Ayumi Hamasaki Announces New Album "TROUBLE"

Ayumi Hamasaki will be releasing her album "TROUBLE" on August 15.

The singer announced the album on July 22 during the final concert of her arena tour "ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2018 ~POWER of MUSIC 20th Anniversary~". She performed brand new songs from the album for the first time during this concert.

6 versions of the album will be available upon release. There will be two different cover art options available. Each cover art version will come in a CD-Only, CD DVD Goods, and CD Blu-ray Goods formats.

In addition to the new album, Hamasaki also announced that she will be holding a nationwide tour starting October 19, 2018 and running through February 21, 2019.

This will be Hamasaki's first new album in over 2 years. Her last album "M(A)DE IN JAPAN" was released on June 29, 2016.