YAHOOOOOOO!
YAY ... thanks for the news!

Yes, UtADA's new song "By Your Side" ... can't wait for it!!!

...and what timing too huh? ...
just while we were in a Hikki News lull period...
and just right after we opened!...
...they announce that UtADA will finally debut!

the news can be found at
in Japanese:
http://www.utada.jp
http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/intl/unity/index_j.htm
in English
http://www.utada.com
http://www4.islanddefjam.com/media/utada/olympic.html

'By Your Side' will be on the compilation Pro-Peace album titled 'Unity', which will be the soundtrack to the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics.
The CD of various artist features Destiny's Child, Sting, Avril, Lenny Kravitz, Moby, others..., and of course UtADA!

The CD will also be accompanied by the release of two other albums 'Harmony' (The Classical Olympics Soundtrack) and 'Phos' (The Greek Olympics Soundtrack).

With the release of 'Unity', EMI will make a $US180,000 to Unicef's HIV/AIDS programs in sub-Saharan Africa.

The song features Timbaland and Keily Dean. Timbaland produces Keily Dean, and is know for working with such artist as Aaliyah, Missy Elliot, and Justin Timberlake.

The Track Listing is as follows:

1. Avril Lavigne 'Knocking On Heavens Door'
2. Destiny's Child - Will I Am 'I Know'
3. Timbaland - Utada - Kiley Dean 'By Your Side'
4. Tiziano Ferro - Jamelia 'Universal Prayer'
5. Sting - Mariza 'A Thousand Years'
6. Beres Hammond - Les Nubians 'Going All The Way'
7. Mr G - Joss Stone - Crissey Blur 'Issues'
8. Earth Wind & Fire - Roots Manuva 'Love Together'
9. Wayne Wonder - Neneh Cherry 'Eyes On the Prize'
10. Lenny Kravitz - Kadim Al Sahir 'We Want Peace'
11. Macy Gray - Keziah Jones 'Oh Yeah'
12. Moby - Public Enemy 'MKLFKWR'
13. Alice Cooper - Xzibit 'Stand'
14. Gr?nemeyer - Cheb Mami - Dalaras 'Everlasting'
15. Brian Eno - Skin - Rachid Taha 'Still Standing'
16. Trevor Horn - Yiannis - Tarkan - Katia 'Pass The Flame'

UPDATE: image of the cover