RnM Team 19 Jun 13 15:34 IST

MUMBAI: The early morning ritual, niti and ‘Mangalalati' of Jagannath Temple, one of the most renowned and biggest temples of Orissa, will soon be heard live on-air. 

The temple’s managing committee has decided to set up their own radio station to disseminate information on Lord Jagannath. The proposal that has been passed by the managing committee will allow an investment of Rs 4-5 crores as the initial capital expenditure for studio, equipments and training of staff....

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RnM Team 19 Jun 13 14:49 IST

MUMBAI: Television singing contest ‘The Voice’ Season 4 has a new winner in 16-year-old country singer from Texas.

Tears of joy flooded young Danielle Bradbery when she was announced as ‘The Voice’ on Tuesday 18 June. Her victory gets her $1,00,000 cash prize and a contract with Universal Music Group....

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RnM Team 19 Jun 13 12:04 IST

MUMBAI: Dhingana has showcased its commitment to become a global music leader with a new logo and app icon.

The new logo features the word  ‘Dhingana’ in blue colour with a play icon for 'album', a transmitter effect denoting a 'radio' experience and a music note favouring the essence of a 'playlist'. ...

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RnM Team 18 Jun 13 21:30 IST

MUMBAI: Global music label Warner Music Group (WMG) has acquired Russian Gala Records Group, the country’s first privately owned record label.

Launched in 1988, Gala Records’ business verticals include distribution, publishing, live production and artist representation along with its recorded music operations. ...

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RnM Team 18 Jun 13 20:06 IST

MUMBAI: Music streaming service Dhingana’s radio jockey curated radio stations might have raised many eyebrows but this service has pushed 150 per cent more engagement on weekly basis for Dhingana. Now, the Indian social music streaming service plans to use these radio stations to generate new revenues for Dhingana....

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RnM Team 18 Jun 13 19:11 IST

MUMBAI: India’s Post Millennials is set to overtake Gen Y on taking communication over social networks like Facebook and Twitter and instant messaging modes like Whatsapp to newer extremes, according to the findings of the TCS survey 2012-13.

A recent first-of-its kind nationwide 2012-13 study by IT giant TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) among 17,500 high school students across 14 cities showed that “smart devices and unprecedented levels of online access are making this generation the most connected yet.”...

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RnM Team 18 Jun 13 18:15 IST

MUMBAI: Pop star Britney Spears new single is out. The catchy, light bubble gum pop track ‘Ooh La La’ is to be part of the new Smurfs movie soundtrack.

‘Ooh La La’ will be bundled with the debut single ‘Vacation’ from new artist, GRL and will be featured on the soundtrack for ‘The Smurfs 2’, the sequel to the live action/animated film that raked in over $560 million at the worldwide box office in 2011. Spears, 31, debuted her new single on ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest’ radio programme, report said.

She plans to release a new album by 2013 end....

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RnM Team 18 Jun 13 17:45 IST

MUMBAI: Radio Sharda,  the first community radio station of Jammu & Kashmir, has made the best use of  technology to reach out to listeners not only in their frequency area but across the globe.

Although the station is doing its best to reach out to listeners, it is striving hard to collect enough funds for the station. The station that was launched in December 2011 is still struggling to get its first live phone in instrument installed....

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RnM Team 18 Jun 13 17:43 IST

MUMBAI: The melodies and tunes of Bollywood’s yesteryear’s songs may be gone forever but the film music industry has grown and changed for the better filmmaker Sunil Agnihotri has said.

Agnihotri who is a famous Bollywood film and TV producer and director is of the opinion that though there may no longer be a comeback of the immortal melodies of the bygone years that defined Bollywood songs and music, it has been replaced by technology, professionalism and marketing- all which have helped the industry grow exponentially....

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RnM Team 18 Jun 13 14:48 IST

MUMBAI: To celebrate India’s rich music culture, Coke Studio@MTV is back with its third season.

The first two seasons of Coke Studio@MTV brought a confluence of diverse musical genres - both vocal and instrumental - from traditional to contemporary, from regional to folk.ng artists who will produce one ...

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24 Dec 09 18:01 IST

MUMBAI: On December 31, 2009, the WorldSpace satellite radio broadcast service will be terminated for all customers serviced from India, according to an announcement posted on the company website.

This action is an outgrowth of the financial difficulties facing WorldSpace India's parent company, WorldSpace, Inc., which has been under bankruptcy protection since October 2008, the announcement says.

