MUMBAI: India’s renowned rock band Agnee is making debut in Bollywood with the release of the film ‘Aalap’ on 27 July.
The band has composed six songs for the movie which are fused with soft rock and local music of Chhatisgarh. Penned by Panchi Jalondhi, Shaili and Navaldas Manikpuri , the background score is arranged by Bapi Bhattacharya and Tutul Manikpuri.
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MUMBAI: The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) will present a music recital by renowned Spanish pianist Eduardo Fernández on 6 July. The show will be his maiden performance in India.
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MUMBAI: Three years after taking a bow from the music industry, British pop singer Lily Allen has announced her return with a new recording title.
The singer who has sold over eight million records stated on her Twitter page that she is back in the studio and is working with American producer Greg Kurtsin with whom she co-wrote the 2009 award-winning chart-topper ‘The Fear’.
The singer is also composing and recording tracks for the upcoming Bridget Jones Diary stage musical....
MUMBAI: After being bestowed with numerous honours in the past, acclaimed music composer Ilaiyaraaja has added another feather in his cap. The maestro’s composition from the 1981 Tamil film ‘Ram Lakshman’ will be played along with a few other samples of world music at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012.
The track ‘Nanthaan Ungappanda’ composed by Ilaiyaraaja and rendered by S P Balasubramanyam is part of the 86 track playlist for the gala that is being directed ...
MUMBAI: After rendering tracks in various regional languages, versatile singer Shaan is extending his reach to Malayalam music industry. For the first time, the renowned singer has rendered for Mollywood flick ‘Son of Alexander’ - sequel to the yesteryear hit movie ‘Samrajyam’.
Shaan will sing few tracks for the movie including an introductory number which is said to be quite peppy and full of attitude. Penned by Vayalar Sharath Chandra Varma, the music is scored by debutant Sh...
Red FM has recently repositioned itself to a complete Hindi station in Kolkata. Positioned as ‘Kolkata’s Only Superhit Hindi Radio Station’ with the tag line – ‘Ab Sabki Bajegi’, the radio station is now playing only Hindi music along with the Jock Talk in Hindi as well.
Radioandmusic.com’s Swagata Panjari caught up with Red FM 93.5 Network senior VP- projects and programming Nisha Narayanan to understand in detail the philosophy behind...
MUMBAI: 9X Media has elevated Pawan Jailkhani to the position of chief revenue officer and Punit Pandey to the position of executive vice-president.
In his new role, Jailkhani will be responsible for all forms of revenue across the existing six music television channels (9XM, 9XM UK, 9X Tashan, 9X Jhakaas, 9X Jalwa and 9X0) operated by the 9X Media Group. He will also be in charge of revenue for all future launches by 9X Media.
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MUMBAI: Celebrating RD Burman's (Pancham Da) birth anniversary, Big FM Mumbai will conclude its late night show 'Yaadon Mein Pancham' on 29 June.
Veteran playback singers Shailendra Singh, Sudesh Bhosle, Kumar Sanu, Neeraj Sridhar, lyricist Sameer and film journalist Chaitanya Padukone will come together and render Pancham Da’s unforgettable tracks and recall their memories and experiences with the maestro.
Hosted by RJ Rajkumari, the show rekindling fond memories of legendary...
MUMBAI: Renowned singer/composer Shankar Mahadevan and veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar have joined hands for a social cause. The duo will release a single, to commemorate one billionth meal served by non-governmental organization Akshaya Patra.
With this association, Mahadevan has also become the brand ambassador of the organization. "I am very happy to be associated with Akshaya Patra, as the cause is very close to my heart and something that I have always wanted to do - feed children,"...
MUMBAI: US based media conglomerate CBS has created a 24 hour sports radio network in the nation – CBS Sports Radio, slated to launch early next year in major markets.
The station will debut on 2 January 2013, featuring a lineup of national programming from premier entities including CBS Radio and CBS Sports for 24 hours throughout the week.
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