This has been a big year for the girl group KATSEYE. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) KATSEYE: (Singing) Pinky up, up. Pinky up, up. CHANG: They performed on some of the world's biggest stages - most ...

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Chinese singer and actor Zhang Yixing, also known as Lay Zhang, presented his seventh album Flawed Crown to an overseas ...

The late, great sinologist Simon Leys once pointed out a peculiar paradox. China is the world’s oldest surviving civilization, and yet very little material of its past remains—far less than in Europe ...

Over a decade ago, a seven-member group from a virtually unknown label in South Korea dreamed of a “big house, big car, and big rings.” But thanks to a lethal mix of undeniable talent, remarkable ...

By Fabian Hamacher, Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang TAIPEI, June 27 (Reuters) - Mandopop megastar Jolin Tsai won album of the year on Saturday in Taipei, at one of the most prestigious entertainment events ...

July 3, 2026 • On a special mid-year episode of New Music Friday, host Stephen Thompson and a lineup of NPR Music writers and critics reflect on their favorite albums of the year so far. June 26, 2026 ...

It’s not hard to find 100 Drake songs worth compiling into a list of his best work. In an era when rappers drop multiple albums/mixtapes/”projects”/whatever in ...

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These romantic features make Kunqu Opera one of the most loved art forms in China. Born in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu ...

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