MILLENNIUM PARADE returns with Ghost In The Shell featured single “BLUE” Feat. Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar

10 Jul

"THE GHOST IN THE SHELL" 4th Promotion Video featuring “BLUE” by MILLENNIUM PARADE

MILLENNIUM PARADE's first new song in nearly two years, ‘Blue' has been released today. The cover art for the track has also been unveiled above.

‘Blue' is the ending theme for the TV anime The Ghost in the Shell, and will be available on all DSPs following the broadcast of the anime's premiere episode on July 7th.

‘Blue' features globally acclaimed artists Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar. The project originally began around three years ago through sessions between Daiki Tsuneta and Saya Gray, before evolving into its final form with Daniel Caesar joining the collaboration.

In addition, the cover art for ‘Blue', was created by MILLENNIUM PARADE member Cota Mori.

Daiki Tsuneta

“This track ‘Blue’ was first created three years ago in the studio with Saya, and has reached its completion through Danny joining, whom I met while travelling. I’ve always admired the sheer talent of these two musicians, and the completed track has turned out to be truly incredible so I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”

Saya

“Working with Daniel and Daiki was spicy fun and the blending of worlds and cultures is very exciting.”

In addition, the fourth anime promotional video for Ghost In The Shell featured “Blue” visit webite for more information about “Ghost In The Shell” Here

Millennium Parade — Blue featuring Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar, single cover art showing a cyanotype botanical print in blue and white — ***Millennium Parade “Blue” featuring Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar, single cover art***

Picture of producer and songwriter Daiki Tsuneta in a mask — ***MILLENNIUM PARADE Daiki Tsuneta***

MILLENNIUM PARADE is a crew of creatives led by Daiki Tsuneta (King Gnu), merging music, video, digital art and more to make dazzling works capturing the chaotic clash of cultures in modern Tokyo.

After releasing the single ‘Veil’ under the name “millennium parade” in 2019, they released their debut album ‘THE MILLENNIUM PARADE' in the midst of COVID pandemic in 2021. They continued their activities in various fields, including collaborations with DIOR and serving as the theme song for the globally acclaimed Japanese animation 'Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045'. In May 2024, they officially changed their name to “MILLENNIUM PARADE”.

With the name change, they also fulfilled contracts with prestigious overseas labels, attracting significant attention as an artist of the times. The next era of MILLENNIUM PARADE finds Tsuneta and company building an even more immersive artistic world.
Japanese-Canadian artist Saya Gray has a unique ability to create a collage of sounds that feel both comforting and disorienting, vast yet intimate. Her first releases, 2022’s ‘19MASTERS’ , 2023’s ‘QWERTY I’ and 2024’s 'QWERTY II' were made in periods of intense isolation, and as Saya herself describes it, she puts ‘1000 personalities in one song’. It’s this unfiltered, frenzied approach to her art that she feels is necessary to reclaim her sense of self in an ever changing world - and in the process marking her as one of the most exciting, up and coming musicians operating today. 2025 was a landmark year for Saya as she released her debut album ’SAYA” - by far her most personal and intimate project to date.
Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Daniel Caesar has established himself as one of the defining voices of contemporary R&B. Blending contemporary soul, alternative, folk-pop, and genre-defying songwriting, his work is rooted in a commitment to artistic honesty.
His 2023 album NEVER ENOUGH became the highest-charting release of his career, debuting at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart and within the Top 15 of the Billboard 200. The album also marked the biggest sales debut by a male R&B artist in 2023. Later that year, Caesar performed his first-ever headline shows in Japan.
In 2025, he released Son Of Spergy, his most personal and introspective project to date. Inspired by reconciliation with his father and named after his father’s nickname, the album explores identity, family, and self-reflection. The release earned Caesar his first No. 1 album on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart and debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, marking his first career Top 10 entry.
Associated Performer: MILLENNIUM PARADE, Saya Gray, Daniel Caesar, Daiki Tsuneta
Associated Performer: MILLENNIUM PARADE
Electric Bass Guitar: Kazuki Arai
Composer, Electric Bass Guitar, Associated Performer, Vocal, Lyricist: Saya Gray
Drums: Shun Ishiwaka
Lyricist, Composer, Associated Performer, Vocal: Daniel Caesar
Organ, Piano: Jun Miyakawa
Composer, Guitar, Associated Performer, Mandolin: Daiki Tsuneta
Mixing Engineer: Yu Sasaki