Tia Ray Graces China to the World: The Sounds of Tomorrow Panel at SXSW | Billboard News

At SXSW 2025, Tia Ray chatted at the China to the World: The Sounds of Tomorrow panel where she talks about her music, an upcoming English album, and performs!

Keep watching for a sneak peak of her panel!

Tia Ray:

Thank you so much for coming! 

Tetris Kelly:

From epic performances to meaningful panels. 

Tia Ray:

So that’s how I start listening to those western music like that, and so it inspires me a lot. 

Tetris Kelly:

Billboard is at SXSW this week, and we kick things off exploring the Sounds of Tomorrow from China with one of the country’s biggest stars. 

Tia Ray:

So I feel it’s welcoming and very warm and very cool in a cute way. 

Tetris Kelly:

China to the World: The Sounds of Tomorrow panel began Monday with a performance from Berkelee’s Chinese traditional music club. It was followed by Berklee music’s own Stephanie Henning having a conversation with music star Tia Ray about the fusion of the East and the West. And we found out some exciting information. 

Tia Ray:

It’s in my coming, like upcoming English album. It’s gonna, it’s gonna be out in the in a short time. And I’m very excited about it. 

Tetris Kelly:

Afterwards Billboard’s, Griselda Flores got to chat with her one on one. 

Tia Ray:

It’s precious, yeah, it’s also special to be living in this world, to reconnect people through music, into the source 

Tetris Kelly:

And out in the streets of Austin, we got to see Tia perform, not only one night, but twice. For more of our SXSW coverage, keep it locked with Billboard.