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(30 April )
* Singh is Kinng music rights fetch over Rs 80 mn
* Radio City rides high on IPL frenzy
* Aryans set sights on Bollywood with new age rock music
* B4U India ropes in Malvinder Kaur as creative head
* Pump up the volume at the India Radio Forum 2008
* Sony to launch ‘Yeh Shaam Mastani’ on 3 May
* Sonali to judge, Chang, Deepali to host Indian Idol
* Kamal ka launch!
* CSR launches State-of-the-art Clip D-Radio Bluetooth headset
* Interview with Kailash Kher
(29 April )
* Gurmeet Singh quits Music Today, to join Rajshri Media as CEO
* Mohali stadium pays for unlicensed music during matches
* Nokia, Big Music, Rahman team for song remix contest
* Daler to croon Tamil tune for Rahman's nephew
* RIAA files suit against Project Playlist
* Big Music is Chennai IPL team's entertainment partner
* MTV gets into the heart of youth with "The State of Cool"
* Web and radio most accessed media at work: Study
* Nokia announces the launch of MD-8 speakers
* Delhiites jive as Radio Mirchi turns 5!!!
* 94.3 MY FM promotes Gender Sensitisation
(28 April )
* Interview with Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothani.
* Sun TV launches station at Warangal
* My FM apes Star's Panchvi Paas
* iTunes to seize one-quarter of worldwide music by 2012
* Winehouse makes it to young music rich list
* Samsung launches Anycall J708
* Radio City 91.1FM simulcasts first Episode of 'Airtel Presents Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?'
* Radio Mirchi is the favourite radio station of Mangalore
(26 April )
* CAT denies revision of recruitment rules for composers
* Starbucks cedes management of music label
(25 April )
* My FM Chandigarh launches 'My Ka Laal'
* Event Review - Sonu is the best - KISSeeko shak nahi
* Transcend launches latest range of MP3, T.sonic
* Radio Mirchi pays tribute to Dr. Raj Kumar
* Chennai's Radio City 91.1FM celebrates 'World Earth Day'
(24 April )
* Special Report - "We would rather use our own local news" - FM players
* Hello FM launches IPL centric cricket game
* Radio Indigo to bring in Dutch jazz band Agog to Bangalore
* Microsoft to pull the plug on DRM enabled music service
* Mariah Carey sets records with new album
* Music Review - Anamika
* Sonu Niigaam rocked with Big FM's "rock with Sonu" concert
(23 April )
* Essel appoints Shirshendu Banerjee to head FM vertical
* Bulk of applications for community radio yet to get nod
* Mirchi Mumbai turns six
* Big FM brings on ice-cream marathon for Hyd listeners
* Sony BMG hops on to Nokia's 'Comes with Music' service
* eMusic adds contempory classical labels to roster
* Interview with Mahalakshmi Iyer
* Tashan Exclusive Song on Zoom
* Strain your ears to lose weight…!
(22 April )
* Special Report - Pop goes the music video
* Interview with Big FM Mumbai station head Sudharshan Saha.
* Mirchi announces key changes in team
* Universal to launch Babul Supriyo's 'Untitled' this week
* Radio Mirchi unveils talent hunt for singers
* Nokia takes on Apple
* Sun TV’s SFM launches in Rajkot, Aurangabad & Ahmedabad
* Babul benefits from TV despite being booted out
* Belkin launches TuneBase for iPods in India
* Red FM Turns BLUE! - In support of the Mumbai Indians
* Cricket bowls the airwaves on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM
* National Geographic Channel launches an exclusive Music Video on Earth Day Earth - 'A song for life'
* Red FM Delhi goes on a Cleanliness drive!!!!!
(21 April )
* Pahlaj Nihalani floats own music label
* Kailash Kher to compose for DJ Paul Oakenfold
* Full track downloads in Japan rise 91 per cent - RIAJ
* Bryan Adams resurfaces with '11'
* Music industry myopic: Aroi
* Pyramid Saimira to invest Rs 4 billion in Chinese JV
* Cosgrove of iCarly fame signs with Columbia Records
* Radio Disney to be available on web enabled mobiles
(19 April )
* Big FM takes talent hunt to Chennai, Orissa
* Music label BMG shuffles ranks
* Music Review - Pranali
* Interview with Radio One RJ Rakesh Kumar
(18 April )
* Special Report - Radio stations stake claim to slice of IPL hype
* Myspace India plans events to promote Indian talent
* Big Music announces ‘Ticket to Stardom’ campaign
* Disney announces Hannah Montana-The Big Pop Star Dream
* VH1's Wyclef Jean's performs at Bangalore's Hard Rock Café
* Channel [V] launches season 5 of Get Gorgeous
(17 April )
* Sangeet Bangla set to enter GEC space, plans 14 new shows
* NDTV Imagine to launch music reality show Junoon in June
* Sony BMG and Tommy Hilfiger unveil Tommy TV
* Universal-PluggedIn partner to bring fans HD music videos
* Slide Show - T-Series, SRK and the night of the Knight Riders
* Wyclef Jean launches Motorola's music phone in India
(16 April )
* SFM to launch at Nasik and Vadodara
* T-Series ties up with Channel V for Woodstock Villa
* RGV, T-Series reach settlement on Sarkar Raj
* Fropper.com launches music networking service
* UK music industry’s spat with Govt over iPod tax
* Broadcast Electronics lowers cost of FM HD Radio
* Slide Show - Hema Malini launches an album 'Maika Piya' by classical singer Lalitya Munshaw
(15 April )
* T-Series bags music rights of Shahrukh’s IPL team
* Close Up to present Big's 'Punjabi Please'
* Sony BMG celebrates 25th anniversary of Jackson's 'Thriller'
* eMusic downloads hit 200 mn mark
* Rock band Dream Out Loud in Rock On!
