Utada Hikaru was only 15 years old when she released her double A-side single, "Automatic / Time Will Tell," the lead single from her 1999 debut studio album First Love, which went on to become the ...

In recent years, you’ve doubtlessly felt some major shifts in the Western pop music scene. Of course, there has been the rise of reggaeton, fresh takes on pop-punk, edgy new grooves from London, and ...

LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first six albums from the catalog of Japan's top singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada will be released on LP format in the U.S. via UMe on August 12. Albums ...

When Utada Hikaru burst on the scene in the late 1990s, Japanese pop music was a different world. At the time, there were bands and there were singer/songwriter types. But when it came to mega pop ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Japanese pop star Utada is hoping it's third time lucky as she tries again to crack the U.S. market with a new album that she is convinced has a stronger voice from her ...