It is May of the year again. Looking at the past year, singers in the Chinese music scene have been working hard to present high-quality musical works and stages on their respective tracks.
Tencent Music Chart comprehensively consists of the results of the You and Inspur charts. As usual, the performance of these singers over the past year is counted, and 30 groups of young singers under the age of 30 are listed this year. From this list, we may see the current appearance of the Chinese music scene and the possible changes in the future.
Z generation singers take the lead, and the post-95s and post-00s singers account for most of the 30 groups of singers with outstanding achievements in the past year, there are 22 groups of singers from Generation Z (i.e., post-95s and post-00s) singers, with a proportion of 73.3% (more than 70% last year), among which the post-00s singers have reached 8 groups. We divide these 30 groups of singers according to the three generations of post-90s, post-95s and post-00s (the combination is based on the age of the oldest member). We divide these 30 groups of singers:
90s: Zhou Shen, Mao Buyi, landlord's cat, Wang Jiaer, You Changjing, Huang Zitao, Yu Jiayun, Taiyi
95s: Cai Xukun, Lil Ghost, Huang Xiaoyun, Liu Yuxin, Wang Yibo, Lai Meiyun, Hard Candy Girl 303-Xilin Nayi Gao, Want What Jun (Deng Yujun), Yao Chen, Zhang Yanqi, VAVA (Mao Yanqi), Dou Jingtong, Ma Boqian, Eric Zhou Xingzhe
00: Times Youth League, Wang Yuan, Shan Yichun, Chen Linong, Yi Yang Qianxi, Yan Haoxiang, Wang Jingwen, Ouyang Nana
Based on the generational division and list results of these singers, we have discovered some interesting music scene phenomena:
Young singers have formed a solid and broad mass base. There are 14 groups of singers who have been shortlisted for two consecutive years in the inventory of young singers, namely: Lil Ghost, Chen Linong, Cai Xukun, Huang Xiaoyun, Huang Zitao, Lai Meiyun, Mao Buyi, Times Youth League, Shan Yichun, Wang Yibo, Wang Yuan, Yi Yang Qianxi, You Changjing, and Zhou Shen. They have increasingly had their own influence in the music scene.
There are talented people in the world. Among the young singers in the Chinese music industry, the post-95s have become an important "output position" for high-quality songs in the music industry. Cai Xukun, born in 1998, won the 2021 Youlist Album of the Year with his original album "Fan", and also won the 2021 Youlist Singer of the Year and Singer of the Year with his excellent performance in many original works, which has won the 2021 Youlist Singer of the Year and Singer of the Year, which has received high praise from fans.
At the same time, musicians born in the 2000s have gradually gained a foothold in the Chinese music scene with their unique works. Shan Yichun was born in 2001. Last year, she released many singles and won the favor of 100 professional judges on the Inspur List many times, becoming the youngest artist on the Inspur List in 2021. In January this year, she won the championship of the Inspur List that month with her single "Another Answer", becoming the "youngest champion singer" since the Inspur List was launched.
90 singers can be regarded as the mainstay of the music industry. Zhou Shen, who has appeared in the inventory for two consecutive years, still became the singer who has the most number of times on the Tencent Music Waves list this year, and has also set a record number on the Youlist, becoming the singer who has the most number of times and songs on the Youlist.
Mao Buyi released his solo album "Guide to the Young Birds" last year. With his in-depth observation and precipitation of life, the public once again resonated with his music. Many singles were on the Wave List and won the annual album of You List at the end of 2021.
Wang Jiaer, who has just appeared on the main stage of the Coachella Music Festival, is also among them, becoming one of the benchmarks for post-90s musicians. Singers with both popularity and strength such as You Changjing and Huang Zitao also performed well.
solo singers are firmly in the country, and "idols" transform into each other and take their own ways of transformation
, including singers such as Zhou Shen and Mao Buyi. Among these 30 singers, 28 are solo artists. Only Times Youth Group and landlord's Cat are among them in the form of "boys group" and "women duet".
Over the past year, as the "limited" model boys/girls have graduated one after another, more and more members have transformed into solo artists. singers such as Liu Yuxin, Yao Chen, and Zhang Yanqi have delivered good answers after the development of solo.For example, Liu Yuxin's first solo album "XANADU" incorporates the dance elements she is good at into the songs. Her carefully produced original works make "XANADU" stand out and become the best performance album in the Q1 quarter of 2022 by you.
