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YOSHIKI To Perform U.S. National Anthem At Dodger Stadium On Tuesday
by Michael Major - March 22, 2024 Join YOSHIKI at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles as he performs the U.S. National Anthem on Tuesday, April 16, for Hello Kitty Night, at the Dodgers vs. Nationals baseball game. Dodger Stadium is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers' star players Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.... 
YOSHIKI: UNDER THE SKY Music Doc Gets North America Distribution
by Michael Major - December 08, 2023 Shot in Germany, Beijing, Tokyo, and LA, the film features interviews and performances from The Chainsmokers (USA), St. Vincent (USA), Scorpions (Germany), Sarah Brightman (UK), Nicole Scherzinger (USA), HYDE (Japan), SUGIZO (Japan), SixTONES (Japan), Jane Zhang (China), and Lindsey Stirling (USA).... 
YOSHIKI's Royal Albert Hall Show With St Vincent & Ellie Goulding Now Streaming
by Michael Major - October 18, 2023 YOSHIKI, famed composer, pianist, drummer, and leader of rock bands X Japan and The Last Rockstars, delivered an epic performance at Royal Albert Hall on October 13th. The international superstar was joined on stage by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and GRAMMY award winning artists Ellie G... 
Sarah Brightman, Nicole Scherzinger & More Join YOSHIKI: UNDER THE SKY Musical Documentary Film
by Michael Major - August 14, 2023 The film features powerful live performances by The Chainsmokers (USA), St. Vincent (USA), Sarah Brightman (England), Scorpions (Germany), HYDE (Japan), SUGIZO (Japan), SixTONES (Japan), Jane Zhang (China), Lindsey Stirling (USA), Nicole Scherzinger (USA), and more. Watch the video trailer now!... 
X JAPAN's New Single 'Angel' Debuts at #1
by Michael Major - July 31, 2023 The song charted #1 on Japan Rock Chart and Japan All Genres Chart, Macao All Genres Chart, Norway Rock Chart, and Taiwan All Genres Chart; #2 on Hong Kong All Genres Chart, and Netherlands Rock Chart; #3 on France Rock Chart, and Rock Charts in Mexico (#8), Germany (#13), UK (#14), Italy (#16), and... 
YOSHIKI & MusiCares Announce New Annual $100K Grant and Programming For Mental Health
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 29, 2021 Mental health and well-being are issues particularly close to YOSHIKI’s heart - as documented in the 2017 award winning documentary film We Are X - which details the artist’s experience with suicide in his family and with his bandmates.... 
St. Vincent Reimagines 'New York' With Yoshiki
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 28, 2020 Multiple Grammy®-winning artist ST. VINCENT has partnered with international rock star/composer YOSHIKI to craft a fresh version of her song “New York”, set for release August 28 through Loma Vista and Concord in association with Universal Music. ... 
Watch Legendary Performances From Green Day, Rihanna, Nine Inch Nails, and More from Summer Sonic 2020
by A.A. Cristi - July 20, 2020 One of the world's biggest annual music festivals, Summer Sonic, will stream legendary archive live performances on July 22 and 23 for Free via the Summer Sonic YouTube channel: Here. ... 
Yoshikitty Defeats Hello Kitty in Worldwide In 2020 Sanrio Character Ranking
by A.A. Cristi - June 22, 2020 The final results of the 2020 Sanrio Character Ranking were announced earlier this month and YOSHIKITTY has defeated Hello Kitty to win #1 in France, Germany, and Brazil, as well as, #2 in China. ... 
YOSHIKI Donates $100,000 To COVID-19 Relief Fund For Music Industry
by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2020 Japanese rock star YOSHIKI has donated $100,000 to the COVID-19 Relief Fund established by the Recording Academy and its charitable foundation MusiCares to help music creators and professionals affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.... 
Yoshiki Donates $100,000 To Australian Wildfire Relief And Rain Forest Trust
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 13, 2020 YOSHIKI – internationally renowned, composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer and leader of the rock group X JAPAN – has donated $100,000 -- $50,000 to the Australian Red Cross to aid victims of the Australian wildfires and $50,000 to the Rainforest Trust's Conservation Action Fund – to tw... 
YOSHIKI LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Classical Music Special A Smash Hit For The Holidays On PBS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 20, 2019 YOSHIKI LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL will air nationwide on PBS in 14 cities on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Encore showings in Los Angeles and New York have been added this month due to enormous reaction from classical and rock music fans across the country.... 
