Ten politically vocal singers and groups, including Denise Ho and Anthony Wong Yiu-ming, have been removed from RTHK playlists.
DJs have apparently been instructed by senior RTHK management to stop playing any new or old songs by: RubberBand, C AllStar, Dear Jane, Serrini, Kay Tse, Charmaine Fong, Alfred Hui, Denise Ho, Anthony Wong Yiu-ming.
An RTHK spokesman told Ming Pao that “the broadcaster is supporting the development of Chinese-language pop music locally, and program hosts would select appropriate songs to feature from a professional perspective.”
A DJ told Ming Pao that the black-list was handed down by management at the beginning of this year and that it will affect program production as many of the artist’s songs are classics that have nothing to do with politics.
When asked about the ban, Alfred Hui said he was not worried. “Music fans can find the kind of music they want to listen to on various platforms and channels these days. Music can also be released as NFTs (non-fungible tokens). I still plan to release two albums this year.”
RubberBand and C AllStar have been ‘banned’ in China since 2019.
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Supernova HK 2015 Grand Final
周柏豪 (Pakho Chau), C AllStar, Supper Moment, Zpecial
Date: 7pm, 12 August, 2015
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Arena
Tickets: $300, $250, $200, $150, $120 from Urbtix
Organised by a management team that consists of visually impaired talents “Concert in the Dark”, is a series of gigs held in complete darkness. Celebrating its fifth anniversary the theme of this year’s shows is ‘Embracing Differences’ and the 8 concerts will aim to bring out the spirit of inclusion with a unique, innovative, inclusive stage for to allow everyone to shine and enjoy.
Featured artists are: AGA, Anthony Lun, C AllStar, Elisa Chan, Hins Cheung, Jay Fung, Joey Yung, Justin Lo, J.Arie, Ken Hung, Mag Lam, Mr., Pong Nan, Robynn & Kendy, Rubberband, Supper Moment, Yoyo Sham
| Date and Time |
April 16 (Thu) |
April 17 (Fri) |
April 18 (Sat) |
April 19 (Sun) |
| 11:30am |
－－ |
－－ |
HK$480J. Arie
RubberBand
Yoyo Sham |
HK$480C AllStar
AGA
Yoyo Sham |
| 3:30pm |
－－ |
－－ |
HK$480Justin Lo
Supper Moment
Yoyo Sham |
HK$480Pong Nan
Mr.
Robynn & Kendy |
| 8:00pm |
HK$780Joey Yung
Mag Lam
Ken Hung |
HK$1,500Elisa Chan
Anthony Lun
Yoyo Sham
(Cocktail included)
*1O1O VIP Night
Tickets are not available for public sale |
HK$780Hins Cheung
Jay Fung
Eman Lam |
HK$1,500Anthony Lun
Special Guest
(Cocktail included) |
Concert in the Dark 2015
When: 11:30am; 3:30pm; 8:00pm – 16-19 April, 2015
Where: Star Hall
Tickets: $1,500, $780, $480
More info: http://www.dialogue-experience.com.hk/web/subpage.php?mid=15
C AllStar
Date: 8:15pm, 20-21 October, 2017
Venue: HK Coliseum
Tickets: $680, $480, $300 from Urbtix
Concert in the Dark 2016
Julian Cheung ChiLam, Anthony Wong, Miriam Yeung, Pakho Chau, Chet Lam, Eman Lam, Joyce Cheng, C AllStar, Sherman Chung and Sukie Chung
Date: 25-28 August, 2016
Venue: Kitec, Rotunda 3
Tickets: $1,080, $780 from Cityline
