“AWA” is a subscription-type music streaming service operated by AWA Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and CEO: Koki Togashi), and is an online space “Lounge” that anyone can join for free. We will be holding the 19th episode of “CROSS AWA,” a program that welcomes artists and distributors who are regularly distributed each time, and engages in crosstalk from music to stories that get closer to the real faces of the performers.
This program invites various artists and broadcasters as guests every time, and not only talks about music, but also talks about various things that can only be heard here. Anyone can join the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can make requests, interact with artists, and enjoy the experience even more.
■“CROSS AWA” Overview
Event date and time: May 9, 2024 (Thursday) 21:00-22:00
Performers: RiE MORRiS / Daichi Hirose / iRuMa.
*There is a possibility that the performance may be canceled at short notice.
▼Participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_crossawa_0509_pr
■RiE MORRiS
Moved to the United States alone at the age of 18. During her four years in Los Angeles, she was exposed to a variety of music and is a singer-songwriter with an organic voice and mellow sound. She regularly releases works with sounds based on Neo-soul/New wave through FRIENDSHIP, a music distribution service operated by Hip Land Music. Among her many collaborations, “Still,” featuring her rapper Wez Atlas, is a smash hit that hits many playlists. RiEMORRiS, which includes her Still, released her first EP “Inside Out” digitally in October 2021. Her attention is accelerating as she was selected as the cover of Spotify’s “Soul Music Japan” consecutively in August, October, and November 2022. In November 2022, the EP “Here With You” produced by up-and-coming British producer edbl will be released digitally and on CD. An analog LP was also released in February 2023. She has also expanded globally, actively collaborating with domestic and international artists, including being featured by Dutch artist Soulization. In addition, she is a radio DJ and is in charge of “Sunset Easy” which is broadcast every Sunday at 7pm on Shonan Beach FM. She also served as a DJ on FM yokohama’s “Kanagawa Music Land-Sprout.”
■Daichi Hirose
Singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Born in Osaka, lives in Tokyo. He does everything himself, from writing and arranging the lyrics to playing all the instruments. He is characterized by his uniquely textured, attractive vocals and emotional guitar sound. As a multi-instrumentalist, he sings with lyrics that sink in to the groove, in which he plays all the instruments himself, including the recorded ones. Since starting his activities in 2019, he has released two albums and released his latest song “Tonight” in September 2023.
■iRuMa.
Born in Kumamoto, currently living in Fukuoka. She started her Playlist activities when the ABEMA Western music channel program ended. “Audio distribution” will start in February 2021. She learned about AWA Lounge, where you can listen to music while streaming, and will be opening a lounge focused on Western music starting March 2022. Since June of the same year, he has been active as a streamer – he launched a regular stream of “Monday!!” with the theme of “Charging your energy with music of various genres”, and is currently releasing the “HAPPY MONDAY MUSIC!” EDM Playlist. Becomes an authorized distributor from the end of January 2024. A heavy music user who listens to over 40,000 minutes (672 hours) of music a year, she worked as a dancer for about two years while living in Kumamoto. He studied under Issei Fujimoto of ISSEI, a member of the Kumamoto dance team Jet’s, who was influenced by Seiji Sakami of SEIJI, who led the Japanese dance world. She promotes “HAPPY & POWER” through music, and broadcasts a “music radio program” every Monday morning. A streamer who aims to be an “audio creator” who disseminates a variety of music. Every summer, we invite fellow AWA users to create a Playlist called “Let’s Survive the Hot Summer with Music.” From 2024, he will not only be involved in his own projects, but will also be participating in planning support for AWA distributors, planning and collaboration as a design artwork creator, and the “AWA Ogiri Championship” is being held every month.
■App overview
“AWA” is a subscription-type (flat-rate) music streaming service provided by AWA Co., Ltd., a joint venture between CyberAgent Co., Ltd. and Avex Fan Marketing Co., Ltd. The service was launched in May 2015, and has distributed 120 million songs and approximately 13 million playlists created by celebrities and users. In addition to the “STANDARD Plan” which allows you to use all functions for 980 yen per month (tax included) and the “FREE Plan” which allows you to use all functions except for “offline playback” for free per month, there is also a 480 yen per month plan for middle school students and above. There are a variety of pricing plans available, including the “Student Plan” that allows you to use all features for ¥270 (tax included) per month, and the “Artist Plan” that allows you to listen to specific artists as much as you want for ¥270 (tax included) per month. “AWA” is compatible with a variety of devices including smartphones, computers, televisions, car navigation systems, wearable terminals, and smart speakers. LOUNGE is an online space where users can enjoy the same music in the same space in real time, with the addition of LYRIC DIVE, a function that beautifully animates lyrics in real time to match songs, live audio distribution, and gifting functions. Since its launch, the service has grown into one of the largest music streaming services in Japan, expanding various plans and functions to suit user needs and listening environments.
Name: “AWA”https://awa.fm/
Recommended environment:
Price: STANDARD plan (980 yen per month including tax) / FREE plan (free per month) / Student plan (480 yen per month including tax) / Artist plan (270 yen per month including tax *Unlimited listening to one specific artist)
Available: May 27, 2015
■URL
AWA:https://awa.fm/
App Store:https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id980578855
Google Play:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.awa.liverpool
Desktop app:https://awa.fm/download/
AWA LOUNGE browser version:https://app.awa.fm/lounge/
AWA latest information:https://news.awa.fm/
AWA official Twitter:https://twitter.com/awa_official?lang=ja
AWA official LINE:https://lin.ee/21w3f0k
■Company overview
Company name: AWA Co., Ltd. (pronounced: millet)
Address: Sumitomo Fudosan Azabu Juban Building, 4-1 Mita 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Akira Togashi, Representative Director and CEO
Business content: Music streaming service, etc.
Establishment date: December 1, 2014
■Contact information
AWA Public Relations press@awa.fm
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