For Jane Zhang, New Year is an occasion for courage. “May we all be bold in thought and action in the coming year,” she tells Apple Music. In 2023, the Chinese singer-songwriter contributed her virtuoso vocals to a string of soundtracks and launched her first tour in five years. “I hope to release more good music in the coming year,” she says. “And I also hope we can enjoy more wonderful times together in concerts.” For her Chinese New Year playlist, she has curated a nostalgia-sparking selection of hits from ’90s and 2000s stars, including Eason Chan, Pu Shu and Céline Dion—plus tracks from her own early albums, and a handful of recent cuts from artists like Taylor Swift and Claire Rosinkranz. Asked to sum up her playlist in one song, she says, “I choose Mariah Carey’s ‘I Wish You Well’—this song expresses fate, devotion to the good and blessings for life.”