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Cockney Rebel’s Steve Harley in 2016. The British musician has died at the age of 73, his family said on Sunday. Photo: PA via AP
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Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley dies at 73

18 Mar 2024 - 1:06AM

UK band’s 1975 single Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) was used on many soundtracks, including 1997 film The Full Monty. Harley said last year he was being treated for cancer.

Cockney Rebel’s Steve Harley in 2016. The British musician has died at the age of 73, his family said on Sunday. Photo: PA via AP

Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley dies at 73

UK band’s 1975 single Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) was used on many soundtracks, including 1997 film The Full Monty. Harley said last year he was being treated for cancer.

18 Mar 2024 - 1:06AM

‘You can’t be sentimental’: Hans Zimmer on how to write a great film score

Hans Zimmer has written scores for some of Hollywood’s biggest films, from The Lion King to The Dark Knight, but rarely plays live. Now he’s on a world tour, preparing for his first American dates in 7 years.

17 Mar 2024 - 6:15PM

Giving classical music new relevance: Korean pianist Son Yeol-eum’s goal

An Apple Music Classical ambassador, Son Yeol-sum has teamed with Bulgarian-born violinist Svetlin Roussev on an album, Love Music. Son talks about bridging the gap between classical music and today’s audiences.

15 Mar 2024 - 11:15AM
German composer Hans Zimmer has written scores for some of Hollywood’s biggest films, from The Lion King to The Dark Knight, but rarely plays live. Now he’s on a world tour, preparing for his first American dates in 7 years. Photo: AFP

‘You can’t be sentimental’: Hans Zimmer on how to write a great film score

Hans Zimmer has written scores for some of Hollywood’s biggest films, from The Lion King to The Dark Knight, but rarely plays live. Now he’s on a world tour, preparing for his first American dates in 7 years.

17 Mar 2024 - 6:15PM
Classical music

Giving classical music new relevance: Korean pianist Son Yeol-eum’s goal

An Apple Music Classical ambassador, Son Yeol-sum has teamed with Bulgarian-born violinist Svetlin Roussev on an album, Love Music. Son talks about bridging the gap between classical music and today’s audiences.

An Apple Music Classical ambassador, Son Yeol-sum has teamed with Bulgarian-born violinist Svetlin Roussev on an album, Love Music. Son talks about bridging the gap between classical music and today’s audiences.

15 Mar 2024 - 11:15AM
Fame and celebrity

Profile | Despite her multiple comebacks, Cantopop queen Sandy Lam loves the quiet life

Sandy Lam began life as a 1980s teen idol and released what is seen as the first Cantopop concept record. Known for her powerful voice and avant-garde songs, she has come back from hiatus time and again.

Sandy Lam began life as a 1980s teen idol and released what is seen as the first Cantopop concept record. Known for her powerful voice and avant-garde songs, she has come back from hiatus time and again.

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Hong Kong’s first Jungle Island Music Festival to be held on Lantau Island

Hong Kong’s first Jungle Island Music Festival, set to rock Lantau between March 15 and 17, has music and community at its heart, with 50 DJs and 10 local bands providing the soundtrack.

12 Mar 2024 - 5:24PM
Hong Kong’s first Jungle Island Music Festival to be held on Lantau Island

EDM artists Gioli & Assia on facing anti-LGBTQ prejudice and staying true

EDM artists Gioli & Assia talk about touring the world, their chemistry with audiences, and how to react to countries that are prejudiced towards LGBTQ performers like them.

11 Mar 2024 - 11:17AM
EDM artists Gioli & Assia on facing anti-LGBTQ prejudice and staying true

Profile | Despite her multiple comebacks, Cantopop queen Sandy Lam loves the quiet life

Sandy Lam began life as a 1980s teen idol and released what is seen as the first Cantopop concept record. Known for her powerful voice and avant-garde songs, she has come back from hiatus time and again.

