The 2025 Music Awards Japan, part of the Music Awards Japan series, is the inaugural award ceremony to be held at Rohm Theatre in Kyoto on May 21–22, 2025. It is organized by the Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA), an organization founded by five major Japanese music associations. Japanese broadcaster NHK announced it would broadcast the second day of the awards show, while both days would be live streamed on YouTube. Hiroe Igeta, Kasumi Mori, and Atsushi Yanaka hosted the first day of the ceremony, and Masaki Suda hosted the second day.

50th Anniversary Pressing. AAA Cut From The Original Stereo Master Tapes By Kevin Gray. Pressed On 180-Gram Heavyweight Vinyl At Optimal. Heavyweight Glossy Gatefold Jacket. Features An Exclusive Insert With A Note From Polly Parsons And Insights From Emmylou Harris in a Q&A With James Austin.

Tha Carter VI is the fourteenth solo studio album by the American rapper Lil Wayne. Released on June 6, 2025, by Young Money and Republic Records, it serves as the sixth installment of Tha Carter album series. It follows his collaborative album with 2 Chainz, Welcome 2 Collegrove (2023), and marks seven years since its predecessor Tha Carter V (2018). It is his first solo album in five years since his 2020 album, Funeral (2020). The album has features from Bono, MGK, Andrea Bocelli, Wyclef Jean, Kodak Black, and Wayne's son Kameron Carter, among others.

Live is the first live album by the British rock band UFO, recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 25 September 1971. It was initially released exclusively in Japan in December 1971 entitled U.F.O. Landed Japan. It was later released abroad from 1972 onwards with different titles, such as UFO Live in Japan and UFO Lands in Tokyo.

"Yellow Jacket" was recorded and produced almost entirely in Boston, together with the full band and Craig Welsch at Rear Window Studios. The 11-song collection of music harkens back to the infectious blend of reggae, ska and roots rock that built the band’s heralded career and dedicated fanbase. “For us, this album is a way to acknowledge what our culture is facing and the effects of the abuse of power. In this album, you’ll find the effects war has on family in 'Johnny Whoops,' the complexity and brilliance of Emily Dickinson’s words in 'Trinket (ft. John Butler),' and we pay homage to the great activists of our time alongside Ani DiFranco on 'In the Street,' as a reminder of how crucial it is to not sit back idly. But mostly, our goal with this album is for listeners to enjoy the tunes in whatever way, hopefully at times collectively, and in community.” - Chadwick Stokes

A celebration of Sam Rivers music for his 100th birthday. Masters arranged 11 tracks from Rivers classic Blue Note sessions. Features Billy Harper. Sam Rivers 100 grew out of a series of performances in late 2023 to celebrate what would have been Rivers' 100th birthday on September 25. Masters was drawn to Rivers' earlier, mid-'60s work for Blue Note Records, in particular the saxophonist's classic 1964 debut, Fuchsia Swing Song. He arranged all six of the album's tracks for Sam Rivers 100, which comprise more than half of its 11 pieces. "I've been a fan of Sam Rivers for many years," Masters says. The idea for arranging his music was born almost 20 years ago, when Masters brought Rivers, then in his early 80s, and his trio to Claremont McKenna College as part of a series produced by the American Jazz Institute. "I was intrigued by how different Sam's approach to music was at different times of his career. I was attracted to his music and was determined to do something with it eventually.

Celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band, globally celebrated alt-rock phenomenon Mother Mother release their brand new single Make Believe on Fri 14 March via Parlophone Records. The track heralds the arrival of their upcoming tenth studio album, Nostalgia, out Fri June 6. “I indulged a bit in my own life-philosophy on this track,” frontman and lyricist Ryan Guldemond says of the song. “Magical thinking, interconnection, cosmic gallivanting.”

In 2025, the ABC is celebrating the piano and its unique ability to connect with music lovers of all ages and abilities, across all genres: on TV, with the ABC series The Piano, and on ABC Classic, inviting listeners to nominate their favourite piano pieces for the Classic 100: Piano countdown. Now from ABC Jazz comes Australian Jazz Piano: a new album featuring both contemporary and archival solo piano recordings, drawn from decades of performances captured at and by the ABC. The album highlights the rich variety of sounds produced on the instrument and showcases some of the finest recordings in the ABC Jazz collection.

