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music 1 source Aug 7

The Weeknd Shows Off Persona 5's Tae Takemi Tattoo, Fans React

The post continues The Weeknd's public engagement with the Persona series, including a visit to Atlus and early previews of upcoming titles, signaling a notable crossover between a major pop artist and the franchise.

Denfaminicogamer
musicevent 1 source Aug 6

Nobuo Uematsu Breaks Down FF7 Soundtrack Across Three Live Nights

The event puts Uematsu's technical decisions for FF7's audio on the record, from the 24-voice polyphony split to the deliberate choice against CD-DA streaming, explained through Square Enix para instrument tracks.

GAME Watch (Impress)
musicevent 1 source Aug 6

Blue Vintage Joins BON BON BON 2026 as Fifth Artist

Blue Vintage's booking connects the festival's port-town identity to the sea-themed sound of the duo, reinforcing the event's stated goal of relighting summer festival traditions in a coastal setting.

ASCII.jp
musicevent 2 sources Aug 5

IWSF2026 Day 2 Pits Vocalists Against Live Band and Strings

The day's staging placed the band on the lower stage and the strings on the upper tier, letting the physical sound pressure of the instruments carry the sense of the idols' presence, a different route to realism than Day 1's dancers.

MoguLive, PANORA
musicevent 2 sources Aug 5

Undertale Concert on 3 Pianos Reveals Dates, Tickets

The concert's two-format structure, including a family-friendly Short Program, expands the franchise's live music offerings beyond the earlier symphonic concert, reaching a broader audience.

GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer
musicannouncement 2 sources Aug 5

X VORDER RUNWAY Theme Song MV Released With 14 Performers

The song's composition by Kohei Tanaka, a veteran of anime and game music, signals the event's ambition to bridge virtual and real performers, a crossover that the composer himself called a probable world first.

KAI-YOU, PANORA
music 3 sources Aug 4

CEDEC 2026 Panel Dissects Game Music Copyright Buyouts

The panel framed the buyout issue as a structural imbalance where game companies avoid JASRAC payments while freelance composers lose royalty income, a problem that grows as game music gains global reach through concerts and streaming.

Inside, Game Spark, GameBusiness.jp
music 1 source Aug 4

Beatnation Records Artist Page Opens With New Official MVs

The Artist page and MVs mark the first substantial content drop since the label revived its online presence in March, giving fans a centralized look at the roster behind beatmania IIDX's music.

Denfaminicogamer
musicevent 2 sources Jul 26

Night Hike 2026 in Makuhari Adds 10 Acts, Total Reaches 47

The festival's move from Shibuya clubs to a 10,000-person venue at Makuhari Messe signals the growing commercial scale of internet-culture events that blend VTubers, Vocaloid, and club music under one roof.

KAI-YOU, PANORA