The following is an overview of 2016 in Chinese music. It lists events and Chinese music released publicly in mainland China. Music in the Chinese language (Mandarin and Cantonese) and artists from Chinese-speaking countries (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore) are included.
Events
February 22-Sa Dingding performed at 2016 CCTV Lantern Festival Gala, which caused a huge controversy for exposing her lip syncing by holding her microphone upside down.
TV shows I Am a Singer (season 4) (January 15 – April 15) Sing! China (season 1) (July 15 – October 7) Sing My Song (season 3) (January 29 – April 8)
Awards 2016 China Music Awards 2016 Chinese Music Awards 2016 Chinese Top Ten Music Awards 2016 Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards 2016 Global Chinese Music Awards 2016 Ku Music Asian Music Awards 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Chinese & Hong Kong Act: G.E.M. 2016 Music Pioneer Awards 2016 Music Radio China Top Chart Awards 2016 QQ Music Awards 2016 Top Chinese Music Awards The 4th V Chart Awards
Releases First quarter January DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)LabelRef.7Dong Nan Mei VuVu ReggaeMatzka13Ying Xiang Ru Ge (Chinese: 影像如歌）Sean He (Chinese: 和汇慧)PopTone Lead14There's Only You Between Me and the WorldZheng YuanPeacock Records15SubtropicalHands Up BandJazzBei Jing Yashen19Dream Is the Only Place Where I Can Find YouDan Seling22An IdealLi RonghaoWarner Music GroupMr. TreeJason Hong29Your BoyTTRapYo Nation30Undercurrent (Chinese: 暗流）YAKSAMetalModern Sky
February DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)Ref.2Yeshanming YeziZhang Yuhui16Reloaded +Lu Han26Li YundiClassical
March DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)LabelRef.9Wild HeartQueen Sea Big Shark11REBORZhang XinyiBravo Music15 Music CloudWu TongInstrumentalYu Yue Dong FangSinging Soul22Liangzhu's inheritorsLin YihuaMusical23My loveBai RuoxiIndie pop30Ling Cun Ji MoDebbie (Chinese: 黄荻钧)PopOcean Butterflies Music Co. Ltd.31Perfect WorldPlastic ChocolateRock, metalZhu Lu He Feng
Second quarter April DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)LabelRef.April 15Butterflies Fly in PairsA BuJazzZhu Lu He FengApril 22Stone CaféLeah DouPopGrey Waters LtdApril 22T.O.BT.O.BRapCao Tai Hui Sheng
May DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)Ref.TBALilithVisual Kei
October DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)Ref.21XperienceLu Han
December DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)Ref.27XploreLu Han
Unscheduled albums ArtistAlbumGenreRef.Alan Dawa DolmaCasino DemonPurple Haze From the OrientDingdangNerve ResistanceThe Masked ManShaySun nanZuoxiao Zuzhou
See also
2016 in China ABU Radio Song Festival 2016 List of Billboard China V Chart number-one videos of 2016 List of C-pop artists
References