On June 9, Avex announced through its official website that singer Amuro Namie has launched a private management agency called stella88.

Earlier this year on January 15, it was announced that Amuro had�signed a new contract with Avex label�Dimension Point,�who would be in charge of�management. However, all management duties will be handled by stella88 from now on.�

Additionally, it was announced that stella88, Amuro, and Avex have entered a new contract, and her new album "_genic" (June 10 release) will be released based on the contract.�

Source: Oricon