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2025 The anniversary of several of Enya's album releases will be commemorated, marking 40 years since The Frog Prince, 30 years since The Memory of Trees, 25 years since A Day Without Rain, 20 years since Amarantine, and 10 years since Dark Sky Island.
December 2024 Won the BMI London Song of the Year for 'Creepin'' with composition credits for Enya and Nicky Ryan.
2023 Filmmaker Neo Sora (Sakamoto's son) directed 'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus', a final performance of Sakamoto playing solo piano, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
2023 Composed the final score for Hirokazu Kore-eda's film 'Monster', which was dedicated to his memory after his passing.
2023 Released his final solo studio album '12'.
September 2023 Enya's official website was rebooted and returned to Warner ownership, though it has remained inactive since then.
September 19 2023 A watch party video for the 35th anniversary of 'Watermark' was released, accompanying the launch of vinyl LPs of 'Watermark' and a Dolby Atmos upmixed audio for 'Orinoco Flow'.
June 2023 Enya made her latest public statement in a printed release for A Box of Dreams, expressing in Irish 'we will meet again soon'.
June 2023 Enya's 1997 compilation 'A Box of Dreams' was re-issued on 6 vinyl LPs, with new liner notes, and confirmation that she and the Ryans were working on a new album.
April 24 2023 Featured on Agust D's (Suga of BTS) song 'Snooze' as keyboards, released in loving memory of Sakamoto.
April 2 2023 Sakamoto's death was publicly announced following his funeral.
March 2023 Sent a letter to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike calling for suspension and review of the planned Jingūmae neighborhood redevelopment due to environmental concerns, in one of his last public activities before his death.
March 28 2023 Passed away from colorectal cancer at the age of 71.
March 28 2023 Died from cancer at the age of 71.
2022 Participated in creating Dumb Type's new installation for the Japan Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
2022 Collaborated with Ukrainian violinist Illia Bondarenko on the single 'Piece for Illia' for a Ukraine relief fundraiser compilation.
2022 Ryuichi Sakamoto won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score for the film 'Love After Love'.
2022 Collaborated with Metro Boomin and The Weeknd on the song 'Creepin'', working with Metro to approve appropriate song titles.
2022 Enya was involved in the title selection for Metro Boomin and The Weeknd's song 'Creepin'', which won the BMI London Song of the Year in December 2024, recognizing her contribution.
2021 Served as associate artist of Holland Festival in Amsterdam, presenting the world premiere of 'TIME', a wordless opera collaboration with Shiro Takatani.
2021 A 20th-anniversary vinyl picture disc re-release of the 'May It Be' single was issued.
November 2021 A watch party video for the 30th anniversary of 'Shepherd Moons' was released. Nicky Ryan shared that renovations at Aigle Studio during the COVID-19 pandemic had been completed, allowing Enya and the Ryans to begin working on new music.
January 21 2021 Sakamoto announced on his website that he was diagnosed with rectal cancer, after his throat cancer had gone into remission.
2020 Sakamoto returned to Tokyo after living primarily in New York City since 1990.
November 2020 Enya's official YouTube channel posted a video to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her album 'A Day Without Rain', which included handwritten messages from Enya and Roma Ryan, alongside behind-the-scenes clips from the music videos for 'Only Time' and 'Wild Child'.
2019 Significant increase in activity on Enya's official social media platforms, including updates to music streaming platforms and YouTube channel.
2019 Re-released 'Sounds of the Season' as 'Christmas Secrets' for streaming
2018 Won the Grand Bell Awards for Best Music for the soundtrack of 'The Fortress'.
June 14 2018 Documentary 'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda', directed by Stephen Nomura Schible, was released, following his life, cancer recovery, and musical journey.
February 2018 Selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.
2017 Nominated for Asian Film Awards for Best Composer for the film 'Rage'
2017 Released the experimental solo album 'Async'.
2017 A newly discovered species of fish, Leporinus enyae, was named after Enya, in reference to her song 'Orinoco Flow'.
March 29 2017 Released solo album 'async' through Milan Records, which received critical acclaim.
2016 Enya revealed discussions with the Ryans about a live concert at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, which would be simulcast to cinemas worldwide.
2016 Enya made her first Irish television appearance in over seven years on the show Christmas Carols from Cork, performing several songs.
July 22 2016 DJ Salvatore Ganacci released the single 'Dive', which heavily sampled Enya's song 'Boadicea'.
2015 Composed the film score for Alejandro González Iñárritu's 'The Revenant', receiving a Golden Globe nomination.
2015 Sakamoto returned from his cancer hiatus, discussing his health and potential cancer recurrence.
2015 Released an updated version of his 2004 single 'Undercooled' to support opposition to the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma relocation, with sales partially contributing to the 'Henoko Fund' aimed at stopping the base relocation in Okinawa.
November 20 2015 The streaming release of Dark Sky Island occurred, achieving number 4 in the UK album charts and number 8 in the US.
September 15 2015 Dark Sky Island was announced on Enya's website.
August 3 2015 Posted on his website about being in 'great shape' and announced he would provide music for Yoji Yamada's film 'Haha to Kuraseba' (Living with My Mother).
2014 Became the first guest artistic director of the Sapporo International Art Festival 2014 (SIAF2014).
June 2014 Diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer in late June and announced a break from work to seek treatment and recovery.
2013 Received the Golden Pine Award (Lifetime Achievement) at the International Samobor Film Music Festival.
2013 Sakamoto served as a jury member at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, which viewed 20 films and was chaired by filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci.
November 2013 Enya's song 'Only Time' re-entered both the US Billboard 100 and UK Official Charts after being used in a Volvo Trucks advertisement.
April 14 2013 Participated in a performance of film and music by video pioneer Nam June Paik, alongside musicians Stephen Vitiello and Steina Vasulka.
2012 Nominated for Asian Film Awards for Best Composer for the film 'Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai'

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