Maaya's 20th anniversary year has officially ended, and now to kick off her 21st year in the industry, she just announced a new single and a first live album in the works.

The new single will be called "Million CloudsIt will be the opening theme for the anime Amanchu!, which starts airing this July ( Read more... )

Maaya will be releasing hr 9th album this Sept 30th.

The new album will be called "Follow Me Up".

There will be a total of 15 tracks, which also include these known songs:

1. Hajimari no umi
2. be mine!
3. SAVED.
4. Replica
5. Shiawase ni tsuite watashi ga shitteiru itsutsu no houhou

Final (methinks) announcement for 20th anniversary project.

Maaya will be singing the opening theme for Ghost in the Shell ARISE: Alternative Architecture, which is starting this April. The song will be composed by Cornelius, with lyrics by Sakamoto Shintaro (formerly of Yura Yura Teikoku)

Anata wo tamotsu monoComposition/Arrangement: Cornelius ( Read more... )

Tribute album, REQUEST release date will be on April 22.

The limited first press edition will be bundled with another CD called ORIGIN, containing the original songs the covers are based on, so you can enjoy listening to the original and cover of each song.

Tracklist (newly announced artists indicated)

1. Yakusoku wa Iranai - the band apart
2. Uchuu ( Read more... )

Second list of collaborating artists for Maaya's tribute album, Request.

Tomita Lab feat. Emi Meyer - Hikari Are
TRUSTRICK - Ame ga Furu
Negicco - Platinum
the band apart - Yakusoku wa Iranai

The rest of the artists this coming Friday.

As part of the celebrations for Maaya's 20th anniversary starting this April, tidbits of information regarding the anniversary project will be made public at her official website every Friday starting today, Feb 6th until Feb 27th.

Tribute album 『REQUEST』 - first batch of participating artists announcedRelease date TBA, but will have a Spring ( Read more... )

Maaya will sing the theme song for the Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin movies, titled Kore Kara.

And Maaya is credited as the composer and lyricist for this song! This is the first song we have of her as both a composer and lyricist after her 2013 album Singer-Songwriter. This year is Maaya's 20th anniversary, so there are lots of stuff planned for the ( Read more... )

Short PV for new single to be released 28 Jan.

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If it's not embedded properly somehow, here's the link

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Long hair Maaya is pretty
Just trying to make sure this comm isn't gone into oblivion. Even though I keep up with Maaya-related news, I just can't really find the energy to post much here

Short version of Replica PV up at Maaya's official Youtube channel.

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If you have any diificulty watching the embedded video, here is the Youtube link.

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Maaya's is getting sexier ❤❤❤
I wasn't very into the song first time I heard it in the anime, but it's grown on me lately.

For the coupling song on Replica single, Maaya will once again be collaborating with Masakazu Hara from the band apart (they collaborated for Maaya's previous single, Be mine ( Read more... )