ELMIENE’S DEBUT ALBUM ‘SOUNDS FOR SOMEONE’ OUT NOW
EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR COMMENCES AUTUMN 2026
19 JUNE 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — Today, ELMIENE and FUJII KAZE release their new track and video for ‘Comets + Gold’, out now on Polydor & Def Jam Records. ‘Comets + Gold’ follows his critically acclaimed debut album sounds for someone released in March. Listen to ‘Comets + Gold’ here, watch here.
Elmiene and Fujii Kaze first connected when Kaze posted a cover of the ascendent British R&B star’s track ‘Someday’ on YouTube; then when Elmiene travelled to Japan over the Christmas break and visited the native singer-songwriter the pair spent days together writing and getting to know each other, out of which the fantastic ‘Comets + Gold’ emerged.
Singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze, who has rapidly become one of the most prominent artists to emerge out of Japan, shot the video with Elmiene in LA shortly after Kaze’s debut set at Coachella, performing both weekends. Elmiene returns to Japan to play the Summer Sonic festival this August, following his sounds for someone tour across the US. He is then set to take the tour across the UK and Europe this November, starting in Amsterdam on Nov 29th and finishing at London’s Eventim Apollo on December 8th.
Elmiene says “It was so easy working with Kaze for many reasons but to me, it was how special his understanding of how music moves through the chords and harmonies that really impressed me. He is incredible at adding the perfect colours to music that bring so much depth and emotion in a song. Our music galaxy has so many more stars through him.”
With Kaze adding; “When I first heard Elmiene’s songs, I immediately fell in love with them. He brings back the good old soul we need in music today. When we recorded the song, I felt like I was just floating in his vast universe. I’m so fortunate to become a comet in his music galaxy.”
The accompanying visual puts the artists in a dream-like, cinematic setting. Shot in the US right after Kaze’s performance at Coachella earlier this year, the Comets + Gold video directed by Patrick Linehan, showcases the pair trading verses and channelling the pure soul and heartfelt sentiment of the track, created out of friendship and respect for each other’s craft.
Elmiene’s recently released debut album sounds for someone takes listeners on a deeply personal journey, tracing two decades of familial trials and triumphs that have profoundly shaped Elmiene’s personal worldviews, and sense of self. The record also features appearances from GRAMMY Award–winning singer-songwriter Raphael Saadiq, with production across the project coming from an impressive lineup including Sampha, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, and GRAMMY Award–winning producers No I.D., Raphael Saadiq, and others, adding rich depth and texture to the record’s emotional landscape.
His growing list of milestones includes sets at Roots Picnic and British Summer Time Hyde Park, where he supported Stevie Wonder. His Tiny Desk Concert has surpassed one million views, and a standout moment on The Terrell Show further showcased his R&B depth with a rendition of I Don’t Ever Want to See You Again. Recognized as an Artist to Watch by platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, MTV, NME, The Guardian, and BBC, Elmiene is poised to become an enduring presence in music through 2026 and beyond.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
8/15 Tokyo, Japan Summersonic Festival
8/16 Osaka, Japan Summersonic Festival
11/29 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
11/30 Berlin, DE The Metropol
12/2 Paris, FR Salle Pleyel
12/3 Brussels, BE Ancienne Belgique
12/5 Bristol, UK O2 Academy
12/6 Manchester, UK Albert Hall
12/8 London, UK Eventim Apollo
ABOUT ELMIENE:
After breaking through in 2023 with his El-Mean and Marking My Time EPs, the BRIT-nominated musician had a prolific 2024 with two more original EPs Anyway I Can and For The Deported as well as two live releases Live at RAK Studios and Live from 525 – the latter comprising covers of tracks by Frank Ocean, Prince and Cleo Sol. This year his This Is The Remix EP saw his own tracks reimagined by Timbaland, Blxst and IAMNOBODI.
Elmiene has been embraced by a global community of creatives – collaborating with some of the most sought-after names in music including Leon Thomas, ASAP Ferg, Syd, Sampha, Lil Silva, D’Mile, Dahi and Stormzy – and hotly tipped by press and tastemakers with coverage in Dazed, The Guardian, The Face, NME, Teen Vogue, Rolling Stone and Complex. He received a nomination for the BRITs Rising Star Award and the Ivor Novello Rising Star Award, plus he was shortlisted as one of the artist to watch on the, BBC Sound of 2024 poll, VEVO, MTV, Pandora Music, BBC 1Xtra and Ticketmaster.
ABOUT FUJII KAZE
Fujii Kaze is one of Japan’s most distinctive global breakout artists, known for his soulful voice, genre-fluid sound, and message of love and freedom. Blending soulful pop, R&B, and classical piano, Kaze has built a singular world that continues to resonate far beyond Japan.
Influenced by his father, he began playing classical piano at an early age and started uploading piano covers to YouTube at 12, eventually catching the attention of the music industry. He made his debut in 2020 with “Nan-Nan.” His first album HELP EVER HURT NEVER, released that same year, and his second album LOVE ALL SERVE ALL, released in 2022, both reached No. 1 on Billboard Japan’s Hot Albums chart, further establishing his presence as one of Japan’s leading artists. That same year, “Shinunoga E-Wa” became a global viral hit, reaching No. 4 on Spotify’s Global Viral chart, No. 1 on local viral charts in 23 countries, and No. 2 in the U.S.
Since then, Kaze has continued to expand his international presence through sold-out shows across Asia, his global Netflix concert film, a highly acclaimed NPR “Tiny Desk” performance, and tours in North America and Europe.
In 2025, he released Prema, his third album and first all-English project, whose title means “Supreme Love.” In 2026, he marked another international milestone with performances at Coachella and Lollapalooza India, and later in the year will kick off the Prema World Tour with stadium and dome shows across Asia with European and North American dates planned for summer 2027.
Through his music and his life, he will continue to spread love and freedom throughout the world.
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