a gospel choir at a Mary J. Blige concert and appeared as a backup dancer in Janet Jackson's music video, " Go Deep". She briefly joined the Asian girl group SX4 in 1999 until she graduated high school. After being discovered by BMG in 2000, Ai relocated to Japan and released her debut album, '' My Name is Ai'' (2001), to very little commercial success. Signing to Def Jam Japan in 2002, Ai became the first woman signed to the label. She released two studio albums under the label, '' Original Ai'' (2003) and '' 2004 Ai'' (2004). With the release of her third studio album, Ai rose to mainstream prominence in Japan. Transferring t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best (Ai Album)
''The Best'' is the second greatest hits album by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on November 25, 2015, by EMI Records. It primarily features songs that were released as singles from her studio albums, including " Story" from '' Mic-a-holic Ai'' (2005), "Happiness" from ''Independent'' (2012), "Dear Mama" from '' Moriagaro'' (2013), and a solo cover version of K'naan's " Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)". A deluxe version of the album was released in May 2016, which included " Minna ga Minna Eiyū" and other previously released songs from ''2004 Ai'' (2004) and ''What's Goin' On Ai'' (2006). The album sold over 121,000 copies since its release, receiving a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). On the Oricon charts, the album debuted at number 3, charting for 118 weeks. On the ''Billboard Japan'' charts, the album debuted and peaked at number 2. Background and release In early 2015, Ai posted on Twitter revealing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Reid
Delroy "Junior" Reid (born 6 June 1963) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. From 1986 to 1988, he served as lead vocalist for the reggae band Black Uhuru on three albums: '' Brutal'' (1986), '' Positive'' (1987), and ''Black Uhuru Live in New York'' (1988). His solo career is extensive, and is widely regarded as a great of Dancehall Reggae. He is also known for his guest performances on the Game's 2006 single "It's Okay (One Blood)", as well as the remix of Mims' single, " This Is Why I'm Hot" alongside Baby Cham that same year. Biography Reid was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and had a tough upbringing in the city's Waterhouse district, notorious for being one of the most dangerous places in Jamaica.Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, It was there in the politically turbulent late '70s that he recorded his first-ever single "Speak the Truth" at the age of 13 for the late Hugh Mundell, released in Jamaica on Augustus Pablo's Rockers In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tish Hyman
Latisha Tawana "Tish" Hyman, commonly known as Tish, is an African-American singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. Early life Hyman was born and raised in the Bronx,Kathy Landoll“Band Crush: Tish Hyman,”''Nylon'', June 22, 2015.Rea Melissa Davis“Tish Hyman – ‘Subway Art’,”AllHipHop, April 29, 2015. where she began battle rapping at an early age.Renaud Jean-Baptiste Jr.“Meet R&B’s New Voice Of The Streets, Bronx Bomber Tish Hyman,”VH1.com, June 11, 2015. Career Beginnings In 2010 Hyman moved to Los Angeles, California and began writing songs for other artists.Kazeem Famuyide“The Pen Is Mightier: Tish Hyman Is Ready for Her Close-Up,”''Stashed'', May 11, 2015. In 2011 she wrote a song for Ahsan Watts which helped him get signed to Interscope, and gave Hyman recognition as a songwriter. She subsequently landed a publishing deal at Universal Music Publishing Group and went on to write songs with Alicia Keys, Diddy, Kanye West and Kelly Rowland.Matth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Geringas
Alex Geringas (born March 2, 1971) is a German composer and songwriter based in Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ..., United States. Awards * 1998 Echo Award – Best Newcomer – Die 3. Generation * 2003 Echo Award – Best Video – No Angels "Something about us" * 2013 BMI London Award – Kelly Clarkson " Dark Side" * 2013 Grammy Award – "Best Pop Vocal Album", Kelly Clarkson (contains "Dark Side") * 2014 BMI Pop Award – Kelly Clarkson "Dark Side" * 2015 Emmy Nomination – Original Theme "Who's da King" / All Hail King Julien * 2017 Annie Nomination – Outstanding Achievement in Music for an animated TV Show for "Home : Adventures with Tip and Oh" References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Geringas, Alexander Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himekami
is a Japanese people, Japanese New-age music, new-age musical group, founded in 1980 by composer as , changing its name to Himekami in 1984. The band's name is derived from Mount Himekami in Morioka, Iwate, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. The group's current line-up consists of synthesizer player , son of Yoshiaki, and vocalists Wakako Nakajima, Tomoko Fujii, Junko Shiwa, and Yoriko Sano. The album ''Ama Takami no Kuni'' (2008) was the first released by the group following founder Hoshi's death in October 2004. Higher Octave, Higher Octave Music has released a number of their albums in North America. Albums As Himekami Sensation * (1981, based on Oku no Hosomichi, the work by Matsuo Bashō) * (1982) * (1982, main theme for the Tetsutaro Murano, Tetsutarō Murano film ''Tono monogatari'') * (1983) Sources: As Himekami * (1984, collaboration with YAS-KAZ) * (1985, collaboration with YAS-KAZ, theme of NHK ''Gurutto Kaidō 3000km'') * (1986) * (1987) * (1988, soundtrack for the 32 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
