MUMBAI: Rhapsody today announced that Sprint subscribers can access its large, on-demand digital music collection consisting of 11 million songs, with the Rhapsody Android app, now offered in Sprint Zone.
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MUMBAI: After the great success of "ELVIS 75" held at ISHANYA last year, to celebrate the Kings 75th Birthday, ISHANYA Art and Culture Club and Jehangir Hospital are jointly presenting "THE ELVIS ENCORE" in aid of JUVENILE DIABETES on Saturday, January 22 at the ISHANYA Amphitheatre. Elvis' strong involvement with charity has been one of the best kept secrets of all time. During his lifetime, Elvis had given huge sums to hundreds of Charitable Organizations, so much so that in 1967 Tennessee Governor declared "Elvis Presley Day" in honour of Elvis' on-going charitable largesse.
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NEW DELHI: Even as the auction for Phase II of FM Radio had yielded huge dividends to the national exchequer, Phase III is also expected to have greater transparency with the government having decided on an e-auction format of the kind followed in the 3G auctions last year. The Group of Ministers on FM radio Phase-III met on Wednesday and finalized and approved the e-auction model. The GoM is also understood to have extended the license period for the radio stations to 15 years from the existing 10 years.
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MUMBAI: Percept Pictures executed an exclusive 3-day live coverage of Sunburn Goa 2010, Asia's Premier and World's No. 9 Dance Music Festival. The coverage film was aired live on mtvindia.com consecutively for 27th, 28th and 29th of December, 2010 from 3:00 pm to 10:00pm.
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MUMBAI: The Brand Trust Report, India Study, 2011, has announced that Nokia, the global mobile handsets leader, has also topped its report of India's Most Trusted Brands, followed by the philanthropic Tata at the second and the Japanese electronics giant, Sony, at the third spot. The Korean duo of LG and Samsung plugged in at the fourth and the fifth positions respectively, while Reliance brand stands sixth. Maruti drives in at the seventh position, followed by the state insurance agency, LIC.
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MUMBAI: Uninor on Wednesday announced the launch of ‘Unlimited Music’ across Karnataka circle and all other circles simultaneously, offering its customers access to unlimited music from a collection of over 2,50,000 songs at Rs 2.50 a day. Customers also get access to services of Caller Tune, Unlimited Music Station and Ringtones under the same single platform and under one consolidate charge....
A mixed bag of peppy numbers and some heartwarming melodies is what the year was all about. As a music composer, I describe the journey of music in 2010 as ‘a tunefully rich one’. There have been the one-song wonders and also some enjoyable albums; new artists have made their way into the industry, while many continue to shine. A lot has taken place on the technology front and the buzzword ‘copyrights’ has been a mainstay, along with another welcome government initiative – that agai...
MUMBAI: Multi-talented songwriter Jimmy Webb has been elected Chairman of the Board of the Songwriters Hall of Fame by its Board of Directors.
Webb's election follows Hal David's decision last month to step down from the SHOF Chairmanship after more than a decade of distinguished service; he will continue as an active Board Member and Chairman Emeritus. Previous SHOF leaders, in addition to David, included SHOF co-founder Johnny Mercer and Sammy Cahn.
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