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On September 7, JP THE WAVY and Los Angeles producer Bankroll Got It will release “BANKROLL WAVY”, their collaborative EP. Bankroll Got It has previously produced songs for the likes of Megan Thee Stallion and Wiz Khalifa.

The collaboration between East and West also extends to the EP’s guests. Japanese rappers such as Awich and ANARCHY are joined by American rappers like O.T. Genasis and Lil Keed.

Check out more information on this release below!

In July, Travis Japan made their American television debut on “America’s Got Talent.” The following month, it was announced that they were chosen to go to the show’s next round, the semifinals.

Earlier tonight, Travis Japan performed on the show’s live semifinals. Before they hit the stage, each of the members gave an introduction to themselves and the group in an English-language introduction videos.

Travis Japan performed an original song, “Party Up Like Crazy.” During the beginning of the performance, it appeared that the group had some microphone trouble, causing judge Howie Mandel to give them an X early into the performance.

The judges’ critiques weren’t as nice as the last round. Howie, who was not on the show during the group’s first performance, was the harshest, calling out the group’s vocals and rapping. He called the group a “parody”, a “Saturday Night Live sketch”, and “if Liza Minnelli went to Japan and put together a boyband, this is what I think it would look like.”

Simon Cowell also called out the vocals and the song, but said that he loved the group, their personalities, and their choreography.

Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara also called out the vocals, but did also call out some positives.

Watch the introduction, performance, and judges’ critiques below! Also there are instructions on how to vote to get Travis Japan to the next round below! Voting closes at 7 AM EST on September 7!

Shunkan Bushun has recently reported that producer and lyricist Yasushi Akimoto is once again creating a new idol group. This time the group will be the official rival of popular idol group Nogizaka46 and is expected to be launching next year. 

While Nogizaka46’s label is Sony Music, Avex was chosen for the new group. It is said that the announcement was made during a general meeting held at the Avex building at the end of June this year. During the meeting it was discussed that the plan for the group is to not only be popular in Japan, but overseas as well.

This week, INI topped the Hot 100 single chart with their single “Password”, with 15,575 points in its third week.

Hey! Say! JUMP topped the Hot Albums chart with their new album “FILMUSIC!”

Ado topped the Artist 100 chart for the third consecutive week.

This week’s episode was a two hour special. This week’s guests were King & Prince, Sexy Zone, Kep1er, KOH+, Porno Graffitti, Mori Nana, and Creepy Nuts.

King & Prince – ichiban

Sexy Zone – Trust Me, Trust You.

Kep1er – Wing Wing

KOH+ – KISS Shite / Hitotsuboshi / Saiai

Porno Graffitti – Saudade / Zombies are standing out

King & Prince – TraceTrace

Mori Nana – Smile

Creepy Nuts – Daten / Nobishiro

Singer Dream Ami announced on her Instagram that she has given birth to her first child, a healthy baby boy. 

In her statement, Ami says that since it was her first pregnancy and the COVID-19 crisis is still ongoing, she wanted to wait until the baby was born safely to make the announcement. 

Ami also posted a photo of her new baby on her Instagram! See Ami’s baby below!

This week’s episode was the second day of “LOVE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022.” This week’s guests were Fujifabric, Cody Lee, Macaroni Enpitsu, and UNICORN.

Fujifabric – Rakuen / Dai Meiwaku (UNICORN cover) / Wo Ai Ni (Cody Lee cover) – Koibito Gokko (Macaroni Enpitsu cover) / Hikari Are

Cody Lee – Wo Ai Ni / Yoake no BEAT (Fujifabric cover) / LOVE SONG / When I was cityboy

Macaroni Enpitsu – Nandemo nai yo, / Koibito Gokko / Maybe Blue (UNICORN cover) / I’M A LOSER (UNICORN cover) / Hoshi ga Oyogu

UNICORN – 7th Ave. / Hattori /WAO!