Joji’s first full-length project features a host of guests ... Yet outside of a few standout tracks, BALLADS 1 coasts along a lukewarm formula of sad-boy R&B.

Despite its title, the album isn’t full of traditional ballads ... Expect to hear Joji try out some new sounds in his post-Ballads 1 era. Personally, I'm not going to enjoy it if I'm not ...

At this point, I have no reason to doubt him. Stream BALLADS 1here and continue for our full interview with Joji. Since we spoke in January 2017, I’ve watched you achieve all the goals you ...

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. Intensely ...

Joji is back with a new single, "Sanctuary." His first single since dropping BALLADS 1 last fall, it's a lofty eighties-referencing ballad, blanketed in some starry synths. The song is perfectly ...

Concurrently, Smithereens starts at No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200, marking Joji’s third top five entry, following the aforementioned Nectar and 2018’s Ballads 1 (both No. 3 peaks).