Another phenomenon worth noting is that in the past year, many singer-songwriters have continued to be active, bringing vitality to the music industry with high-quality works - such as Cai Xukun mentioned above, and Wang Yuan, who released the high-quality album "Xia Yelu" last year.
The title song of the album "The Meteor also Falls for You" created by Wang Yuan. The warm melody gives people a strong sense of substitution and has also gained high recognition from both inside and outside the industry. S.M.H, chairman of the Inspur List judge, Fo Jumps Over the Wall, also highly recognized the album "Crazy Park": "The arrangement and Vocal effect have unique processing styles, and the mixing sound is novel and outstanding." Musician Song Shangcong said, "The young but firm sense of youth is the core that Wang Yuan's creation conveys most directly to me."
The proportion of female singers has increased, and the blooming of flowers is unstoppable
this year's female singers on the list have increased to 11 groups, which has increased significantly compared with the 8 last year.
Compared with the number of female singers, what is more worthy of attention is that these female singers are distributed in different age groups, are well-known through different channels, and have completely different styles.
If these female singers are classified according to their style, they can be roughly divided into:
Folk ballads (landlord's cat)
Dance music (Liu Yuxin)
Rap (VAVA Mao Yanqi)
Guava (Wang Jingwen)
Chinese style (what to wait for)
Indie Rock (Dou Jingtong)
Classical Fusion (Ouyang Nana)
Popularity (Shan Yichun, Huang Xiaoyun, Hard Candy Girl 303-Xilin Nayi Gao, Lai Meiyun)
Some of them are well-known because the program is well-known, while others have successfully become popular through short video platforms. Although they have diverse styles, they all have one thing in common: their singing or creation hits the mood of listeners in today's era, and gradually becomes the backbone of the list.
It is worth mentioning that VAVA Mao Yanqi has been "high yield" in the past year. Her strong fashionable temperament and sweet and spicy rap style also make her popular among major brands. Last year, she released several commercial collaboration songs and also worked with musicians of different eras and styles across the border. At the same time, she has become a new female force that cannot be ignored among young singers with her work that integrates heart and innovation.
Variety show + short video symbiosis, music style tends to be diverse
Interestingly, all the singers on this list appeared on various variety shows last year. Nowadays, the spread of variety shows has influenced each other with the trend of short video platforms, and has continuously superimposed to form a "circle-out effect field". Under this multiple effect, many excellent Chinese songs have become "popular golden songs" played and sung on the streets and alleys.
Although there has not been a "phenomenon hit" music variety show in 2021, many songs are still popular through variety shows. In the program "Who is the Treasure Singer", there are three singers on the list of Wang Yuan, landlord Mao and Yu Jiayun, and Mao Buyi also participated in the recording as a flying guest. The landlord's cat program reinterprets Pu Shu's "New Boy", and the literary and brisk style of music is widely used as a BGM on short video platforms, ushering in a wave of out-of-the-box trends.
"The Voice of China" and "The Voice of God" are also continuing to "transfusion" into the music scene.
Wang Jingwen, a musician who has gained a lot of fame on the entire network, appeared on the stage of the "Good Voice" and sang songs such as "Fallen" and her excellent works have also made her the runner-up of the "Good Voice". Eric Zhou Xingzhe's original singing work "Love that Never Lost" was re-interpreted by Shan Yichun on the "Good Voice" stage. This treasure singer-songwriter has once again attracted everyone's attention and appeared on the inventory list for the first time. Taiyi's name also appears in the list of
.He is known as the "bedroom music geek" and his musical style is extremely unique. He has released many original works in the past year and has also appeared on the variety show "Praise for Songs" and brought songs such as "Out of Control", which has triggered heated discussions around his musical style.
The trend of "partitionization" of public aesthetics is unstoppable, and the Chinese music scene is becoming increasingly a "treasure house". No matter which style of music lovers like, they can "get their needs".
From the post-90s, post-95s, and then to the post-00s, young singers still have a certain voice to lead the aesthetics of Chinese music. Looking to the future, it is certain that these young singers will continue to have a more profound impact on the entire Chinese music scene and bring unlimited possibilities.
Let us look forward to the new works and new stages of these singers together. Tencent Music Chart will also combine the You List and the Inspur List to witness the continuous efforts and contributions of Chinese young singers in the entire music industry from a professional perspective of popularity and quality.