59th Japan Record Awards
The 59th Japan Record Awards was held on 30 December 2017. The Tokyo Broadcasting System Television network televised the show live from the New National Theatre Tokyo in Tokyo. Radio broadcast was through TBS Radio. The broadcast ran from 18:30 (JST) to 22:00 (JST). Yūki Amami and Shinichiro Azumi hosted the ceremony for the second time. The nominations and award winners were announced by TBS on 16 November 2017. The 59th Japan Record Award went to idol group Nogizaka46 for their song "Influencer". This was the second consecutive win for an artist under the Sony Music Entertainment Japan label (after Kana Nishino in 2016). Tsubaki Factory won the Best New Artist Award. The average audience rating for the second part (19:00 to 22:00) was 14.4%, down 0.1% from the previous year's broadcast. Presenters * Yūki Amami * Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer) Progress announcers * Ai Etō (TBS Announcer) * Yumi Furuya (TBS Announcer) Radio relay host * Kengo Komada (TBS Announcer) Nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Watanabe
is a Japanese comedian, actress, and fashion designer. She rose to fame in 2008 for her imitation of Beyoncé, after which she was given the title "the Japanese Beyoncé". Career Watanabe does impersonations of popular artists in Japanese culture, among which her imitation of Beyoncé singing "Dreamgirls (musical)#Act I 2, Dreamgirls" and "Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song), Crazy in Love" quickly became popular. She has also launched her own fashion line called ''Punyus'' (loosely translated to "chubby" in English), and played the role of Mabel in the musical ''Fame (musical), Fame'' and Tracy Turnblad in the musical ''Hairspray (musical), Hairspray''. Her Instagram account has 9.9 million followers as of 23 February 2023. Guest appearances Watanabe was seen as a guest in the 2013 anime movie ''Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!''. In 2016, she voice acting, voiced the character of Thomas the Tank Engine film characters#Ashima, Ashima in the Japanese la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100
The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and Hanshin Contents Link since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thursday at Billboard.com ( UTC). The first number-one song on the chart was " Stay Gold" by Hikaru Utada on the issue dated January 16, 2008. The first number-one song on the chart by a non-Japanese artist was " Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis in the issue dated April 30, 2008. The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated June 11, 2025, is "Boyz" by SixTones. Methodology From the chart's inception in 2008, to December 2010, the chart combined CD single sales data from SoundScan Japan, tracking sales at physical stores across Japan, and radio airplay figures from Japan's then 32 AM and FM radio stations sourced from the Japanese company Plantech. In December 2010, the chart expanded to include sales from online stores, as well as sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan
''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine '' Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway), holding an exclusive licence from ''Billboard''s parent company to the Billboard brand name in Japan,"Hanshin Contents Link, the operator of Billboard Japan": and manages, among others, the website www.billboard-japan.com and several "Billboard Live"-branded music clubs located in the country. In February 2008, Hanshin Contents Link, under licence from ''Billboard'', launched the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 music chart. As of 2025, the list of charts compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' also included an albums chart named ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, physical-sales-only-based charts Top Singles Sales and Top Albums Sales, download-only-based charts Download Songs and Download Albums, an animation music chart named Hot Animation, and a chart for foreign songs named Hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city (New Jersey), city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Atlantic City comprises the second half of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey, Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Atlantic County for statistical purposes. Both Atlantic City and Hammonton, as well as the surrounding Atlantic County, are culturally tied to Philadelphia and constitute part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area or Delaware Valley, the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area as of 2020. Located in South Jersey on Absecon Island and known for its taxis, casinos, nightlife, Boardwalk (entertainment district), boardwalk, and Atlantic Ocean beaches and coastline, the city is prominently known as the "Las Vegas of the East Coast" and inspired the U.S. version of the board game ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
