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5 global pop stars following Mariah Carey, Kanye West to China

There’s still time in 2024 to see 5 global pop stars in China, the latest to be lured there after Carey, West, John Legend and Westlife.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Elim Chan conjures magic in brilliant Prokofiev with HK Phil

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Sting on the Sting 3.0 tour, the Police, and 35 years of yoga

23 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM

Arts & Culture

Hong Kong conductor Elim Chan on reaching beyond the concert hall

Chan, 38, back in her home city to conduct, talks about shaking up ‘dinosaur’ orchestras, women conductors and not messing up.

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Elim Chan conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in a Symphony Under The Stars concert in November 2024. Photo: Desmond Chan/Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Rosé and Bruno Mars perform APT live for first time at MAMA awards

Viral megahit song pairing K-pop star from Blackpink and US singer Mars earns pair the Global Sensation award at MAMAs show in Osaka.

23 Nov 2024 - 12:17PM

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 22-24

Whether you’re into shopping, fitness, films, classical music or Christmas fun, there is an event in Hong Kong for you this weekend.

22 Nov 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Miriam Yeung’s career as singer and actress, and rupture with fans

Declaring herself a Chinese patriot at the height of anti-government protests in Hong Kong angered fans, but Yeung is back performing again.

22 Nov 2024 - 7:27AM

Leading Hong Kong singer and actress Miriam Yeung at an interview with the Post in 2017. Photo: Jonathan Wong

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Singer joins Ed Sheeran in criticising ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’

Band Aid hit due for anniversary remix ‘dehumanises Africans’, British-Ghanaian Fuse ODG says. He wants artists to speak up about the song.

21 Nov 2024 - 3:15PMvideocam

Shoppers look at the Band Aid 20 music single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” in a London music store in 2004. Photo: AFP

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K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

After 30 years in K-pop, singer and producer J.Y. Park still performing

J.Y. Park began as a singer, started JYP Entertainment and produced a string of top K-pop acts. He’s launching a 30-year anniversary tour.

18 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

Arts & Culture

How China’s underground raves give frustrated youth a sense of escape

Often held in hidden locations without official knowledge, raves in China offer a sense of freedom to people feeling ground down by society.

16 Nov 2024 - 3:15PM

Health & Wellness

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 15-17

From a gong bath to a concert under the stars to a restaurant where you can enjoy a barbecue platter, there is plenty to do this weekend.

15 Nov 2024 - 3:15PMvideocam

This year’s Swire Symphony Under The Stars will feature Elim Chan, Chiyan Wong and Lin Jiang, among a host of other top musicians. Photo: SCMP

Arts & Culture

How British-born Chinese singer Mui Zyu is taking back her heritage

Performing at Clockenflap 2024, Mui Zyu – real name Eva Liu – is exploring her Hong Kong heritage after years of feeling disconnected.

15 Nov 2024 - 10:36AMvideocam

Mui Zyu is singer-songwriter Eva Liu’s Cantonese childhood pet name. She is exploring her Cantonese heritage after years of feeling disconnected from her roots. Photo: Tia Liu

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

5 must-see music and arts events in Hong Kong this weekend, November 15-17

From an auction where you can bid with stories to a night of dreamy classical music under the stars, here is what is happening this weekend.

14 Nov 2024 - 1:18PM

Entertainment

Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem, Ariana Grande win MTV awards

Taylor Swift tops the MTV Europe Music Awards with 4 prizes, while other winners include Tyla, Shawn Mendes and Busta Rhymes.

11 Nov 2024 - 10:41AM

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Fame and celebrity

How Liam Payne of One Direction struggled with addiction and stardom

Despite finding global success with One Direction, Liam Payne struggled with addiction and the pressures of his post-boy-band fame.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

Liam Payne attends a film premiere in London in 2016. Photo: Getty Images

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‘Heartwarming’ to be chart toppers again, The Cure’s Robert Smith says

Not since 1992 had The Cure been top of the UK charts. That changed with album Songs Of A Lost World. It’s uplifting, their lead singer says.

9 Nov 2024 - 4:45PMvideocam

Robert Smith, lead singer of British band The Cure, says it is “enormously uplifting” to be back at No 1 in the UK pop charts with new album Songs Of A Lost World. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Beyoncé leads Grammy nominations list, as women dominate

The superstar earned 11 nods, in an album of the year nomination for Cowboy Carter, her venture into country music.

9 Nov 2024 - 2:14AM

Entertainment

Andrea Bocelli on new album Duets with Jennifer Lopez, Dua Lipa and more

Ed Sheeran, Shania Twain, Celine Dion and Karol G also feature on the album, while Bocelli is also releasing a new concert film.

8 Nov 2024 - 6:15PMvideocam

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | From songwriter in wife’s shadow to serious actor, Louis Cheung’s rise

Hong Kong tabloids painted Louis Cheung as dependent on singer wife Kay Tse, but as an acclaimed actor he’s standing on his own two feet now.

8 Nov 2024 - 7:23AM

Louis Cheung in an interview with the Post in 2011. At one time , Hong Kong tabloids mocked the singer, songwriter and actor for being less successful than his pop-star wife, Kay Tse. Now he is flying high. Photo: SCMP

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German band react to being identified as players of ‘mystery song’

The hunt for the title of a song uploaded to the internet in 2007 ended this week. Now band behind ‘Subways of Your Mind’ want to reissue it.

7 Nov 2024 - 4:15PMvideocam

A cassette by 1980s German band FEX including the track “Subways of Your Mind”, identified this week as the mystery song internet users had being trying to trace for 17 years. Photo: Reddit/@marjin1412

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Mongolian metal band The Hu sing odes to the sky god Tengri

Heavy metal band The Hu’s folk-metal music and warlike appearance are underlain by a shamanist spirituality and devotion to a sky deity.

7 Nov 2024 - 7:50AMvideocam

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Rosé’s smash hit APT brings surge of interest in 80s song

Korean singer Yoon Soo-il’s 1982 hit ‘A.P.T.’ is enjoying renewed attention. Some fans remixed the two songs – and he’s grateful to Rosé.

5 Nov 2024 - 9:48AMvideocam

Entertainment

At 91, Willie Nelson releases 153rd album and hopes ‘there’s a few more’

‘There’s no better songwriter,’ Nelson once said of late bandmate Kris Kristofferson. What makes a good song? ‘You know it when you hear it’.

4 Nov 2024 - 4:15AMvideocam

Musician Willie Nelson performs during a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice-President Kamala Harris, on October 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Has has just released his 153rd album, Last Leaf on the Tree. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

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