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MUSIC

The Year in Chinese Music: Top Albums of 2025

From dream-pop haze to dialect rap and post-punk playfulness, a curated snapshot of the sounds shaping the year picked by leading tastemakers across …

Jesse Young (杨哲思)

Jan. 28, 2026

MUSIC

Rock is Not Dead in Xinxiang, China’s Former Capital of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Nearly 30 years after it hosted “China’s Woodstock,” a small central Chinese city is still home to a music culture that rocks in its own way

Liao Xinzhong & Ana Padilla Fornieles

July 6, 2023

MUSIC

The Kids Who Rocked China

In “Rocking China,” Shanghai-based historian Andrew Field looks back at a momentous period of the underground music scene in Beijing

Jeremiah Jenne

June 8, 2023

MUSIC

Will Singapore’s Mandopop Scene Ever Flourish Again?

Singapore artists used to be Mandopop royalty, but new acts are struggling to make a breakthrough

Asian Pop Weekly

June 5, 2023

MUSIC

When Mandopop Grooves with Reggae

Musicians of various ethnic backgrounds find resonance in reggae—and in its cultural relevance

Asian Pop Weekly

July 24, 2022

MUSIC

Will Online Concerts Replace Live Music in China?

Once the pandemic fades away, will China’s livestreaming music industry survive?

Asian Pop Weekly

July 10, 2022

MUSIC

The Rise and Reinvention of Taiwan Music’s Influence on the Chinese Mainland

Taiwan popstars no longer dominate the mainland’s music scene; could the island’s indie bands replace them?

Asian Pop Weekly

April 17, 2022

MUSIC

How a Band from China’s Industrial Heartland Captured the Emotions of a Generation

Despite an experimental sound and just two album releases in a decade, Omnipotent Youth Society has remained one of China’s most relatable rock bands…

Asian Pop Weekly

Feb. 23, 2022

FEMINISM

The All-Female Punk Band With a Social Conscience

TWOC sits down with all-female punk outfit Dummy Toys to talk about feminism, avoiding labels, and what music means to them

Anita He (贺文文)

Sept. 28, 2021

MUSIC

Hebe Tien’s “Time Will Tell” Rejuvenates a Pop Legend

One of China’s most influential pop singers comes of age with her first solo album since she stopped recording with girl group S.H.E.

Terence Hsieh (谢燕辉)

Sept. 15, 2021

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