Last November, the Osaka-born artist saw his first Joji album, the EP In Tongues, premiere on the Billboard 200 at No. 58, and today (Oct. 26) he’s returned with Ballads 1.

Joji feels like a new artist. Signed in 2017 to 88rising, Sean Miyashiro's record label and marketing company, he released his first EP, In Tongues, in November of that year. But Joji, born George ...

Joji’s highly-awaited album SMITHEREENS (released via 88rising / Warner Records) has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Albums Chart and cinched the #5 spot on the Billboard 200, marking ...

Joji, who is part Japanese and grew up in Osaka, also broke barriers by becoming the first Asian-born artist to top the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart following Ballads 1’s release last fall ...

Joji’s “Glimpse of Us,” the lead single for his latest project “Smithereens ... enjoyable album experience, however, has been more of a challenge. 2018’s “Ballads 1” and 2020’s “Nectar” fit snugly ...

On the album’s final track, another layered piano ballad titled “1AM Freestyle” that comes in at just under two minutes, Joji still hasn’t moved on — something he communicated at the top ...

Kelly Clarkson Somehow Made Joji’s Emotional Ballad ‘Glimpse of Us’ Even More Heartbreaking. The song is the Kelly Clarkson show host's latest Kellyoke pick of the season.