Hikaru Utada's new album release date and downloadable ringtones in US and Japan

Asia's top Singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada is releasing her latest single “Come Back To Me” as a downloadable ringtone in both Japan and the United States.

It will be available in the U.S. in an earlier date Feb 9. and for Japan release on Feb 18.

Hikaru's latest album (title not yet revealed) will go one sale in Japan on March 4, and in the U.S. on March 24.

Click HERE to listen “Come Back To Me” for free.

Utada Hikaru second English album schedule

Vivendi and the Universal Music Group has announced a press released about their 2nd quarter profits and Utada Hikaru’s upcoming English album that is schedule to drop sometime within the next 6 months (2nd half of the fiscal year; October 1st - March 31st) via Utada(U.blog). This will be her second English album.

“UMG plans a strong release schedule for the second half of 2008 with new albums from Black Eyed Peas, Pussycat Dolls, Paulina Rubio, Akon, The Killers, Bon Jovi, Keane, Fall Out Boy, Ne-Yo, Tokio Hotel, Hikaru Utada, Mylène Farmer and Florent Pagny.

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Utada Hikaru celebrates start of her 10th year with free "Automatic" ringtone

Hikaru Utada will celebrate her 10th year anniversary as a singer on the 9th of December. To start the celebration, Hikaru Utada's debut single, "Automatic." will be available to all for free as a ringtone.

The promotional campaign starts today December 7 and it will lasts until December 10. Distribution is being handled by major mobile phone download sites such as Recochoku and MOBAEMI.

Also in this day Utada fanatics will be able to purchase the ringtone for "Stay Gold," a new song from her double single that is being released on February 20. It is currently being used in Kao's Asience commercials.

Utada is reportedly working on a new album, to be released in the spring.


"Automatic" Music Video

Utada Hikaru concert performance video

Utada Hikaru reach 10 million+ in digital sales for 2007

EMI announced that Hikaru Utada's digital sales for 2007 so far have reached 10,491,000. No artist in the world has previously had digital sales of over ten million in one year, let alone in just nine months.

"Flavor of Life" is responsible for most of the sales, having sold more than 7.3 million digital copies, while "Beautiful World" has sold more than 800,000.


Utada is releasing another single soon, titled "Stay Gold" (no exact release date announced yet). The song will be used in Asience commercials starting on the 11th.
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