MUMBAI: Red FM is one of the first stations to get ready for the rains this year.
The station has rolled out an extensive plan to help Mumbaikars deal with the monsoon. From ushering stranded citizens under the Red FM umbrellas on rainy days to free pick up and drops in the Red FM Qualis, to an actual Red FM Boat for localities, Red FM has chalked up a detailed plan.
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MUMBAI: Times Music has signed on G-Deep, the first Punjabi artist from America to be included by the label into its fold.
G-Deeps's debut album "All eyes on G", will feature production from P.Nox, RVM Sounds, Paul Tiger, MinDesign, Yogesh and others.
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MUMBAI: RCS India's AirCheck radio monitoring services are now available for commercial FM stations in Pune.
With the addition of Pune, RCS India completes the coverage of its AirCheck service for all Category A and A+ markets in India, according to a release.
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MUMBAI: Microsoft has decided to change its earlier decision announcing the plan to discontinue authorization for music downloaded through its old MSN Music service. The company has announced to extend its service for music downloads, or authorizing new computers and devices for playing that music, for over three more years till 2011 than the earlier decided date of 31 August.
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MUMBAI: Apple Inc has announced that it has reached the historic landmark by selling more than five billion songs through its online music store iTunes.
The sales figures hint that the demand for digital music is growing remarkably. Data from retail research firm NPD Group suggests that Apple has replaced Wal-Mart stores as the biggest music retailer in the United States.
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MUMBAI: International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the global music agency, has come out with some depressing numbers for worldwide music sales for 2007. According to a report in Timesonline, the worldwide music sales have tumbled to their lowest level since 1985. That year, total sales of recorded music hit 1.8 billion units (i.e., albums). In 2007, the IFPI says that the equivalent of 1.86 billion units was sold, down from the previous year's 2.09 billion.
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MUMBAI: As part of its label revamp, music major Universal has roped in Bangladesh's renowned rock musician, Hassan.
Hassan, who has a formidable fan following in his home country, has been signed on by Universal on a three year contract. Part of a well known band Ark in the early nineties, Hassan went on to later form another band Jonmobhumi. Universal now plans to cut solo albums with the song writer- singer star as well as get him into mainstream Hindi, including Bollywood.
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