MUMBAI: Speculated to be the mentor for American Idol contestants, original judge Randy Jackson will return back on the judges’ panel for its new season. The singing reality show is schedule to premiere by January next year.
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MUMBAI: After a hiatus of two years, one of India's oldest singing reality show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' is back in a new avatar on Zee TV.
Schedule to launch on 29 September, the 2012 chapter will feature bollywood music composer duo Sajid-Wajid and Rock band Indian Ocean member Rahul Ram on its judging panel. The new format of the show is claimed to be a treat for music lovers from all age groups and nationality.
Confirming the news with Radioandmusic.com Wajid says, "Yes, I am one of...
MUMBAI: Rejoicing the authenticity of monsoon season, Corona along with Submerge is all set to stage the third edition of its ‘Corona Monsoon Project 2012’ across six cities.
The multi-city dance music fest will commence on 14 September in Mumbai at F Lounge followed by Pune on 15 September, Goa on 22 September, Bangalore on 23 September, Chennai on 29 September and New Delhi on 30 September. The event will feature artistes like Paul Thomas (Mumbai and Pune), Gina Star (Goa and Ban...
MUMBAI: Lending an easy availability of international music for aficionados, 9XO international music channel has teamed-up with Techzone, aggregator, developer, publisher and distributor of Entertainment content, and launched an online music store.
The online store www.9XO.56060.in boasts of a collection of the best of international music which can be sampled and downloaded by listeners on their computers and personal devices. The catalogue consist...
MUMBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) may take legal action against radio stations and brands resorting to ambush marketing during ICC World Twenty20.
According to an official communication sent by the ICC to the Association of Radio Operators for India (AROI), ‘the exclusive rights holders for radio/audio stream services across all mediums, including the internet in India are Big FM and All India Radio’.
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MUMBAI: British rock band Muse’s label Warner Music has been slapped with a $3.5million copyright infringement lawsuit.
The plaintiff, songwriter Charles Bollfrass, has accused the band of stealing his idea of ‘cinematic science-fiction rock opera- Exogenesis’ for their 2009 album ‘The Resistance’.
According to Bollfrass, he had contacted Muse along with two other bands in 2005 with the concept of a sci-fi rock opera. Muse rejected the idea the following year.
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MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra shared the cover of her debut single ‘In My City’ on social media Twitter.
The actor who plays the role of an autistic girl in upcoming film ‘Barfi’ with Ranbir Kapoor gives a smoldering look in her cover picture.
Revealing the picture, Chopra tweeted, "For ur eyes only...my single cover! Say whaaaaa?"
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MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has lent his voice to a promotional song for his upcoming film ‘Barfi’, which is set to release on 14 September.
Though the song ‘Fatafati’ (Phataphati), which means awesome in Bengali, will not be a part of the film, it will be available on the Internet. The film’s director Anurag Basu and music director Pritam have lent their voices for the track. The song’s opening lines are in Bengali, while the rest of the song is in Hindi.
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NEW DELHI: A new radio channel, Ragam, has been made operational on Doordarshan’s free-to-air DD Direct Plus direct-to-home service to cater exclusively to fans of Carnatic music.
This channel can be reached all over the country except Andaman and Nicobar Islands through the DD Direct Plus on Ku-band.
Other than this, only the Amruthavarshini FM channel in Bangalore exclusively broadcasts both Hindustani and Carnatic music.
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MUMBAI: Brit boy band One Direction entered into the Guiness World Records as the first band from UK to debut at the US Billboard charts with their first album 'Up All Night.'
The band's album, released globally early 2012, propelled by its hit single 'What Makes You Beautiful' has also topped the charts in 16 countries and has sold more than three million copies.
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