WorldSpace is present in over 130 countries globally, and has already been in the process of closing down its operations in most other countries....

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19 Apr 12 13:18 IST

MUMBAI: The singing reality show of Saaibaba Telefilms titled 'Bharat ki Shaan' is back in its second season, bringing to the fore the talent from across the country.

The show is a musical war between metros and non-metros, highlighting the diverse culture of India. Ismail Darbar who mentored the contestants last season will be the judge and mentor in this season also. Darbar will represent the voice of the masses and Usha Uthup will be the face of the metropolitan Indian. Manoj Tiwari is the host of the show....

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01 Sep 12 17:31 IST

MUMBAI: The wait for Indian Idol 6 winner is finally over. After two months of hard work and stringent gala rounds Punjabi boy Vipul Mehta has emerged as a clear winner this season. The grand finale is currently being shot at Reliance Media Works Studio - Filmcity in Mumbai and will go on-air tonight at 8.30 pm on Sony TV.

As per sources, Madhur Bhandarkar and Kareena Kapoor have graced the finale to promote their upcoming film, Heroine. Indian Idol 6 judges Anu Malik, Salim Merchant and singers Asha Bhosle, Sunidhi Chauhan have accompanied them on the jury panel....

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18 Nov 08 13:27 IST

MUMBAI: Anuj Sharma, the forgotten third finalist of Indian Idol's second season is ready to cut his debut solo Hindi album.

Says the singer, Universal Music is launching my solo Hindi debut album, �Khwaab' in December and I would be making my comeback in the Hindi music scene....

The music for �Khwaab' has been composed on an assortment basis by Gaurav Dayal of (Dil le gayi kudi Gujarat ki fame) and Saibal Basu, who had earlier composed for the 2003 film Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II....

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19 Nov 09 18:06 IST

MUMBAI: Star Plus has renewed its vows with Gajjendra Singh, with a new music 'reality show' that brings musicians Himesh Reshammiya, Mika Singh, Mohit Chauhan, Shaan and Shankar Mahadevan on one platform.ons from among the country's multitudes. Christened Music Ka Maha Muqabla, the show takes the place of Star Plus' Voice of India, which ran for two seasons on the channel till last yea...

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01 Dec 09 18:24 IST

MUMBAI: After years of churning out popular VJs on television, MTV is back with its VJ hunt contest.

Calling everyone who is above 18 years of age, Idea MTV VJ Hunt is set to kickstart in Mumbai from 5 December and will round up the contenders from Chandigarh, Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata and Bangalore on 8, 11, 14, 18, and 21 December respectively.

Started in 1999, the contest is back on air after seven years. MTV VJ Hunt has discovered talents including Nikhil Chinappa, Malaika Arora, Cyrus Sahukar, Sophie Chaudhary, Shenaz Treasurewala, Rannvijay apart from host of others....

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09 Dec 09 16:12 IST

MUMBAI: Music major T-Series has entered into a strategic alliance with Reliance Entertainment's Big Music to handle distribution for the latter's catalogue.

Industry sources mention that the labels have entered into a minimum guarantee agreement, with T-Series acquiring the content and exploiting it till recovery and later the labels would share profits....

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16 Jul 11 18:41 IST

MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM Hyderabad has organized actor hunt in association with Bhavya Cements & Tollywood's dynamic director Teja. Selected actors will get an opportunity to work with the director in his upcoming untitled film., RP Patnaik, Navdeep etc will run on-air. Acting tips for amateurs, improvisation techniques, body language tips wi...

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01 Feb 10 08:58 IST

MUMBAI: Urmila Dhangar, the singer from Badlapur who impressed judges and audiences alike with her voice, walked away with top honours at Zee Marathi's

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa season seven that culminated in Mumbai on Sunday evening. Dhangar whose husky voice and rendition of lavanis and other folk songs made her extremely popular among the contestants during the current season, was crowned the winner after an exhaustive finale, by renowned veteran folk singer Vitthal Umap. The other two finalists - Abhilasha Chellam and Rahul Saxena - were adjudged runners up....

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07 Mar 12 13:30 IST

South Asian Audio Visual Network (Saavn), the digital distributor of bollywood, devotional and regional music with rights over two million tracks in 77 languages offers music globally on the web, iOS and android.

In 2010, Saavn.com was re-launched with an improved user interface and smarter search capabilities. This new website and its corollary mobile apps continue to be the company’s signature products today. The music app has now further integrated by tying up with Facebook timeline....

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