|  27 Dec 2011

German orchestra Babelsberg to pay tribute to Rahman

MUMBAI: German film orchestra Babelsberg will pay tribute to the Indian music maestro AR Rahman in a multi-city tour commencing from 20 January in Mumbai followed by Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore. 'Germany and India: 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities' concert will feature over hundred...

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 |  27 Dec 2011

Big Digital launches music of 'Sadda Adda'

MUMBAI: The digital arm of Reliance Broadcasting Network Ltd, Big Digital has launched the music of multi-starrer movie �Sadda Adda' composed by Shamir Tandon. For the first time the company has acquired the digital rights of a movie. The film also includes a special item number crooned by...

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 |  27 Dec 2011

Michael Jackson's Thriller named greatest video

MUMBAI: Even after three decades, Michael Jackson's groundbreaking Thriller is still named as the greatest video of all time. The creepy video depicting late singer transforming into a supernatural character has surpassed Lady Gaga's �Telephone' and 1975's vintage promo – �Queen's Bohemian...

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 |  27 Dec 2011

Amkette launches bluetooth headphone 'Trubeats Air BT'

MUMBAI: Amkette has launched a bluetooth headphone �Trubeats Air BT' in the Indian market. The headphone allows users to listen to music and make virtual calls through any bluetooth enabled phone or Laptop. The headset eliminates background noise with its Opti fit ear buds providing crystal clear...

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 |  27 Dec 2011

Howard Stern to judge 'America's Got Talent'

MUMBAI: US broadcaster NBC has announced that American radio personality, television host and author Howard Stern will serve as the new judge on the reality show 'America's Got Talent', produced by FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell's Syco Television. Stern will provide his feedback on...

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 |  27 Dec 2011

NCPA presents Nad Ninad guided listening sessions on Ali Akbar Khan in collaboration with the Indian Musicological Society

MUMBAI: 'NCPA presents' Nad Ninad guided listening sessions on Ali Akbar Khan, on Thursday 29th December, 2011 - 6.30pm, in collaboration with the Indian Musicological Society This is a programme that makes available to lovers of Indian music some of the priceless archival recordings of the great...

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 |  27 Dec 2011

Sunburn 2011 all set to blaze the sands of Goa

MUMBAI: Get ready to get Sunburnt! Yes, the most awaited Sunburn festival has got the nod from the government and will be held as per schedule. In a press conference held today at the venue, the Percept Management shared the news with media that all the permissions for hosting the festival had been...

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 |  27 Dec 2011

PPL issues legal notice for New Year in Delhi

MUMBAI: This New Year, Delhities may not be able to party hard, as the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) has served notices to well known hotels and pubs in New Delhi, for not paying the requisite music license fee to play music at their year-end events. PPL plans to initiate strict legal actions...

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 |  27 Dec 2011

National Anthem completes a century

MUMBAI: A symbol of pride and patriotism binding together various cultures and religions of the nation during every triumph and uprising, �India's National Anthem'- Jana Gana Mana has completed a century today. Written in highly Sanskritized (Tatsama) Bengali, Jana Gana Mana is a five-stanza...

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 |  26 Dec 2011

iMusti.com ties-up with Samsung; launches video apps for Smart TVs

MUMBAI: iMusti.com, online music portal has signed an agreement with Samsung India, offering audio-visual entertainment content.

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 |  26 Dec 2011

Sunburn partners Techzone; unveils Intl music mobile store

MUMBAI: Sunburn 2011 has partnered Techzone to launch its WAP page across the telecom industry. The content aggregators have launched �Playground', an international mobile store where users can download more than 2,00,000+ International music tracks. Sunburn WAP page with interactive interface is...

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 |  26 Dec 2011

Bickram Ghosh, Papon, Rachel Sermanni collaborates on Troikala project

MUMBAI: Renowned musicians Bickram Ghosh and Papon will collaborate with Scottish singer Rachel Sermanni for �Troikala' project, which will explore musical synergy in folk music across borders. The musicians will work together from December 2011 to May 2012 to produce an album and will also...

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 |  26 Dec 2011

Once again, RIM sued for trademark infringement

MUMBAI: Research in Motion (RIM) has been sued by a Canadian radio and TV industry group, for naming its BlackBerry Messenger service as BBM. BBM Canada filed the suite against RIM after failing to negotiate with the company on renaming the trademark.

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 |  26 Dec 2011

Samsung extends Galaxy series with 'Y Duos' & 'Y Pro Duos'

MUMBAI: Samsung has extended its popular Galaxy series with two dual-sim smartphones Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos. The handsets run on android 2.3 gingerbread operating system with 832 MHz mobile processor and TouchWiz custom user interface. The smartphones are equipped with 2GB memory card...

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