YouTube Music Weekend strikes back with its third volume coming to play. The digital streaming event will take place on YouTube between July 16-18, where each artist premieres its video on its respective channel.
Similar to the previous installment, the list is massive! YouTube Japan managed to gather 54 artists and groups to join the digital event—which is even more than previously. In case you’re feeling overwhelmed by the massive lineup (full list below), I’d personally recommend: Aimer, Chiai Fujikawa, GLAY, Motohiro Hata, Vaundy, and YuNi!
Wonderfully and notably, the event also includes a section for virtual artists “VTubers”. Some veteran virtual idols like AZKi, Kaede Higuchi, Tokino Sora are listed, and also rising stars such as the grim reaper and rapper, Mori Calliope—strongly recommended.
The cheerful pianist harami will be participating as a support artist and open each main event with a 10-minute performance.
In addition to the regular schedule, starting July 7, YouTube invites fans to join the metaphorical “backstage” through any device with Google Assistant access—an app whose main interaction is done through voice commands.
In there, you will be able to ask questions to the 20 artists who have decided to join this part of the event. The command will however only work within Japan, so if you meet the requirement, hop in by saying “OK Google, backstage toku ni tsunaide” (OK Google, バックステージトークにつないで).
YouTube Music Weekend vol.3
- Date: July 16-18
- Time: See timetable below. Times are in JST, subject to change without notice.
- Artists: 54
- Premiere playlist link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQntWbrycbJfjNDZ_vctf2bqEZhlBXJH-
YouTube Music Weekend vol.3 timetable
YouTube Music Weekend artists
Click the artist’s name to enter its premiere video and to set a reminder.
- 7ORDER
- Aimer
- Awesome City Club
- Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ)
- BEGIN
- Chiai Fujikawa (藤川千愛)
- Chihiro Onitsuka (鬼束ちひろ)
- chilldspot
- Creepy Nuts
- Dragon Ash
- Doul
- DUSTCELL
- FIVE NEW OLD
- GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE
- GLAY
- haruno (春野)
- Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル)
- Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle (ヒプノシスマイク –Division Rap Battle-)
- JP THE WAVY
- Kazuyoshi Saito (斉藤和義)
- Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ)
- Lefty Hand Cream
- LUCKY TAPES
- Macaroni Enpitsu (マカロニえんぴつ)
- Masaharu Fukuyama (福山雅治)
- mihoro*
- Motohiro Hata (秦 基博)
- Naoto Inti Raymi (ナオト・インティライミ)
- Nao Toyama (東山奈央)
- NMB48
- Nulbarich
- Sakura Fujiwara (藤原さくら)
- Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE (三代目 J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE)
- Shimamo (しまも)
- SHISHAMO
- Soshi Sakiyama (崎山蒼志)
- Superfly
- Taichi Mukai (向井太一)
- Tani Yuuki
- THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE
- Vaundy
- Watashi Kobayashi (小林私)
- YuNi
YouTube Music Weekend Midnight Artists VTuber:
- AZKi
- hololive Fes. Archives
- Kaede Higuchi (樋口楓)
- Mito Tsukino (月ノ美兎)
- Mori Calliope
- Nijisanji All Stars (にじさんじ All Stars)
- Rain Drops
- Rikka (律可)
- Roboco-chan (ロボ子さん)
- Tokino Sora (ときのそら)
Opening act
- Harami-chan (ハラミちゃん)
Backstage artists
These artists are participants of the digital “backstage” event. You can connect to it through a device with Google Assistant by saying the phrase:
OK Google, backstage toku ni tsunaide
(OK Google, バックステージトークにつないで)
Artists
- Awesome City Club
- Chiai Fujikawa (藤川千愛)
- chilldspot
- doul
- Harami-chan (ハラミちゃん)
- haruno (春野)
- Lefty Hand Cream
- LUCKY TAPES
- mihoro*
- Nao Toyama (東山奈央)
- NMB48
- Sakura Fujiwara (藤原さくら)
- Shimamo (しまも)
- Taichi Mukai (向井太一)
- Tani Yuuki
VTuber artists
- Mito Tsukino (月ノ美兎)
- Mori Calliope
- Rain Drops
- Rikka (律可)
- Roboko-chan (ロボ子さん)