Please Update to "Hikaru Utada" (Formerly "Utada Hikaru") – The Correct Artist Name

 Interesting how this has not been addressed yet even more interesting that no one can do a quick google search to confirm what i’m saying or better yet that you can not contact your music broker agent at Sony/Epic to confirm also as i stated you corrected the name in the bio but not on the page?

Hi @MJmusicguy !

You can report this in link below 

• ▶ REPORT HERE: Artist/albums/songs with wrong profile/page Report

@Jaime.Deezer  can you help here !?

@Nina Nebo  Thought about that but um not the artist just a  mega fan who got tired of seeing Deezer being the only platform to not honor the name change like for god sake Deezer's own site has it the first part of her bio has it jeez read this official article on ger site white is she called? 

https://www.en.utadahikaru.jp/news/1h1i8nhgk3/

The website domain remains the original one, as expected—after all, who would give up a 25-year-old domain? However, if you look at the official site, her name is as i expressed I want to point out During my time with Qobuz, I personally helped correct this artist’s name and merge their content properly. once verified by the team..

While Deezer is a strong platform, for major artists, it's not something they’re likely to notice or prioritize. It’s up to Deezer to keep things updated, and if someone—a fan or artist—raises a concern, big or small, the appropriate contact should be reached to address it accordingly.

also this separate artist page is not needed because Hikaru and “Utada” are the sameso please merge with the main arrtisthttps://www.deezer.com/en/artist/1483

Both should simply be under Hikaru Utada

@MJmusicguy please send a request directly to our Deezer Support Team and one of our agents will be able to help and make the requested changes accordingly.
Thanks

@Jaime.Deezer  I did that already and was told that i couldn't possibly know that and because im a fan I cant help and that it was up to the artist to reach out  

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agents name
Customer Care Agent

someone  just needs to use reason logic and pick up a phone and contact the label  or look at all current media. 

Logic is: a  system of principles that uses reason to determine if a conclusion is true or untrue.

Header from her website

I apologize If i come off harsh but  the difficulty i have to go through to Help improve a page of a artist I have been following since I was 16 where a basic google search can confirm is bothing me quite a bit  

this is very funny 

@Jaime.Deezer  again a rep said the following

“ 
Let me explain, when an artist is registered on Deezer, it is done through a representative, Manager, Record Label, Producer, Distributor or by the artist themselves, having access to an exclusive platform that they use not only to manage their profile but also to upload songs to our platform.
 
Given this and as you mentioned, we are a huge company with thousands of artists, we cannot make changes, unifications or any type of modification to an artist's profile or profiles, since this is not Deezer's responsibility, even through a fan's request.
 
Just like you, Deezer does not know the reason why the information was not changed, it could be a matter of contract, marketing, global reach, or another reason for the artist and their representatives.
 
Only the artist or their representatives can make this change or request any change.
 
Making any changes without the request of the Artist or their representatives, at the request of a fan, could cause problems for the artist and their campaign.
 
For these reasons, Deezer does not make changes on its own or at the request of someone outside the Artist.
 
I hope I have clarified your doubts.”
 
Have a great Sunday.

Customer Care Agent

Anyone who reads this post will see i have provided clear obvious evidence  the first sentence of your own bio has the correct name as i said if someone actually reach's out to Sony epic they will confirm  as well as the evidence i provided this is kind of a bad look for Deezer and i would like an apology i may be a fan but basic research or a call is all you need 

Again sorry to be harsh i love the community but I don’t think I should have to fight so hard for a blatantly obvious change that's well everywhere but Deezer

Maybe the artist wanted his name on Deezer to be written in Western name order !?

screenshot from wiki ⬇

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikaru_Utada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_name#Western_name_order

Artist have two profiles :

Utada Hikaru with Japanese studio albums

https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/211217

Utada with English studio albums

https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/1483

@Nina Nebo  She/they has had many names over her career  but  as I pointed out she has Chosen this artist name her real name in westen order as a part of her more exclusive and international mind set 

Lastly here  a post with the press release

https://web.archive.org/web/20101110011125/http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2010/11/09/0003593969.shtml

With EMI (contract agreement).

On the 5th, EMI's leaders came to Japan from its headquarters in London. After reaching an agreement to sign a global contract, they announced a contract agreement to the world on the 8th. In the future, she will seal off the artist name "Utada" for English-speaking countries and work on the world stage as "Hikaru Utada".

