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Hong Kong's music scene
Where Hong Kong’s teens and an 88-year-old share the dance floor
As Leslie Cheung and Faye Wong echo through the nightclub, a love letter to Cantopop gives the city a space for joy and belonging.
9 Jan 2026 - 10:00AM
Fame and celebrity
Meet Amy Madigan, who just took home an award for Weapons
7 Jan 2026 - 6:00PM
Hong Kong culture
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Zhou Shen concerts a showcase of Hong Kong-mainland cultural ties
7 Jan 2026 - 6:45AM
Hollywood
Betty Boop, Nancy Drew and Miss Marple all enter public domain
With their 95-year copyrights finished, iconic characters, films and musicians from the Jazz Age can be used without permission or payment.
7 Jan 2026 - 4:57AM
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Fame and celebrity
Are stars like Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter making smoking cool again?
Smoking is all over pop star imagery and lyrics, but its revival as a glamorous accessory faces pushback from experts.
4 Jan 2026 - 6:00PM
Hong Kong celebrities and icons
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How Jordan Chan went from Hong Kong bad boy to patriotic family man in China
Jordan Chan came from poverty in Guangdong, moved to Hong Kong as a child and worked odd jobs before joining TVB as a dance apprentice.
2 Jan 2026 - 7:15AM
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South Korea
BTS are back! A new album and tour are coming after their military service
South Korea’s top act has been on hiatus since 2022 for military service. Their new album is the first since 2022’s record-breaking ‘Proof’.
1 Jan 2026 - 7:31PM
Fame and celebrity
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Audrey Hobert’s journey from bedroom ballads to hit single ‘Sue Me’
Hobert was living with her childhood friend Abrams in Los Angeles when she started writing her own music … now she’s on her global Staircase to Stardom Tour.
28 Dec 2025 - 6:00AM
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What’s next for Katseye after their Beautiful Chaos Tour?
In just a year, Megan Skiendiel, Daniela Avanzini, Sophia Laforteza, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman and Yoonchae went from trainees to global pop stars.
27 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Obituaries
The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
Bamonte, who became a full member of The Cure in 1990, was initially part of the British Goth rock band’s road crew from 1984.
27 Dec 2025 - 6:23AM
Fame and celebrity
Meet comedian Morgan Jay, who went viral for his auto-tuned musical acts
Jay grew up in a musical family and interned at The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, before going viral on TikTok for his hilarious crowd work.
27 Dec 2025 - 6:00AM
What to do in Hong Kong
The best New Year’s Eve countdown parties in Hong Kong for ringing in 2026
Highlights include DJ Willer at The Aubrey, DJ Anil Ahuja at The Trilogy, and South Korea’s DJ Drako at Gossip.
26 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
World of performing arts
Meet the Korean viral ‘dancing conductor’ who says he’s not actually dancing
Some conductors are visibly moved by the music, but Korean maestro Baek Yoon-hak takes that concept a step or two further.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
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Hong Kong
How Cantopop created Hong Kong’s own Christmas soundtrack
Joyful and jubilant, melancholic and mournful … the marriage of Cantopop and Christmas has resulted in a unique musical genre with a very Hong Kong vibe.
24 Dec 2025 - 1:15PM
Obituaries
Chris Rea, UK singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas’, dead at 74
After a career spanning five decades and 40 million records sold, the Middlesbrough-born musician died in hospital following a short illness.
23 Dec 2025 - 12:24PM
Obituaries
In memoriam: 29 beloved celebrities we lost in 2025
We remember stars from the worlds of Hollywood, TV, music, fashion and more, from Jane Goodall to Giorgio Armani and Hulk Hogan.
20 Dec 2025 - 2:00AM
United States
‘The wheels fell off’: Coldplay kiss cam woman breaks silence
Kristin Cabot shares the fallout, online hate, and life after her viral jumbotron embrace with ex-Astronomer CEO Andy Byron.
20 Dec 2025 - 12:00AM
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Hong Kong celebrities and icons
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The bold reinvention of 1990s Hong Kong sex symbol Veronica Yip
Veronica Yip posed topless for a Hong Kong magazine and acted in erotic films before becoming a pop singer, TV fixture and a tycoon’s wife.
19 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
Fame and celebrity
Taylor Swift is releasing another Eras film and documentary. Is it too much?
Taylor Swift’s new concert film and docuseries add to debate on whether the star is overexposed, yet some fans remain eager for more content.
17 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
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Meet Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour choreographer, Mandy Moore
She’s won three Emmys, worked on films including La La Land and Silver Linings Playbook, and choreographed the music video for Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’.
17 Dec 2025 - 6:00AM
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Performing arts in Hong Kong
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Lucrezia Drei dazzles in Musica Viva’s Lucia di Lammermoor in Hong Kong
Despite amazing vocals, the opera by Gaetano Donizetti needs more space than offered by Hong Kong City Hall’s Concert Hall to truly shine.
16 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
Classical music
Hong Kong classical concert to pay tribute to fallen Tai Po firefighter
Proceeds from the December 22 show, featuring some of Hong Kong’s biggest classical musicians, will go to the family of Ho Wai-ho.
16 Dec 2025 - 11:59AM
Hong Kong economy
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium ranks world’s No 3 in ticket sales in debut year
Venue’s ranking, just nine months after debut, cements city’s status as Asia’s events capital, operator says.
16 Dec 2025 - 12:04AM
TV shows and streaming video
KPop Demon Hunters pop-up proves huge hit in Seoul. Next up is Hong Kong
An immersive KPop Demon Hunters pop-up, complete with merchandise and scene recreations, has opened in Seoul and will later tour globally.
14 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
South Korea
‘It’s all in English now’: South Koreans fall out of love with K-pop
Long-time listeners say the genre has lost its identity, with English lyrics and shorter tracks alienating the local fan base.
14 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
Fame and celebrity
Amy Winehouse’s dad sues star’s friends for selling her clothes for US$970,000
Two women say the British singer had lent or given them dozens of items before she died.
10 Dec 2025 - 2:10PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
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Chopin Competition winner Eric Lu thrills in Hong Kong recital
The Chinese-American pianist’s all-Chopin recital, part of the HKU Muse Piano Laureate Series, was powerful, intense and emotional.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
Fashion
2025’s best archival fashion moments on the red carpet
Hailey Bieber stunned in a Chanel skirt suit, TSITP and Y2K style queen Lola Tung donned a Dior dress, while Sabrina Carpenter channelled Madonna, Cher and Britney Spears.
9 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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