Ayu on Apple Music
 

They even made a playlist

https://preview.ibb.co/ffjvZ7/EEFDAE...BB97_C52_C.png

I don't have Apple Music myself but that's a darn fine playlist: https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist...dc0089489af47e

Pic link in case the actual link doesn't work outside of Australia: https://i.imgur.com/ILI3Gjc.png

Really good playlist :)

They also have a good Ayu playlist called “Ayumi Hamasaki - next steps” with some of the greats that were a bit less popular than the “essentials”!!

I love Ayu but what's with the editor's description? "belter"? "R&B tinged songs"? "impossible-to-ignore voice"?

Those things don't make me think of Ayumi.

I do love seeing Ayu playlists though!

^or how 'bout her "massive" voice?

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one! Just WTF!? Did they even listen to the playlist they put together?

I would agree that she has a massive voice. Yes, not like a Whitney Houston or something, but it's massive because it's so emotive and full.

I agree with this, too. I think she does have a massive voice, as in extremely strong.

Her voice is emotionally strong and massive.

Exactly, her voice is one of the things that made her famous along with her lyrics, not because of her technical skill but because of her emotional expression. I think that's what massive means in this context.

I think its just a generic description and they didnt really listen to her before writing it

Wait is this a country exclusive thing because I have Apple Music but it shows only one playlist that features her and other Jpop artists. Where is this particular playlist u guys are seeing

^ I thought there might be regional issues! Check the screenshot I made from the Australian site : https://i.imgur.com/ILI3Gjc.png

Nobody told me I was missing a song so it seems that's the full list!

Who on earth thinks XOXO is an essential!?:rolleyes

Too many old songs in that list, it's more like "Ayumi Hamasaki Essentials 1999-2002". Newer songs like Love song deserved a spot there. And what is LOVE~since 1999~ doing there?

I think it's weird that Greatful Days is on that playlist... >.>

XOXO is lit you heathen hahaha :roflmao

Apparently a new song has been leaked (instrumental only) https://www.instagram.com/p/BktdyM5B...=1ef5oqexkzfh8

Is it a new song? It almost sounds like WORDS to my ears:think

It's on spotify

The US Spotify doesn't have it.

huh, what, when, who, omg -gasps- wth

I lol'd so hard with this, I can't even say anything.

EDIT: that demo instrumental is on her new summer playlist at Spotify. If it's the demo of the new song they upped wrong, maybe it's almost 100% sure the song is a summer single.

EDIT #2: I'm dying wondering what the h*ll is going on haha maybe she thought "I lost demos before, lemme upload to clou-" *up the demo directly to all streaming services*

It does sound like WORDS to me

Wow. It does exist on Spotify....hmm. Strange.

It just got uploaded to Spotify now.

Oh shit, it's coming

So ayu is leaking her own music on spotify?

what is this? lmao it's also in a new playlist her page made.


I'm so hungry for new music that I'm bopping to it nsldkfnsfd

This must be a mistake made by members of Ayu or avex's management. Or maybe someone at Spotify pushed a wrong button.:laugh
I guess it will be deleted once someone finds out about it.
I wonder what the letters and numbers in the file name stand for.:confused

^ Well whatever it is, we know that this is its an alternative arrangement (arr#2), or is the second version of an accepted arrangement?

Also, the same track is available on KKBOX. Very strange to make the same mistake twice?

perhaps she was supposed to release a surprise track and they fucked up the files and thought it was this instrumental?

or maybe she'll throw a new contest a la RAINBOW to write lyrics? I'm so confused lol

New marketing stradegy?

Sound like a demo tapes lol

I love the lyrics for this one, really emotional

can someone upload it here?

It says it's a single. OMG! I want a new single so badly.

It sound really classic Ayu I like the melody but it sound like a song from A one or sixxx

It sounds like WORDS to me too, maybe this is the reworked version that will be on the album

Me too, I think I'm gonna cry

Sounds like WORDS to me but I played both at the same time and they are a little different :think

It's either intentional or a massive mistake. When you distribute music to places like apple and Spotify, you don't upload to each one individually, you give it to your distribution service and they push them out to each place, usually all at once. It's hard to say that it's a mistake though because they generally put barriers in place to stop this kind of mistake such as "are you sure you want to publish" "you will be charged x amount" (if they charge per item) etc.

Edit: Actually it does look like a mistake now that I see it on iTunes

It sounds nothing like WORDS.

The song style is kinda similar to WORDS, but it's not identical. The melody is different. No way it's another version of WORDS haha