* Adkins and Pickler voted big winners at CMT awards '08
* McDonalds in Happy Meal tie up with American Idol
* Interview with Red FM COO Abraham Thomas
(14 April )
* Radio City announces key changes in strategic team
* Fever 104 FM launches Vodafone Fever contest
* Big ropes in Himanshu Shekhar as regl head, north & west
* RAPA gets 1,000 nominations for RAPA Awards 2007
* T-Series releases compilation of Salman's top 100
* Pandit Jasraj sings for Vikram Bhatt's 1920
* Slide Show - Bhushan surprise bash for Satish Kaushik
* International cricket icons and Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM cheer for 'Delhi Dare Devil' team
(12 April )
* Pak singers to perform at Delhi fest
* Apple tops brand survey, but consumers say Sony's a peach
* Sun TV’s SFM to launch in Jamshedpur on 13 April
* American Idol raises $60 mn for charity
* Zee Kannada announces fourth season of 'Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa'
* Music Review - Bhootnath
* CNN Intl, Samsung ink exclusive deal to pre-Load mobile news application
* Lucknow's Radio City 91.1 FM organises 'Healthy Me Walkathon'
* Delhi's 100 Chartbuster Station BIG 92.7 FM presents 'Take It Easy' with RJ Ravi
(11 April )
* Interview with music composer Ram Sampath
* Krazzy4 case settled out of court; to release with all songs
* Radio Misty gets BBC programming to North Bengal, Sikkim
* Radio City goes on air in Pune
* Worldspace starts car radio service in Germany
(10 April )
* Court orders Krazzy4 release with two songs cut
* Hit FM launches Ultimate Santana Challenge
* Digital sales to account for 40 pc of music purchases by '12
* Vh1 brings Wyclef Jean to perform live in India
* Slide Show - Kailash, partners score music for Pranali
* BIG 92.7 FM Hyderabad voices 'May3rd KO Light Mat LO'
(9 April )
* Rabbi Shergill's new album premieres on Nokia
* Global online record label to launch in April
* Big B to shine at Dasavatharam music launch
* Slide Show - The Idea Jalsa concert last weekend featured Pt Jasraj and Dr L Subramaniam
* Interview with Rock Band Dream Out Loud
* Bryan Adams for the 'Eleventh' time... on [v] Chosen One
* B4U Starstop with Ajay and Kajol
(8 April )
* Special Report - Face Off!
* Sun TV’s SFM to launch in Guwahati on 8 April
* YouTube teams up with Rolling Stones
(7 April )
* Yana goes in for makeover, croons with Dr Zeus
* Slide Show - Bhoothnath music launch at Chhote Ustaad finale on Star Plus
* BIG 92.7 FM Chennai supports Greenpeace's 'Blue Alert' campaign
* Roopa crowned Amrita 'Super Star Global': Bags a mercedes
* BIG 92.7 FM hosts auditions across 5 cities for the 'Sing with Sonu' contest
(5 April )
* Pt Jasraj, Dr L Subramaniam perform at Idea Jalsa
* Launch of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar on Star Plus
* Interview with Big FM RJ Harsha
* Red FM celebrates No Honking Day on April 7!!!
* Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM celebrates 'No Honking Day'
(4 April )
* MySpace ties with major labels, launches MySpace Music
* Vh1 to launch mobile game on The Flavor of Love
* Sunidhi croons for plasma TV launch
* Interview with PPL CEO Vipul Pradhan
* Music Reviews - Tashan
* Hindi film Mr. White Mr. Black music launched
* ETV Marathi’s Swar Sangram approaching to grand finale
(3 April )
* Mukta Arts signs on Pritam, Sajid-Wajid, Monty
* Big FM appoints Rohit Dhar as regional director, East
* SunTV’s SFM to launch in Mysore on 3 April
* Lucknow's Radio City 91.1 observed Civic Week
* Mirchi ka hall ticket to Bollywood…!
* Radio Mirchi listeners to witness an action packed "Accident" on-air
(2 April )
* Mohit Anand to join Channel [V] as head
* Big appoints Manoj George as natl sales director
* Shibani Kashyap composes for 'Sirf'
* Fever 104 FM packs in some fun with its listeners on air!
(1 April )
* Special Report - A & R: Industry’s unsung catalysts
* Eros acquires music rights of Shravan's film
* Philips launches new range of MP3 and mobile accessories in India
* BIG 92.7 fm, Srinagar observes wildlife awareness week
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