2017 in Chinese music

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The following is an overview of 2017 in Chinese music . 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.

Contents

Events

Charts

TV shows

Awards

DateEventHostLocationRef.
April 23 China Music Awards Channel V Cotai Arena [1]

Debuting

Groups

Releases

Third quarter

September

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)Ref.
15前行的力量 SHY48 Pop [2]

Fourth quarter

October

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)Ref.
7 Lay 02 Sheep Lay Hip hop [3]

November

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)Ref.
17En Li Ronghao Pop [4] [5]

December

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)Ref.
22 Winter Special Gift Lay Pop [6]

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