Found the official press release from that day also in English 

https://web.archive.org/web/20110515150520/http://www.emimusic.com/news/2010/emi-music-and-hikaru-utada-agree-new-global-recording-deal/

and here is the  news of tramper to Sony epic where she is now!

https://aramajapan.com/news/hikaru-utada-announces-label-transfer/70840/

@Nina Nebo  Thank you for helping still hard to understand why i have to prove my case so hard as you see above i have an official press release as recipes for what I am saying using internet archive if that's not enough lol i don't know what to do that also means she changed her name to western style globally  in 2010 meaning the listings have been incorrect for 14 years?

@Jaime.Deezer  here is the artist father and manager if you really want to fix it ask him

https://x.com/u3music 

bunp

@MJmusicguy 

Maybe you can try, as a fan, draw the attention of the artist's father on platform X that Utada's name is spelled differently on Deezer !?

Maybe he will see it and then it will be corrected !

@Nina Nebo  I will do my best but like also i do not see why Deezer is so  hard about this the artist has simply chosen to use a  her own true name in western style for both English and domestic work its not that hard to understand especially with all my research and explanations which i should not have to do because every major platform has been updated already just makes me said what do you think ?

@Nina Nebo maybe this is enough?

@Nina Nebo  bless you for liking maybe this is silly to fight about but it is important to be accurate and i have more then proven at this point that I am correct what  do  you think?

@Nina Nebo I honestly think its a case of the artist is to large to really consider Deezer they have a team and a label for that i am sure it is just a oversight but because artist doesn't know and Deezer refuse ask there Sony contacts it will never fixed because of Deezer's poor approach.

If it ever does get fixed i hope Deezer learn from it and maybe change policy to verify or at least apologize

@Jaime.Deezer  i have one final note based on how much trouble i had pointing out that we simply need to reverse the artists  name which i have more then proven so would a simple google search

seems like a outright lie as it claims fans can help out to and you will verify clearly not?

I have asked our music team and it is the artist or the label the only ones who can request changes like this.
I have checked other music streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple music and Amazon music and the artist also has 2 profiles. 
If the artist doesn’t know as you mentioned, then it is wrong in 4 or more music platforms. So it might be the case that this is intended.
Thanks for report it, but again, in this case it is only the artist/label who can ask for changes.
Apologies for the inconvenience

 

@Jaime.Deezer While I understand not wanting to make a change without consent however

Timeline of Record Labels

1. 1998: Debut with Toshiba EMI
   Utada Hikaru debuted under Toshiba EMI in Japan.

2. 2001: Deal with Island Def Jam (Universal)
   Utada signed a global contract with Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of Universal Music Group, for her international releases​ as “Utada”

    

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3. 2004: First International Album
   She released her first English-language album, Exodus, under Island Def Jam​

    

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4. 2010: Revert to EMI for Global Releases
   After her initial stint with Universal, she moved to EMI Music Japan for her global releases while still using her full name, in western order for global appeal and easier marketing  Hikaru Utada​

   
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5. 2013: Transfer to Sony Music Japan
   Utada signed with Sony Music Japan, moving away from her previous contracts​

    

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6. Post-2013: Use of Full Name
   She began using "Hikaru Utada" exclusively for all her releases, including her international music​

    

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7. Current Label - Epic Records
   Utada's more recent works are released under Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Japan

I know its a lot to follow but i know her history 

I am the one who fixed the page on Qobuz for example

https://play.qobuz.com/artist/54036

 they had to verify with the label/ distributor but its perfect now because of my efforts  also just going to her official website should be enough to confirm or the video I shared above 

I understand and I appreciate your efforts, however, the music team already told me that the request needs to come from the artist/label, specially when they checked with other streaming services and they also have 2 profiles.
Thanks 

@Jaime.Deezer  2 profiles is fine Its that she should be listed under Hikaru Uttada not Utdata Hikaru  for at least her Japanese as of 2010 if we can atlest do that id be happy epically since its already that way on your existing bio?

https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/211217/biography that you cam confirm on the other services

I get it now and have requested the update (it might take a bit though)
Apologies for any misunderstanding 

@Jaime.Deezer  yeah me as well  my main concern was always her name being updated not that she had 2 pages  as Utada was for her English would in the past. so it still works.