Radio Mango, Radio Mirchi win awards at New York Festivals

MUMBAI: Radio Mango and Radio Mirchi are the Indian FM stations that bagged awards at the New York Festivals 2010 in the World's Best Radio Programme. Mirchi won a silver medal under the category �Best Human Interest Story' for its �Human Trafficking on Hi Delhi'. While Mango won two medals,...

Bon Jovi nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

MUMBAI: Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper and Neil Diamond have landed nominations to be inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the class of 2010. The stars join fellow first-time nominees John and Donovan, while Donna Summer, Tom Waits, rap acts LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys will be...

Nokia, Samsung, G'Five are top 3 in handsets: IDC

MUMBAI: According to market intelligence and advisory firm IDC's India Quarterly Mobile Handsets Tracker, Q2 September 2010 release, shipments of mobile handsets in India grew by 6.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q2 2010 over Q1 2010) to touch an all time high of 38.63 million units in a single...

BBC expands its live radio broadcast on handsets in US

MUMBAI: BBC World Service has further expanded the availability of its live radio broadcasts via mobile phones in the United States  BBC extended its agreement with provider of mobile phone radio distribution in North America, AudioNowTM. Hence in addition to BBC Arabic radio, BBC World Service's...

MTV Surges With Record 30% Ratings Increase in Third Quarter 2010

MUMBAI: MTV's third quarter 2010 ratings spiked a record 30% over last year among the network's targeted P12-34 audience, marking MTV's highest rated quarter in three years, and the network's third consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth  For 2010 year to date, ratings are up 14% over the...

Saregama rolls out 'Jhootha Hi Sahi' Karaoke music CDs

MUMBAI: It's time for the surprise that Saregama CEO Apurv Nagpal had planned for all the John Abraham fans! Indian music company Saregama India Ltd launched 'Jhootha Hi Sahi's Karaoke music CD at Oberoi Mall, Goregaon on 26 September. The Karaoke music CD will be available in a premium music pack...

Indian and global artistes gear up for Rajasthan Intl Folk Festival

MUMBAI: Come 21 October and music lovers will flock to Jodhpur to be mesmerised by an army of musicians who will fill the air with euphony, performing at the five day annual Rajasthan International Folk Festival (RIFF). Attracting music aficionados from all over the world, this music festival which...

Music of Telegu film 'Mahesh Khaleja' launches on Radio Mirchi

MUMBAI: The music of Mahesh Babu starrer 'Mahesh Khaleja' was launched by his son, Gowtam, at Radio Mirchi office in Hyderabad yesterday. Those who were present at the launch were producers of the film C Kalyan and Singanamala Ramesh, composer Mani Sharma, actor Mahesh Babu and his wife Namratha,...

Music launch of 'Allah ke Banday'

Music launch of 'Allah ke Banday'

Lemon Mobiles launches music handset DUO 405

MUMBAI: Lemon Mobiles gets rhythmic with the launch of its music mobile phone, DUO 405. Targeting both rural and urban markets, the phone emits tunes with the integrated dual speakers. The device is capable of housing two SIMs while it packs in attributes such as mobile tracker, TFT display, 1.3MP...

Myopusradio launches news section on Indian bands

MUMBAI: In its effort to expand its growing audience and provide them with an integrated source for news, releases, interviews, gigs related to Indian music bands, internet radio station Myopusradio has launched a news section on its website.

Digital music sales flat in US: Nielsen

MUMBAI: Reuters reports on data from research firm Nielsen showing that the rapid rise of digital music sales has stalled in the United States, the world's biggest and most important market, with sales in the first half of 2010 flat compared with a year before. According to Nielsen, digital sales...

Lopez, Tyler hop on board 'American Idol' as judges

MUMBAI: MUMBAI: Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and frontman of rock group Aerosmith Steven Tyler have joined the music-based reality show, American Idol, as judges. Lopez and Tyler will join returning judge Randy Jackson for the 10th anniversary season, which premieres in January on US...