PLAVE Named Headliner for YouTube Music Weekend 12.0
No VTuber scene members were appointed as headliners this year, but the total number of performers has increased compared to previous editions, according to PANORA.
Key Facts
- YouTube Music Weekend 12.0 runs from Friday, August 21 to Sunday, August 23, 2026.
- The event features 113 artists, with Korean virtual boy band PLAVE as the Day 1 headliner.
- Pokemon feat. Hatsune Miku Project VOLTAGE will release 10 songs of footage from Pokemon feat. Hatsune Miku VOLTAGE Live!.
- KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO performers include Meito, Azusagawa, Isekaijoucho, Kaf, Haibu, and Empty Old City.
- Hololive performers include Sakura Miko, ReGLOSS, and Hakos Baelz.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, PANORA.
YouTube will hold YouTube Music Weekend 12.0 from Friday, August 21 to Sunday, August 23, 2026, a three-day online festival featuring live performances and music videos from 113 artists, streamed live or premiered at once. The 12th edition gathers artists from anime, games, and internet culture, with Korean virtual boy band PLAVE serving as the Day 1 headliner. Other headliners include Vocaloid producer DECO*27, the Pokemon feat. Hatsune Miku Project VOLTAGE collaboration, singer Ado, and a Haruomi Hosono x Puppet Sunsun act, alongside a BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War collaboration with jo0ji and 9Lana. From the Pokemon feat. Hatsune Miku project, the event will release 10 songs of footage from Pokemon feat. Hatsune Miku VOLTAGE Live!. The performer roster includes numerous VTuber scene acts: from KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO, Meito, Azusagawa, Isekaijoucho, Kaf, Haibu, and Empty Old City; from Hololive, Sakura Miko, ReGLOSS, and Hakos Baelz; from Nijisanji, VOLTACTION and 3SKM; and from RK Music, KMNZ and VESPERBELL. Kizuna AI, Otonono Nono, Peanuts-kun, and Shigure Ui are also scheduled. All performances are viewable via the YouTube Japan official channel playlist and each artist's official channel.
The full headliner lineup, in order of appearance, places PLAVE and DECO*27 on Day 1, Pokemon feat. Hatsune Miku and Ado on Day 2, and Haruomi Hosono x Puppet Sunsun plus the BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict- x jo0ji x 9Lana collaboration on Day 3. The Pokemon feat. Hatsune Miku Project VOLTAGE act marks its participation by publishing 10 songs of footage from its live show.
The broader roster spans genres beyond the VTuber scene, including acts such as Sawano Hiroyuki, Zutomayo, ClariS, Miyano Mamoru, PinocchioP, and Phantom Siita. The event also includes a GAME MUSIC JAM - Level 1 segment. YouTube Music has a companion official playlist that lets viewers stream the performers' songs in one place.
PANORA notes that while no VTuber scene members were chosen as headliners, the number of performers has grown relative to prior editions. The event runs across three days, with all content accessible through the YouTube Music Weekend 12.0 playlist on the YouTube Japan official channel and each artist's official channel.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.