Music label Strumm Entertainment experiments with Bollywood music
MUMBAI: The 17 month old music label Strumm Entertainment, has come up with a music album 'Bollywood Unwind' which is a rearrangement of retro songs like 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Pass', 'Samne Yeh Kaun Aaya', 'Kehna Hi Kya' and many more.
MAX 2 starts the year with a musical bang
MUMBAI: MAX 2 plans to take its viewers on a musical journey through its initiative 'MAX 2 ka 4' which will run from 18th January – 7th February.
9X 'Jalwa Superstar Classics' to start Thursday, 15 January
MUMBAI: After a run of 'Jalwa Superstar' last year, 9X is back with 'Jalwa Superstar Classics'. The 50-episode documentary style series will feature classic blockbuster songs and interesting trivia based on the timeless superstars of Hindi cinema.
Two-time award winning All That Matters returns to Singapore with new events and a future focus on mediatainment in Asia
MUMBAI: Recognised as the gateway to the Asian entertainment industry, All That Matters has opened its doors for registration and will return to Singapore on 20-23 May, 2015.
Marc Cimino is the new COO at UMPG
MUMBAI: Marc Cimino joins Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) as the COO of the company with immediate effect. The position is a newly created global position for Cimino. He will report to UMPG's chairman and CEO Jody Gerson.
blueFROG to open in Bangalore in late March, early April
MUMBAI: blueFROG, the live music venue in Mumbai recently expanded the brand by opening another blueFROG in Pune. blueFROG MD and EVP Sumer Vaswani spoke to Radioandmusic.com’s Aashay Dalvi about the brand’s ongoing expansion.
Elizabeth Matthews is new American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers CEO
MUMBAI: Elizabeth Matthews is the new CEO of the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). She will replace former ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento who retired on 31 December. Previously, Matthews held the position of EVP and general counsel at the organisation.
Spotify's users swell to 60 million with 15 million paid subscribers
MUMBAI: Spotify has released new data which shows that the music streaming service grew substantially during the last year. The company announced, via a short blog, that it had reached a total of 60 million active users and 15 million were paid subscribers before the start of 2015.
Warner/Chappell Production Music acquires Frank Gari Productions and Gari Communications music assets
MUMBAI: Warner/Chappell Production Music has purchased the music assets of Frank Gari Productions and Gari Communications.
ole acquires 2101 Songs Catalog, Including hit songs from One Direction, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, and More
MUMBAI: ole, the world's fastest-growing independent rights management company, acquired the 2101 Songs catalog from RedOne Productions, adding more than 1,000 pop and urban songs to ole's catalog.