Record Store Day 2025. Celebrate 50 Years of the iconic, multi-million selling, Billboard 200 Top 10 Album that features classic WAR anthems like "Low Rider" and the title track "Why Can't We Be Friends?". This Anniversary edition features the original album on one LP with unreleased bonus tracks filling out the 2nd LP.

Allow Cynthia Erivo to reintroduce herself. The multifaceted Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winner and 3x Academy Award-nominated actress, singer, author and producer bares her soul on her sophomore album, I Forgive You. Tenderly blending the sounds of pop, R&B, folk, Britpop, yodeling, wailing and gospel, Cynthia leaps headfirst into a bold new chapter of her artistry. Impassioned and warm, heartbreaking and vulnerable, I Forgive You is a soft testimony, a haunting plea to be witnessed with an open heart. With each track, Cynthia hopes "that people see the human in me. When you're in the public eye, people forget that you are human because they see you as an entity, but not actually flesh and bone, just like everybody else." The music, her story, is a braised reminder that we're all just flesh and bone. The good and the bad - and everything in between - make up the stories of our lives, and Cynthia Erivo is a sight to behold. "This is all just part of the human experience."

Country songstress Hailey Whitters has long been recognized as a master craftswoman, but Corn Queen, her highly anticipated fourth album, solidifies her status as a genuine star, one with the wisdom - and the guts - to trust her instincts as she blazes her own singular trail through the industry. Recorded once again in Nashville with longtime collaborator (and now-husband) Jake Gear, the collection is a rousing reflection on Whitters' midwestern roots and the joys and struggles of small-town living. The writing is whip smart, full of clever wordplay and evocative storytelling, and the performances are utterly intoxicating, walking the line between classic and contemporary country with a healthy dose of bluegrass energy thrown in for good measure.

Superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts' collaboration project, Life Is A Highway: Refueled Duets, features ten reimagined beloved Rascal Flatts hits. The band recruited an eclectic lineup of guest artists from all walks of life and genres, celebrating the impact and timelessness of the trio's 25-year-old catalogue. Artists like Jonas Brothers, Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton take the reins and infuse their individual musical styles to create all-new arrangements of timeless hits.

On June 6, 2025 Tracy Bonham releases her new album, Sky Too Wide, her first album of original music since 2015. On this album Bonham explores the influences that brought her to music in the first place; classical music. At the same time she integrates those early influences with her quirky alternative rock songwriting style. New songs on this album include Don't Dick Around With My Heart, Dear God Should I Hit Send?, Damn The Sky (For Being Too Wide), Safe With Me, The Uncertain Sun, and more. This album is a culmination of where she was always headed - showing the evolution of a multifaceted artist with a wide range of influences.

Grammy-nominated ensemble VOCES8 is pleased to announce the release of its new enchanting two-part album ‘TWENTY’, set for release on 6 June, 2025. As VOCES8 marks its twentieth anniversary, this album stands as a celebration of two remarkable decades of music-making, as well as their global impact. It reflects a recording legacy that has been lovingly built and shaped by the dedication, artistry, and passion of every individual who has been part of the group’s journey. This album is designed to capture the ensemble's evolution with recordings that span an entire decade, from 2016 to their new line-up for 2026, offering listeners a unique glimpse into the variations of the group over that time. Each performance is a testament to the development of VOCES8’s sound and musicianship, both of which continue to evolve. At the heart of this album is the hallmark of VOCES8’S performances: a diverse and eclectic repertoire. From the earliest days of the ensemble, the group’s joy has been in exploring the full breadth of vocal music, blending styles, genres, and traditions to create a tapestry that resonates with audiences around the world.

Chaka is the debut solo album by American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on October 12, 1978, through Warner Bros. Records. Following the release of the Chaka album, Khan reunited with Rufus for the recording of 1979's Masterjam, produced by Quincy Jones. Her second solo album Naughty followed in 1980.