Chinese netizens send congratulations to boy band TFBOYS who won Guinness World Record
Chinese netizens sent congratulations to Chinese popular boy band TFBOYS, whose NetEase cloud music concert broke a Guinness World Record for most-viewed paid concert.
Report shows more than half of musicians in China earned no income from music
The 2020 Chinese Musician Report, an annual report that was published on Monday, has revealed the stark dilemma facing musicians in China: more than 50 percent of them have earned zero income from music in 2020.
Marxist education and ideology strengthened in Shanghai
Marxist education and ideology is being further strengthened in Shanghai with dozens of scholars and teachers from Shanghai's educational institutions being awarded or funded for research into Marxist theory teaching on Wednesday.
How the COVID-19 epidemic changed the way Chinese people live
When people around the world welcomed the new year of 2020, none of them imagined they would spend a whole year in the shadow of the coronavirus. The rapid spread of the virus changed the way people work, socialize, dine, exercise, seek entertainment, and even get married. To avoid being infected, people wear face masks and practice social distancing, while noisy parties and screaming concerts are deemed too dangerous and banned in many parts of the world. As this special year comes to a close, we take a look at how the epidemic has changed life.
Chinese top idol Wang Yuan acts in patriotic stage play, wins back people's hearts following smoking incident
Wang Yuan (Roy Wang), a popular Chinese teen icon who still has more than 80 million fans on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo despite a previous smoking scandal, made his stage play debut on Saturday in The National Anthem. In the play, Wang plays Nie Er, the well-respected Chinese music composer who produced China's national anthem “March of the Volunteers.”
Concert dedicated to China's 'Marital Saint' Guan Yu debuts at NCPA in Beijing
A large-scale symphony orchestra concert about the heroic historical figure Guan Yu was held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing on Tuesday.
First China-US music school Tianjin Juilliard starts graduate classes amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Tianjin Juilliard School, the first performing arts institution in China to offer a US-accredited Master of Music degree, has kicked off its graduate courses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The graduate program brings together 39 graduate students from 11 countries around the world, including South Korea and Canada, to the school, which was co-founded by The Juilliard School in New York and the Tianjin Conservatory of Music.
Top Chinese idol raises ire of netizens with short video featuring song with explicit sexual content
Wang Yi Bo, a 23-year-old Chinese idol with more than 36 million fans on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo, published a stylish short video on Sunday that quickly became the target of criticism for his choice to use a song whose lyrics feature highly sexualized content as the background music.
Viral TikTok concept celebrating 'Ratatouille' becomes virtual musical
The pandemic has shuttered concert halls around much of the globe, but that hasn't stopped musical theater aficionados from flexing their creative muscles - on TikTok, of course.
First China-US music school Tianjin Juilliard starts graduate program amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Tianjin Juilliard School, the first performing arts institution in China to offer a US-accredited Master of Music degree, has kicked off its graduate courses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The graduate program brings together 39 graduate students from 11 countries around the world, including South Korea and Canada, to the school, which was co-founded by The Juilliard School in New York and the Tianjin Conservatory of Music.
Flamenco dancer's performance a balm for pandemic-weary souls
Music and dance as a healing balm for pandemic-weary souls is what Spain's Joaquin Cortes had in mind for his new show that opens this Christmas ahead of a global tour.
Cartoons and live performers combine in online Gorillaz gigs
Innovation has always been a hallmark of musician Damon Albarn and illustrator Jamie Hewlett's cartoon band Gorillaz, and now they are aiming to pull off something new in a series of live concerts that audiences can pay to stream into their homes.
C-Pop boy band TNT releases music video after 'attacks' from South Korean media
C-pop boy band Teens in Times (TNT) dropped a new single on Tuesday that netizens speculate contains a message taking aim at an accusation by South Korean media Dispatch that the group is attempting to copy internationally acclaimed K-pop boy band BTS.
Chinese musical about poverty relief makes debut
Homeland, an original musical by China National Traditional Orchestra, made its debut at Beijing's Poly Theater on Monday.
Yoko Ono urges gun control as fans commemorate
Mourners sang and laid flowers Tuesday on Central Park's candlelit memorial to John Lennon on the 40th anniversary of his murder in New York City, as his widow Yoko Ono marked the moment with a call for gun control.
Independent musicians thrive as pandemic silences Bollywood
Bollywood movie songs normally dominate India's music charts. But when the coronavirus epidemic put paid to new film releases, it created a huge opportunity for independent musicians to make a name for themselves - sometimes from their bedrooms.
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to celebrate 100th CPC anniversary
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, one of China's prominent orchestras, has commissioned a series of musical works from four composers to mark the upcoming 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Deutsche Grammophon's classical 'Yellow Lounge' initiative to be launched in Shanghai
Outstanding young performers and the next generation of classical music fans are set to meet up in Shanghai when Deutsche Grammophon's global classical club night initiative, Yellow Lounge, establishes a new permanent base in the city.