MUMBAI: Indian hip-hop/fusion band Indus Gharana has been announced as the winners of ArtistAloud.com �First 1's Season-2 and will release an album with Universal Music.
In Season-2, 11 artistes were selected, who uploaded their singles on ArtistAloud.com. Listeners voted for their favorite single from these 11 and Indus Gharana was declared as the winner.
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NEW DELHI: Eminent singer KJ Yesudas was honoured at the sixth edition of CNN-IBN's Indian of the Year. The legend received the award for his outstanding Achievement in Indian music having recorded over 50,000 songs in five-decades.
Amitabh Bachchan also received the award for redefining the genre of reality television and an outstanding presentation style.
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MUMBAI: MTV has named Katy Perry as its �Artist of the Year' 2011.
"Perry is one of the new millennium's biggest pop stars, and she matched some of pop's greatest icons on the charts this year. She made us giggle with an LOL-worthy hosting stint on SNL and made her big-screen debut voicing the iconic Smurfette in The Smurfs. Offscreen, she's proved to be the kind of girl that can laugh off rumors that she's pregnant and getting divorced. She's loud, cool and a real girl's girl,...
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has unveiled Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar's unforgetable melodies in �101 Lata Mangeshkar Hits'.
The 3-DVD pack is a compilation of Mangeshkar's classic tracks like Bindiya Chamkegi, Bahon Mein Chale Aao, Jaane Kaise Beeteg, �mein tulsi tere aangan ki, �Main Kaa Karoon Ram, Abhi Abhi Thi Dushmani, Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi, Ho Maine Pyar Kiya and Ek Tu Hi Bharosa.
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MUMBAI: Apple has announced the launch of the iTunes Store in Brazil with a selection of Brazilian and international music from all the major labels and thousands of independent labels.
Launching with a catalogue of over 20 million songs, the iTunes Store in Brazil features local artists including Ivete Sangalo, Marisa Monte and the digital debut of Roberto Carlos' catalog, available to purchase and download along with a wide range of international artists including the Beatles, Rihanna, Coldplay and thousands more.
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MUMBAI: After receiving accolades for Kolaveri Di, Dhanush has plans to direct a fantasy film in Hindi.
It is learnt that Rajnikant's son-in-law is keen to cast Hrithik Roshan as his main lead.
Roshan happens to be on the top of his list with a few more names in his mind. With the proposed film being touted as a big budget fantasy film, Dhanush needs someone larger-than-life who can carry off the film.
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