【AWA】Celebrating the release of their new song “HEARTBREAKER”! A listening party featuring “MACO” will be held in the AWA Lounge via audio and chat.
AWA Press release: October 2, 2025 To Members of the Press Celebrating the release of our new song “HEARTBREAKER”! A listening party featuring “MACO” will be held in the AWA Lounge via audio and chat.
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AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service operated by AWA Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Akimi Togashi), will be hosting a listening party featuring MACO via voice and chat to celebrate the release of their new song “HEARTBREAKER” in their free online space, “Lounge,” from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM on Saturday, October 4, 2025. This event is being held to commemorate the release of MACO’s latest single, “HEARTBREAKER,” marking the first anniversary of her independence. MACO will be appearing at the event via live audio streaming and chat, discussing behind-the-scenes details of her music. We’ll also be accepting song requests from users in real time, so please send in as many requests as you like for your favorite MACO songs. Anyone can join the lounge for free, and downloading the AWA app in advance will allow for even more interaction with the artist. Come enjoy a listening party with MACO herself at the AWA Lounge. ■ [Live Appearance] MACO: New Song “HEARTBREAKER” Release Celebration Listening Party Overview Date and Time: Saturday, October 4, 2025 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM *Please note that performances may be canceled at short notice. ▼Participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_maco_1004_pr ■MACO Singer-songwriter born May 10, 1991, in Hakodate, Hokkaido. In 2014, he attracted attention with his Japanese cover of Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” winning the New Artist category at the 29th Japan Gold Disc Awards. MACO’s name quickly spread, and her debut album, “FIRST KISS,” released in 2015, reached number one on Recochoku and number five on Oricon. It also garnered attention on social media, becoming the fastest Japanese artist to surpass 100 million views on YouTube. In 2018, to celebrate her fifth anniversary, she released her first greatest hits album, “BEST LOVE MACO,” which reached number one on various streaming charts and ranked sixth on Oricon’s weekly charts. That same year, she toured Asia, performing in Taiwan and Shanghai in addition to Japan. In 2019, she embarked on her acoustic solo tour, “My Acoustic Tour 2019-2020.” Every show on the 11-city tour sold out, further demonstrating her popularity. In 2020, she achieved the remarkable feat of having her original song “Under the Cherry Blossom Tree” and her cover of Remioromen’s “March 9th” simultaneously featured as insert songs in the AbemaTV drama “In a World Where I’m Only 17 Years Old.” She also held the monthly livestream “Endless Love Tour,” building strong bonds with her fans even amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After releasing the single “Love Song” in September 2023, she left her agency and took a six-month break to embark on a new chapter. In September 2024, she established the fan club “MACO fam ” and released her first single since going independent, “MY LIFE, MY LOVE.” At the end of the year, she held a special one-night-only concert, “MY LIFE, MY LOVE LIVE 2024.” In April 2025, she released the single “Dakara Owaranai Koi” (Love That Can’t End), which candidly describes her experiences and emotions, and then completed the “CAN’T END THIS LOVE TOUR 2025” headline tour, which visited nine cities across Japan. In September, she announced the release of her new, emotional single “HEARTBREAKER,” which weaves a new style, and the “Thanks, goodbye next Tour 2025,” which will visit four cities across Japan. MACO has captured the hearts of many fans with her passionate voice and sensitive lyrics, and there is high hope for her future activities. ■What is AWA Lounge? It is an online space where users can share music and interact with each other in real time. Using the “song request,” “chat,” and “stamp” features, users in the same room can enjoy an online karaoke room-like experience. All features are available even with the Free plan. Another major feature of the Lounge is that all users in the room listen to the same music at the same time, making it a great way to support your favorite artists and increase their play counts. Joining the Lounge as a STANDARD member means even more benefits go back to the artists. ■App Overview “AWA” is a subscription-based music streaming service provided by AWA Corporation, a joint venture between CyberAgent, Inc. and Avex Entertainment Inc. The service launched in May 2015 and offers 150 million songs and approximately 16 million playlists created by celebrities and users. A wide range of pricing plans are available, including the “STANDARD Plan,” which offers access to all features for a monthly fee of ¥980 (tax included) (¥1,080 (tax included) for payments via the App Store, Google Play, and convenience stores), the “FREE Plan,” which offers all features free of charge except for offline playback, the “Student Plan,” which is available for junior high school students and above for ¥480 (tax included) per month and the “Artist Plan,” which offers unlimited listening to selected artists for ¥270 (tax included) per month. AWA is compatible with a variety of devices, including smartphones, PCs, TVs, car navigation systems, wearable devices, and smart speakers. Since its launch, the service has expanded to include various plans and features tailored to user needs and listening environments, such as “LYRIC DIVE,” a feature that beautifully animates lyrics in real time along with the music, and the “AWA Lounge,” an online space where users can enjoy the same music in real time in the same space, with live audio streaming and gifting features. Since its launch, the service has grown into one of Japan’s largest music streaming services. Name: “AWA”
https://awa.fm/ Recommended environment: iOS 18.0 or later, Android 15.0 or later Windows 10 (32/64bit), Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) or later Google Chrome (latest version), Microsoft Edge (latest version), Safari (latest version) Price: STANDARD Plan (¥980/month, tax included) / FREE Plan (Free/monthly) / Student Plan (¥480/month, tax included) / Artist Plan (¥100/month, tax included) ¥270 (tax included) *Unlimited listening to only one specific artist) Available from: May 27, 2015 ■URL AWA:
https://awa.fm/ App Store:
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.awa.liverpool Desktop version app:
https://awa.fm/download/ AWA Lounge Browser version:
https://app.awa.fm/lounge/ AWA latest information:
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https://lin.ee/21w3f0k ■Company Overview Company Name: AWA Co., Ltd. (pronounced: awa) Address: Sumitomo Fudosan Azabu-Juban Building, 1-4-1 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative: Representative Director and CEO, Akimi Togashi Business: Music streaming services, etc. Established: December 1, 2014 ■Contact Information AWA Public Relations: press@awa.fm For more information about this release
