NY rapper tops charts with less than 1,000 sales
A Bronx rapper has snagged the top spot on the US Billboard 200 chart after selling just 823 albums and posting 83 million on demand streams.
New media studio Ouchhh brings its AI-controlled exhibition to China for the first time
Although the snow that had snarled up traffic had stopped, it was still raining. Under these weather conditions, it was impossible for artist Ferdi Alici to unveil Data Gate, the world's first AI-controlled astronomical research data sculpture, in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province.
Directors Guild nominees
First-time director Bradley Cooper and Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron on Tuesday topped the list of nominees for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award - a strong indicator of Oscar hopes.
Music festival promotes China and France cultural exchange
The second edition of the Master Road, a China-France Music Cultural Exchange Festival, will kick off in Beijing on January 17.
Weekend concert held at NCPA
A concert was staged on Sunday morning at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts as part of the center's efforts to promote public art education.
Golden Globes kicks off award season
Box-office hit music romance A Star Is Born is the frontrunner going into the Golden Globes, the first Hollywood awards gala of the year - and usually the sassiest of them all.
Singer Britney Spears suspends shows after father 'almost died'
Britney Spears said on Friday she was pulling out of her upcoming Las Vegas concerts and other work commitments to be with her family due to her father's illness.
Chinese version of musical 'Ponzi' coming to Beijing in April
The Chinese version of the French musical Ponzi is set to be staged at Beijing's Poly Theater from April 26 to 28, the show's production company Magnificent Culture announced on Saturday.
Chinese opera theater artists perform in Nepal to mark New Year holiday
A special concert by China's Guizhou Provincial Qian Opera Theater was held in Nepal on Sunday to celebrate the New Year holiday and to enhance Sino-Nepali cultural exchanges.
French rappers take feud to ring
Two feuding French rappers have sparked hilarity on social media by vowing to settle their differences in the ring with a no-rules cage fight.
Musical about origins of China's Dragon Boat Melody to be staged at Beijing's Minzu Theater
Chosen as one of 25 excellent folk song styles from around the world by UNESCO, China's Dragon Boat Melody has been performed for over 300 years in its hometown of Enshi in Central China's Hubei Province.
Overzealous idol followers give fans in China a bad name
On December 15, about 360 passengers on a Korean Air flight from Hong Kong to Seoul were forced to get off the plane and go through another security check after four Chinese K-pop fans suddenly asked to get off the plane.
Renowned Chinese artist Tan Dun appointed as dean of leading US conservatory of music
Renowned Chinese composer, conductor and artist Tan Dun has been appointed as dean of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, the US Bard College said on Friday.
Man living near Japan's 'Suicide Forest' hopes music
From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest," Kyochi Watanabe blasts John Lennon's "Imagine" into the night - hoping that music can lift people from their despair before it's too late.
Queen guitarist Brian May releases musical tribute to NASA spacecraft
Jamming and astrophysics go hand-in-hand for Queen lead guitarist Brian May, who announced on Wednesday he is releasing a musical tribute to a far-flung NASA spacecraft that is about to make history.
K-pop's BTS 'worth $3.6 billion a year' to South Korean economy
South Korean boy band BTS are worth more than $3.6 billion to the country's economy every year - equivalent to the contribution of 26 mid-sized companies - a research institute said on Tuesday.
Metal or mariachi? Metalachi offers best of both music worlds
Decked out in skin-tight leopard print spandex, his eyelids smeared with black make-up, singer Vega de la Rockha roars into a sea of raised "devil horn" hand gestures - the appreciation symbol of heavy metal music.
Chinese rappers diss Lil Pump condemning discrimination
Chinese rappers Chengdu Revolution (CD-Rev) on Monday evening criticized US rapper Lil Pump for humiliating China in his unpublished new song "Butterfly Doors", which was posted on Instagram.