The Vocaloid song of the year this year is DECO27’s “Monitoring.” On the mid-year list, Hiiragi Magnetite’s “Tetoris” edged out DECO27’s “Monitoring” for the top spot by a slim margin. But momentum ...

The VOCALOID Collection, also known as VocaColle, is a biannual event featuring Vocaloid submissions, held every spring and autumn. Entrants compete to claim top rankings in five different categories: ...

Another of those quiet legends, Tetsuya Mizuguchi of Rez fame, has taken it on himself to make Vocaloid music easier for fans to get into. Worried that you have to do all the music, rhythms, syncing ...

Create Vocaloid songs anytime, anywhere. HAMAMATSU, Japan, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yamaha Corporation will launch a subscription version of the "Mobile VOCALOID Editor an app for iPhone and iPad ...

The fourth installment of Billboard Japan's series exploring the trends and characteristics of MAJ will focus on the Best Vocaloid Culture Song entries. By Billboard Japan The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

Sega have highlighted one of the major differences between Hatsune Miku: Project Diva and Hatsune Miku and Future Friends: Project Mirai on the series blog. The way character selection worked in ...

HAMAMATSU, JAPAN, October 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Yamaha Corporation will launch a subscription version of the “Mobile VOCALOID Editor an app for iPhone and ...

Who is Hatsune Miku? Well, she’s not really a “who” at all. She’s not a person, or a team of people. Or even an animated front for a real singer, like Gorillaz. She’s a piece of vocal software that ...

This article originally appeared in Vulture. It wasn’t until 2007, though, that Crypton released Hatsune Miku (her name means “first sound of the future”), a highly stylized Vocaloid specifically ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music. Known for his eclectic blending of J-pop, rock, and electronic ...

Wowaka, the guitarist for Hitorie has died at age 31. Pic credit: Wowaka/Instagram Wowaka, the Vocaloid producer and frontman for band Hitorie, has died at age 31. His tragic death was announced by ...