The following is an overview of
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
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Chinese music
The music of China consists of many distinct traditions, often specifically originating with one of the country's various ethnic groups. It is produced within and without the country, involving either people of Chinese origin, the use of tradit ...
. Music in the Chinese language (Mandarin and Cantonese) and artists from Chinese-speaking countries (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore) will be included.
Charts
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List of Billboard China V Chart number-one videos of 2018
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List of Global Chinese Pop Chart number-one songs of 2018
TV shows
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Idol Producer (season 1)'' (January 19 – April 6)
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''Produce 101 (season 1)'' (April 21 – June 23)
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Sing! China (season 3)
The third season of the Chinese reality talent show '' Sing! China'' premiered on 13 July 2018, on Zhejiang Television. Jay Chou is the only coach to return from the previous season. Returning coach Harlem Yu and new coaches Li Jian and Nicholas ...
'' (July 13 – October 7)
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''Singer (season 6)'' (January 12 – April 20)
Awards
*2018
China Music Awards
*2018
Chinese Music Awards
The Chinese Music Awards () is a music awards founded in 2008 to recognize outstanding achievement in the Chinese music industry. Categories
* Top 10 Mandarin Albums
* Top 10 Cantonese Albums
* Top 10 Mandarin Songs
* Top 10 Cantonese Songs
* Bes ...
*2018
CMIC Music Awards
*2018
ERC Chinese Top Ten Awards (
zh)
*2018
Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards The Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards () is a music awards founded by China National Radio
China National Radio (CNR; ) is the national radio network of China, headquartered in Beijing. CNR forms the national radio service of the state-owned ...
*2018
Global Chinese Music Awards
The Global Chinese Music Awards (abbreviated as GCMA)() is a music awards founded by seven Mandarin radio stations in 2001, including Hit FM, RTHK, East Radio Pop, Radio Guangdong, Beijing Yinyue Tai, Y.E.S. 93.3FM, and 988 FM
988 FM is a M ...
*2018
Midi Music Awards
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2018 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 2018 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) was held at the Bizkaia Arena (Bilbao Exhibition Centre) in Barakaldo, part of Greater Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, on 4 November 2018. The ceremony's host was Hailee Steinfeld. Th ...
Best Chinese & Hong Kong Act:
Lou Yixiao
Lou Yixiao (; born 27 December 1988), also known as Loura Lou, is a Chinese actress and singer.
Lou is noted for playing Hu Yifei () in the hit sitcom television series '' iPartment'', which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broa ...
*2018
Music Pioneer Awards
*2018
Music Radio China Top Chart Awards
The Music Radio China Top Chart Awards () is a music awards ceremony founded by China National Radio
China National Radio (CNR; ) is the national radio network of China, headquartered in Beijing. CNR forms the national radio service of the s ...
Debuting
Groups
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AKB48 Team SH
AKB48 Team SH (also known as 冲吧少女组合/Chong Ba Shaonu Zuhe) is a Chinese idol group based in Shanghai, China and an official sister group of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was established in 2018 after the dissolution of AKB4 ...
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Boy Story
Boy Story (, , stylized in all caps) is a Chinese boy band launched by JYP Entertainment and Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME). The group is composed of six members: Hanyu, Zihao, Xinlong, Zeyu, Ming Rui, and Shuyang. On September 1, 2017 ...
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NEX7
Next ( ; Hangul: 넥스트; stylized as NEXT) is a Chinese boy group signed to Yuehua Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: Zhu Zhengting, Bi Wenjun, Huang Xinchun, Fan Chengcheng, Justin Huang, Ding Zeren, and Li Quanzhe.
Th ...
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Nine Percent
Nine Percent (; commonly stylized in all-caps) was a nine-member Chinese boy group formed by the survival show '' Idol Producer'' by iQIYI on April 6, 2018. The group promoted for 18 months since formation.
Nine Percent was one of the most po ...
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Rocket Girls 101
Rocket Girls 101 () was a Chinese idol girl group formed by Tencent through the 2018 reality show Produce 101 China on Tencent Video. The project girl group consists of eleven-members that came from different companies: Meng Meiqi, Wu Xuanyi ...
Releases
First quarter
January
March
Second quarter
April
May
June
Third quarter
July
August
Fourth Quarter
October
See also
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2018 in China
The following lists events that happened during 2018 in China.
Incumbents
* General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the Communist Party – Xi Jinping
* President of the People's Republic of China, President – ...
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List of C-pop artists
This is a list of C-pop artists and groups. C-pop, which encompasses mainly Mandopop and Cantopop (and to some extent Hokkien pop and pop music of other Chinese dialects), represents the main pop music in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, ...
References
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