There have been rumors that Konami is having a feud with their internal composer team for the BEMANI series (Beatmania, DDR, etc.). As a result, artwork that would normally feature the name of the artist who composed the song is not featuring the artist name, and new songs are starting to be credited to "BEMANI Sound Team".
Here's some background that might explain things: To help promote their internal artists, a record label called Beatnation Records was established about a decade ago. This proved to be quite popular, leading to multiple live concerts, dozens of soundtrack CDs, and more. There was even a special commemorative song titled "Crew" that was remixed by almost every major Beatnation artist in the most recent Beatmania version.
My theory is that Konami is afraid of the power of Beatnation Records and wishes to control their internal artists. It's unknown what the full extent of this development will be, but the latest Beatmania version is scheduled to release in December. I can't wait to play all of the new songs by "BEMANI Sound Team" ._.
Here's some background that might explain things: To help promote their internal artists, a record label called Beatnation Records was established about a decade ago. This proved to be quite popular, leading to multiple live concerts, dozens of soundtrack CDs, and more. There was even a special commemorative song titled "Crew" that was remixed by almost every major Beatnation artist in the most recent Beatmania version.
My theory is that Konami is afraid of the power of Beatnation Records and wishes to control their internal artists. It's unknown what the full extent of this development will be, but the latest Beatmania version is scheduled to release in December. I can't wait to play all of the new songs by "BEMANI Sound Team" ._.