Monthly Archives: December 2012

Stars perform in Shanghai Is music festival

SHANGHAI — Music stars have gathered in Shanghai to perform at its Strawberry Music Festival. Rock bands of Blond Redhead from the United States, Tahiti80 from the France, and Goose from Belgium are among the stars attending the festival held at … Continue reading

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Taylor Swift Is Red tops Billboard chart

Swift, 23, was able to hold off rapper T.I.’s new album “Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head” from the top spot. The rapper came in at No 2 after selling 178,000 copies. T.I.’s latest record was the only new release … Continue reading

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CCTV celebrates New Year’s with live music shows

CCTV’s Music Channel will broadcast the Vienna New Year’s Concert, a world-renowned event held annually at Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall, and integrate it with a simultaneous China concert at Beijing’s Reignwood Theatre. The CCTV website will broadcast the show live … Continue reading

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Sing along with Lil Jon

While Beijingers might not know Atlanta Georgia native Lil Jon, many have definitely heard his music. He’s a “crunk” legend. The rowdy southern style of hip-hop has been gracing the Chinese party scene with hit songs such as Get Crunk … Continue reading

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CCTV celebrates New Year’s with live music shows

CCTV’s Music Channel will broadcast the Vienna New Year’s Concert, a world-renowned event held annually at Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall, and integrate it with a simultaneous China concert at Beijing’s Reignwood Theatre. The CCTV website will broadcast the show live … Continue reading

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The Dark Knight Rises

Movie-goers in the Chinese mainland will be able to catch the new Batman and Spider-Man movies at almost the same time later this month. “The Dark Knight Rises”, the conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, will open on the mainland … Continue reading

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UK Is One Direction sued by US band

Simon Cowell’s British boy band One Direction, among the hottest new acts in the music business, has been sued for trademark infringement because it is using the same name as a small California pop-rock group. In what is expected to be … Continue reading

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It is transferring sponsorship rights

Its Asia-Pacific distributor, Sunlight Sports, said the company had been planning to close the Singapore office for about a year. “Since Li Ning set up its regional headquarters in Singapore in 2009, we have been its sole distributor for 14 countries … Continue reading

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Pianist bags major award

Li Haichuan, a young assistant professor from China Conservatory of Music, won first place at the recent American Protg International Piano and Strings Competition 2012, held at Carnegie Hall in New York City. It is the first time that a … Continue reading

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Aerosmith says new album brings “a little of 1975 back”

LOS ANGELES — Veteran rock band Aerosmith said on Wednesday they were bringing “a little of 1975 back” on a long-delayed album of new material to be released this summer to coincide with a U.S. tour. The band said they … Continue reading

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