Yoshiki Joins KISS For Surprise Performances At Tokyo Dome In Tokyo And Kyocera Dome In Osaka
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 17, 2019 YOSHIKI appeared as a surprise guest last week (Dec. 11) during the Tokyo Dome performance of KISS's 'End of the Road World Tour.' He shocked the audience by performing piano and drums for two songs during the encore of KISS's only Tokyo show on the band's “Final Tour Ever.” YOSHIKI will also perfor... 
Forbes Asia Names-Yoshiki-One Of 30 Heroes Of Philanthropy 2019
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 04, 2019 Forbes Asia has named Japanese rock star YOSHIKI one of Asia's 30 Heroes of Philanthropy in 2019.... 
PBS to Air Yoshiki Live At Carnegie Hall in Nov. 2019
by Abigail Charpentier - October 31, 2019 The classical music special was filmed during YOSHIKI's sold-out solo concerts at Carnegie Hall as the superstar Japanese musician and classical composer performed to standing ovations from American audiences. ... 
YOSHIKI Donates $100,000 to Amazon Forest Fund
by Abigail Charpentier - August 30, 2019 YOSHIKI--internationally renowned, composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer and leader of the rock group X JAPAN--has announced his support for Earth Alliance and its Amazon Forest Fund.... 
Diesear Sign Management Deal with FM Music Management
by Tori Hartshorn - August 01, 2019 DIESEAR have entered into a management deal with FM Music Management.They have joined FM Music Management's impressive roster which includes Nonpoint, Through Fire, SHIM, Kataklysm, MEYTAL, Royal Bliss, The Black Moods, Keith Wallen, Spoken and more. In addition, the band has signed to US based tale... 
Yoshiki Sells Out Summer Concerts in Japan
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 31, 2019 YOSHIKI's just announced his August 2019 Premium Dinner Shows in Tokyo have immediately sold out. This year marks the 6th anniversary of the event which has become one of Japan's most prestigious concert events of the summer. Ticket requests for the shows soared over 260X the number of available sea... 
PBS' WNET Thirteen to Air YOSHIKI: LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 06, 2019 New York's PBS television station WNET THIRTEEN will premiere a special one-hour version of 'YOSHIKI - Live at Carnegie Hall' on Friday, March 8, at 9:00pm ET in the tri-state area, with encore showings March 11-18 and additional U.S. markets to be announced soon.... 
Yoshiki Makes Guest Appearances On Sarah Brightman's 'HYMN World Tour'
by Tori Hartshorn - February 15, 2019 YOSHIKI joined Sarah Brightman last week on Wednesday, February 6 at Radio City Music Hall for Brightman's 2019 HYMN World Tour.... 
YOSHIKI To Appear On Sarah Brightman's HYMN World Tour
by A.A. Cristi - December 14, 2018 Sarah Brightman has announced that YOSHIKI will join her live on stage for select dates of her 2019 HYMN World Tour, including concerts at New York's Radio City Music Hall, the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, The Masonic in San Francisco, and Yokohama Arena in Japan. ... 
Sarah Brightman's Upcoming Album HYMN to Include New Recording of YOSHIKI's Composition 'MIRACLE' and Piano Performance by YOSHIKI
by Tori Hartshorn - September 21, 2018 Superstar soprano Sarah Brightman has chosen YOSHIKI's composition 'Miracle' for her new album HYMN.... 
Photo Coverage: Josh Groban, George Takei, and YOSHIKI Attend the Japan House Los Angeles Grand Opening
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 28, 2018 YOSHIKI stunned an invitation-only audience at Hollywood & Highland with an emotional musical performance at the Japan House Los Angeles grand opening ceremony on Friday, August 24th. ... 
X Japan to Return to U.S. for Coachella 2018 Debut
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2018 Legendary Japanese rock group X JAPAN will return to the U.S. this spring (Saturday, April 14, Saturday, April 21) for their debut performances at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California....
Yoshiki of X JAPAN: To Be Featured On The Cover Of VOGUE Japan
by Caryn Robbins - August 21, 2017 YOSHIKI, leader of X JAPAN is set to grace the October 2017 cover of VOGUE JAPAN, on sale worldwide starting August 28. YOSHIKI is the first Japanese male ever selected for the cover in the distinguished magazine's 18-year history.... |
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