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Chinese Pop Star Chen Chusheng Commissions 14 Paintings From Artist Li Erpeng for ‘Wasteland of Wonders’ Vinyl (EXCLUSIVE)
Chinese singer-songwriter Chen Chusheng commissioned Hong Kong-based artist Li Erpeng to create 14 paintings for the vinyl release of his album “Wasteland of Wonders”. The collaboration turns the physical record into a visual as well as musical experience, with the artwork intended to express the album’s emotions, fractures and growth.
Some paintings respond to particular tracks, while others developed from stories and imagined scenes that emerged during the process. The vinyl received QQ Music’s “Double Diamond” sales certification on 9 June, the day pre-orders opened. Chen, who won Hunan TV’s “Singer 2025”, drew about 50,000 fans to a Nanchang stadium concert in April 2026; all tickets sold within 24 minutes, and a local authority attributed nearly RMB1 billion in consumer spending to the event.
In short
- Li Erpeng painted 14 works for Chen Chusheng’s album vinyl.
- The artwork is designed to extend the album’s world visually.
- The vinyl earned QQ Music’s “Double Diamond” certification on pre-order day.
Explained simply
Chen Chusheng is a Chinese singer-songwriter whose work reaches a large audience through music, television and live shows. He won Hunan TV’s “Singer 2025”, and a concert in Nanchang in April 2026 attracted around 50,000 fans.
Li Erpeng is an artist based in Hong Kong. For the vinyl edition of Chen’s album “Wasteland of Wonders”, he made 14 paintings, some linked to individual songs and others inspired by stories and imagined scenes from the collaboration.
The project brings visual art into the experience of owning and listening to a record. Its commercial reception is also a measure of interest in Chen’s music: QQ Music awarded the vinyl “Double Diamond” certification on the day pre-orders opened.
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