On July 24, 2019 MIYAVI performed the U.S. national anthem at Dodgers Stadium before the Los Angeles Dodgers game versus the Los Angeles Angels. The game was held on Japan Night and featured notable Japanese baseball stars Kenta Maeda of the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels. Watch the behind the scenes vlog below:
Read Billboard.com's full write up here and watch MIYAVI's full performance of the anthem here:
Today, MIYAVI announces the details of his next album titled Holy Nights, scheduled to be released worldwide on April 22, 2020. Holy Nights is the first installment of a double album to be released by the Samurai Guitarist in 2020.
Fans can look forward to an album written and recorded in MIYAVI's signature style while also introducing some fresh sounds as only he can. Holy Nights is comprised of new original material, cover songs and rearrangements of classic MIYAVI tracks that fans will recognize from his live show.
Physical compact discs of Holy Nights will be available in three editions. Limited Edition “A” will include a live concert DVD from MIYAVI's No Sleep Till Tokyo 2019 tour filmed during his show at Zepp Diver City in Tokyo. Version Limited Edition “B” will come with a special documentary DVD also filmed during MIYAVI's 2019 tour. Fans that purchase Limited Edition copies will also receive a collectible Holy Nights clutch bag with an original logo commemorating the release of the album!
MIYAVI New Album - Holy Nights 2020/4/22 (Wed) Release
【Limited Edition “A”】 (CD+DVD) TYCT-69171 / ¥6,000+tax ◇CD Tracks: TBD ◇DVD MIYAVI "NO SLEEP TILL TOKYO" World Tour 2019 JAPAN at Zepp Diver City (recorded on 2019/12/18 (Wed))
【Limited Edition “B”】 (CD+DVD) TYCT-69172 / ¥6,000+tax ◇CD Tracks: TBD ◇DVD MIYAVI "NO SLEEP TILL TOKYO" World Tour 2019 - Documentary Video
MIYAVI released his second post-pandemic music video with Need For Speed. The video was filmed using volumetric capture 3D and created using Unity software.
MIYAVI became the first Japanese national to be featured in a global campaign for fashion house Gucci. The campaign features veteran actress Jane Fonda, rapper Lil Nas X, British adventurer David Mayer de Rothschild and musician King Princess.
