MUMBAI: To promote Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan', Red FM has organized a seven city interactive contest across Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur and Indore.
The Contest is on-air till Monday 1 August and listeners can participate by taking the pop quiz. One lucky winner from each city will be flown down to Mumbai and will get a chance to be tutored by the star cast of 'Aarakshan' including Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Prateik Babbar, Manoj Bajpai and Prakash Jha.
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MUMBAI: Legendary opera star Plácido Domingo is appointed as chairman of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Domingo will look after improving copyright legislation, work of music rights owners, digital music sector and support industry's public education efforts around digital music.
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MUMBAI: After cases in the Madhya Pradesh High Court and the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, Aamir Khan production Delhi Belly has now been dragged in another case in the principal bench of the Allahabad High Court.
The Allahabad High Court has issued notice to actor and producer of Delhi Belly, Aamir Khan and asked to file reply within three weeks on public exhibition of an objectionable song Bhaag DK Bose. The court also issued notice to censor board, song writer and singer of the song, claims lawetalnews.
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MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court judgment freeing FM radio player Radio City from paying royalties or licence fees to the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) is making singers, music composers and lyricists see red. They have demanded that the IPRS should take prompt and stringent action against what they called a strangely out of tune ruling....
Says a livid music composer Anu Malik, The judgment is quite distressing as music directors' and lyricists work very hard. If they are not going to be paid royalty for their songs, then they are going to be demotivated....
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MUMBAI: US broadcaster Fox, Syco Television and television format creator and distributor FremantleMedia North America have announced Sony Electronics as the official consumer electronics sponsor of The X Factor.
The show will debut with a two-night series premiere event on 21 September. The latest Sony consumer electronics products will be featured in episodes throughout the season, and a key in-show integration will highlight the Sony products used on the set.
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MUMBAI: Khazana festival, a concert of ghazal and Sufi music initiated by Pankaj Udhas, Talat Aziz and Anup Jalota will be held on 29-30 July at �The Trident (Oberoi Tower Hotel). In its 10th year, the festival is dedicated to veteran singer KL Saigal- the first singer to record ghazals on long-playing records (LPs).
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MUMBAI: To commemorate legendary singer Mohd Rafi's 31st death anniversary, Yash Raj Music will release a compiled album �Kaisi Kategi Zindagi' on Sunday 31 July.
Kaisi Kategi Zindagi, is a compilation of 10 songs composed by the late Maadan Mohan. These songs were unreleased due to the films being stopped midway.
Mohd Rafi - Maadan Mohan has delivered some of the evergreen critically acclaimed classics like, �Sawan ke mahine mein', �Kar chale hum fida', �Aapke pehloo mein', �Meri awaaz suno' and �Tum jo mil gaye ho'.
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MUMBAI: Coca-Cola has partnered with �Music Dealers' a licensing company, to provide emerging talents on the global music stage.
According to the deal, Coca-Cola will work with Music Dealers to source music, artists and lyrics for a variety of brand campaigns, programs and events including "Coca-Cola Music" -- the global music program which is organised in 140 countries.
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MUMBAI: Sony/ATV Music has signed publishing deal with British vocalist and co-writer Sian Evans.
Sony/ATV will represent Sian's music and lyrics worldwide, including her number one British single �Louder.'
Sony/ATV MD Rakesh Sanghvi said, "I am delighted that we've concluded our deal with Sian. She is a super talented songwriter and artist, and the best is yet to come."
Sian started her career as a lead singer of Kosheen in 1999, and delivered hit records like �Hide U' and �Catch'. Sian has co-written for Kosheen fourth album ' Independence'.
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MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC�s local radio stations in the UK are to chart the highs and lows of local Olympic hopefuls as they train and prepare for selection in the year leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Starting from 1 August, BBC Local Radio Olympic Dreams will follow the hopefuls, selected from a variety of sport disciplines and locations throughout England. Listeners will find out what it's really like competing with the best in the world, what drives these athletes and how they keep motivated.
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