With 17 years of experience in heading A&R for some of the biggest music labels in the country, Universal Music vice president - content A&R (artiste and repertoire) Rajeeta Hemwani has worked with renowned artiste and promoted new talents across all genres. In a candid, Hemwani (who is serving her notice period till 30 June) shares her experiences of heading A&R for various music labels and her views on the music scenario in India, with Poonam Ahuja...
MUMBAI: T-Series has acquired the audio rights for Balaji Telefilms's three upcoming movies – �The Dirty Picture', �Kya Kool Hain Hum 2' and �Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai 2'.
T-Series chairman and managing director Bhushan Kumar said, We've had an old and robust relationship with Balaji. Their products are synonymous with quality and have always been profitable for us. We look forward to extending our relationship through this engagement, which involves three of the biggest films of the industry....
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MUMBAI: Excel Entertainment's 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' launched its music with a live concert on Saturday, 11 June.
The concert opened with Shankar Ehsaan Loy singing the promo track of the movie Paint it Red, and was later joined by Farhan Akhtar on the stage. Following the Paint it Red performance, Farhan was accompanied by co-actors Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol for the track Senorita.
Present at the launch were producer Ritesh Sidhwani, director Zoya Aktar, Hrithik, Farhan...
MUMBAI: Maxx Mobiles has launched Jazz MX349, a music phone with 30mm x 20mm speakers and a 3.5mm audio jack.
Jazz MX349 features MP3/MP4 player, FM radio, expandable 4GB memory, dual Sim, Bluetooth connectivity, FM recorder and sound recorder. The device is embedded with a 1.3MP camera, 1,000mAh battery and also includes torch, e-book reader, world clock, alarm and calendar.
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MUMBAI: Gwen Stefani hosted a private Harajuku-themed tea party at Royal/T on 7th June 2011 to benefit Save the Children's Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund. Guests were treated to a surprise performance by No Doubt.
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MUMBAI: SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (an ON Semiconductor company) today announced the introduction of LC823425, an audio processing solution for portable devices such as IC recorders.
This product features a built-in hardwired MP3 encoder/decoder system, enabling the industry's lowest power consumption of 5 milliwatts (mW) and supporting advanced functionality via a built-in digital signal processor (DSP).
Power consumption reduced by 30 percent
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MUMBAI: US broadcaster Fox, Syco Television and FremantleMedia North America have announced Chevrolet as the official automotive sponsor of �The X Factor'.
The show debuts later this year.
Chevrolet's sponsorship of the show includes automotive exclusivity in multiple episodes throughout the season that will feature in-show integrations, season-long organic product placement and an off-air marketing partnership with digital extensions that will include www.fox.com/thexfactor and social media.
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The Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) has released the data for the week 17 to 20 (24-04-2011 to 21-05-2011). Radio Mirchi is number one in Mumbai and Kolkata while Big FM is the market leader in Bangalore and Fever FM leads in Delhi.
In Bangalore Big FM is at number one position with a market share of 19.1 %, followed by Radio City at the second spot with 18.6%, leaving behind Radio Mirchi at third with a market share of 17.6%.
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MUMBAI: A heart-throb of millions and a Grammy award winner, Ricky Martin bares his soul on the Oprah Winfrey Show about why he kept silent and never revealed his true identity to the world in all these years A single dad to twin sons, Matteo and Valentino, Ricky admits on camera how it is to bring up kids.
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