BANGALORE: To aid the Karnataka State government in flood relief collection, Big 92.7 FM Bangalore has fabricated a special bus at its own cost having pictures and photos of the flood affected people and their belongings pasted on the bus. The Big FM bus will do the rounds of Bangalore collecting funds from donors for the state government.
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MUMBAI: Fast growing indie music portal Myband has joined hands with IIT's popular fest Livewire – dubbed as single largest rock competition organized by IIT Mumbai.
As Livewire 2009 goes multicity this year, talent from IIT's across India will pool in for this single largest fest. For those willing to participate, the entry process has become much more streamlined. As partners, MyBand has introduced an integrated system on their website that allows the interested bands to upload their tracks for Livewire submissions.
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MUMBAI: He has carved a niche for himself in the Assamese music scenario and he is now entering into the Hindi film space. Hailing from Assam, Dony Hazarika has more than 158 audio albums to his credit and has composed music for more than 14 Assamese films.
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MUMBAI: Post its music repositioning in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, Big 92.7 FM is refining its music in Kolkata with a positioning of Moner Gaan Praner Sur. The new music positioning will include handpicked songs which promise to touches listeners heart and soul, each day. Moner Gaan Praner Sur follows the AC (Adult Contemporary) format, which means the station will play songs that span eras of 60's to 2009, covering a superlative mix of Hindi and Bengali songs.
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MUMBAI: Reliance Webstore Limited, the retail venture of Reliance ADA Group, will retail Coolpad branded dual-mode smartphones in over 100 Reliance World & Reliance Mobile Stores across the state of Karnataka.
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MUMBAI: The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill which requires radio stations to pay royalties to performers when their music is aired, a top priority for the recording industry.
The Senate committee vote marks the furthest congressional progress yet for the measure, although it is still far from becoming law.
Radio station owners such as CBS Corp., Clear Channel Communications Inc. and Cox Radio Inc. would be required to pay negotiated royalties to performers for playing their music on the air.
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Popular pop artist and playback singer Padmashree Remo Fernandes has resurfaced with his social single �India, I cry' over the web. With an on-off appearance in Bollywood, the singer has been making his own songs in hometown Goa. In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, Fernandes nonchalantly speaks about the challenges of being a pop singer in the Bollywood dominated era of the 80's, the sorry state of non-film music and his new single- �India- I cry'
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Label: Sony Music
Music: Salim-Sulaiman
Lyrics: Niranjan Iyengar, Irfan Siddique (Ali Maula)
Rating: 3/5
One wonders if Salim-Sulaiman were in a bad form after scores that followed Fashion. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Tasveer 8x10, Luck, Aashaayein left very little to be recalled. However, Kurbaan seems to be a breather as the duo has experimented with sounds, genres and singers.
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MUMBAI: Ajay Chakravarty was declared winner and won gold coins in Malamaal Daily contest organised by Radio Misty 943.fm, the First and Number One fm station of North Bengal and Sikkim .Radio Misty had started this unique contest for Dhanteras in association with Big Bazaar where listeners got an opportunity to win silver and gold coins daily. This Nine day contest focused on questions about Music, Bollywood and General subjects.
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