3 hours ago

Hong Kong’s first Jungle Island Music Festival to be held on Lantau Island

Hong Kong’s first Jungle Island Music Festival, set to rock Lantau between March 15 and 17, has music and community at its heart, with 50 DJs and 10 local bands providing the soundtrack.

12 Mar 2024 - 5:24PM

EDM artists Gioli & Assia on facing anti-LGBTQ prejudice and staying true

EDM artists Gioli & Assia talk about touring the world, their chemistry with audiences, and how to react to countries that are prejudiced towards LGBTQ performers like them.

11 Mar 2024 - 11:17AM

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Taylor Swift performs at Singapore’s National Stadium on March 2, 2024. The singer will hold six concerts in the Lion City from March 2-9 as part of The Eras Tour. Photo: Getty Images

Reflections | Only 1 ancient Chinese singer could match Taylor Swift’s effect in Singapore

Only one singer in ancient China could generate a buzz like that felt in Singapore ahead of Taylor Swift’s March concerts – Yongxin, who enchanted an emperor and a city before losing everything.

6 Mar 2024 - 5:18PM

Then & Now | How Victorian Britain built bandstands to bring culture to the masses

Relics of the past, Victorian-era bandstands were often a joint effort of local government and philanthropists – as was the case in Hong Kong – and became a focal point for communal entertainment.

Relics of the past, Victorian-era bandstands were often a joint effort of local government and philanthropists – as was the case in Hong Kong – and became a focal point for communal entertainment.

3 Sep 2023 - 9:45AM
How Victorian Britain built bandstands to bring culture to the masses

Opinion | Invest in music royalties, support Cantopop – and make money too

Platforms like Musicow in South Korea have found a way to tap K-pop fans, financing original works and creating a new retail investor product. Hong Kong’s finance and creative industries can learn from this.

Platforms like Musicow in South Korea have found a way to tap K-pop fans, financing original works and creating a new retail investor product. Hong Kong’s finance and creative industries can learn from this.

29 Jul 2023 - 8:15AM
Invest in music royalties, support Cantopop – and make money too

Then & Now | How Hong Kong radio legend Uncle Ray charted a different path

Most young, local Portuguese men in post-war Hong Kong with musical ambitions saw their dreams slowly extinguished by financial responsibility and marriage, but not radio legend Uncle Ray.

Most young, local Portuguese men in post-war Hong Kong with musical ambitions saw their dreams slowly extinguished by financial responsibility and marriage, but not radio legend Uncle Ray.

30 Jan 2023 - 7:45AM
How Hong Kong radio legend Uncle Ray charted a different path

What a view | Netflix specials, Santa on Disney+: what to watch this Christmas weekend

There’s a whole lot of festive films and specials to watched this Christmas weekend, from Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix film Falling for Christmas to Tim Allen in Disney+’s The Santa Clauses.

There’s a whole lot of festive films and specials to watched this Christmas weekend, from Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix film Falling for Christmas to Tim Allen in Disney+’s The Santa Clauses.

23 Dec 2022 - 7:45AM
Netflix specials, Santa on Disney+: what to watch this Christmas weekend
Fans cheers at a concert by South Korean rapper Psy at the Korea University in Seoul, South Korea, on May 27, 2022. Photo: AFP

Opinion | K-pop fans angry over Stray Kids article – we’re not all ‘teens and tweens’

K-pop fans were rightly up in arms after a recent Stray Kids’ interview in Billboard magazine saw their fans labelled as ‘teens and tweens’. It’s time for this lazy stereotyping to stop.

14 Sep 2022 - 7:15PM
K-pop boy group Enhypen at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMAs) in Seoul, South Korea, on December 11, 2021. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Do we really need so many K-pop year-end award shows? It’s time to cut down

Between August and February, K-pop year-end award shows overwhelm the industry, talent and fans, diluting artists’ achievements with show after show. Can they still be justified in 2022?

31 Aug 2022 - 5:15AM