MUMBAI: Furthering the company's commitment to diversify and pursue non-traditional revenue streams for its labels and artists, Cynthia Sexton has been appointed Executive Vice President, Branding and Licensing, Universal Republic Records & Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG). The announcement was made today by Ivan Gavin, Chief Operating Officer, Universal Republic & Island Def Jam, to whom Ms. Sexton will report. Ms. Sexton will be based in UMG's Santa Monica offices.
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MUMBAI: INK Entertainment, Canada's premiere hospitality and entertainment company heats up the 2012 summer music season with VELD Music Festival. Featuring an unprecedented, globally acclaimed musical line-up, VELD will touch down in Toronto at Downsview Park on August 4th and 5th, 2012. Fans of a wide range of electronic music and talent can expect to revel in the DJ sets of today's biggest names, rain or shine.
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MUMBAI: Today, download-and-discovery service eMusic released an Android app that combines the eMusic membership experience with an advanced music player, creating a unique way to discover, collect and listen to music on a mobile device.
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MUMBAI: Q'Viva! The Chosen is getting ready to go on stage, as the show turns live from May 26 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. After 30 million viewers across North and South America tuned in to watch 'Q'Viva!' when it debuted in March, the grand finale has now concluded and the live premiere is waiting in what marks an incredible achievement for Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and Jamie King. The three producers of the show, who created Q'Viva alongside American Idol creator Simon Fuller, have created the biggest new international TV hit of the year.
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MUMBAI: Download-and-discovery service eMusic has created a one-of-a-kind experience for music collectors and aficionados alike to celebrate the sixth annual Record Store Day. Paying its respects to music's most iconic medium, the eMusic site will feature a virtual hub where music lovers can see what fans are purchasing around the country, get recommendations from eMusic editors and even have the chance to win eMusic's Ultimate Vinyl Collection.
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MUMBAI: Recently during Kailash Kher’s Kailasa concert in Karachi, Karachi Police had tough time in stopping the sale of tickets in black at the gates of the venue. Three people were selling the tickets in black outside the venue just before the concert, which created chaos at the high security entry gates.
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MUMBAI: TuneUp Media ( www.tuneupmedia.com ), the publisher of the #1 companion application for iTunes, today announced the launch of TuneUp Mobile. TuneUp Mobile is a free app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that identifies songs heard in real-world environments (see:car)(see:cafe)(see:bar)(see:at home). Powered by Gracenote's MusicID(TM), TuneUp Mobile offers a simple, ad-free interface that augments the well-known TuneUp desktop service used by millions of music lovers to manage, organize and enhance their digital m...
MUMBAI: 92.7 BIG FM announces a campaign titled ‘Mumbai Manao Life Banao’ to celebrate the passions that make Mumbai city what it is! Consumer research and audience mapping indicate elements like food, fitness, Bollywood, cricket, religion…scoring high amongst Mumbai-kars, and since 92.7 BIG FM is a truly local radio station, it celebrates through this campaign the passions of the people of Mumbai!
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MUMBAI: Columbia Records; Continuing their tradition of groundbreaking sales records, the Glee cast reaches another milestone this week by becoming the first and only act to place 200 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Glee cast first graced the Hot 100 in 2009 with their version of Journey's classic "Don't Stop Believin'," which debuted at #4. In late 2010, on their way to making history, the Glee cast topped The Beatles' record of 71 entries on the Hot 100.
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MUMBAI: DISH, one of the nation's leading pay-TV providers, has introduced Pandora, the leading personalized radio service, for the DISH Hopper(TM) Whole-Home HD DVR system. Pandora on the Hopper allows customers to easily search for their favorite artists or songs and create personalized radio stations that play only the music they love from the comfort of their homes.
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