According to a Billboard report, a brand new Japanese rock supergroup referred to as The Last Rockstars have inked a brand new take care of Universal Music Group, offering a mission assertion “to preserve the spirit of rock music.”
The group – drummer-pianist Yoshiki (X Japan), singer-songwriter Sugizo (Luna Sea, X Japan), vocalist Hyde (L’Arc-en-Ciel, Vamps), and guitarist-actor Miyavi — has signed a worldwide distribution take care of Ingrooves, which is a part of UMG’s Virgin Music Group. To have fun the information, the group introduced their debut single, “The Last Rockstars (Paris Mix),” which is scheduled to be launched on Melodee Music/InGrooves on December 23.
The Last Rockstars introduced their debut in November in Tokyo. Speaking to Billboard, Yoshiki mentioned the 4 artists mentioned making a brand new band collectively earlier than the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We all wanted to aim at the international market, beyond Japan,” he says. “During the pandemic, we talked even more about it and decided to go for it because we all had the same dreams and goals.”
The Billboard report continues, “The Japanese artists bonded across the mission to [preserve the spirit of rock music] Yoshiki says. ‘Hip-hop and pop have really taken over in recent decades,’ he says. ‘[Rock is] there, but not standing out like it should be.’
“While noting that contemporary groups such as Italy’s Maneskin are carrying the genre’s torch, Yoshiki says The Last Rockstars can also help stimulate the global rock scene — which is why they chose their provocative moniker to leave an impression. ‘I came up with it, and surprisingly the other members didn’t hesitate in choosing it,’ Yoshiki says.”
Additionally, The Last Rockstars are set to make their stay debut at a collection of 4 exhibits in Tokyo from January 26 to January 30, earlier than coming to the U.S. with two exhibits at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom (February 3 and 4) and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium (February 10).
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