|  26 Dec 2011

Pankaj Udhas pays tribute to Jagjit Singh

MUMBAI: In a rare mingling of social work and homage, renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas joined marginalized children to pay tribute to the late ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh. Udhas crooned some ghazals from the albums of Jagjit Singh and a few of his own from Hindi films. Actor-producer Abhinav...

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 |  26 Dec 2011

Music composer Pritam to team up with Karan Johar

MUMBAI: For the first time ever, music composer Pritam has collaborated with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions for their forthcoming movie Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, directed by Ayan Mukherjee. Karan Johar said, This will be the first time Pritam will compose music for a Dharma film. We are very...

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 |  26 Dec 2011

Party Unlimited with Hungama.com

MUMBAI: Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the largest aggregator, developer, publisher and distributor of Bollywood and South-Asian entertainment content, brings an irresistible offer this year end with international content being made available on Hungama.com. For all the international...

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 |  26 Dec 2011

Rhapsody passes million US subscriber milestone

MUMBAI: Rhapsody has cemented its position as the largest premium subscription music service in the United States with the announcement today that it has surpassed the one million paying subscriber milestone. On the heels of its 10-year anniversary, Rhapsody is delivering more music—averaging...

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 |  26 Dec 2011

AR Rahman clarifies on 'Dam 999' controversy

MUMBAI: Double Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman today said that his comments, lauding the music director of controversial film 'Dam 999' for being included in the longlist of the Academy awards, was being "twisted out of context". At a recent film function in Agra, Rahman had lauded the composer of...

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 |  26 Dec 2011

DAVP, CWG OC among largest defaulters of dues to DD and AIR

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP), a unit of the I&B Ministry, tops the list with arrears of Rs 41.13 million as principal amount among 38 agencies owing more than Rs 100,000 each to All India Radio, Parliament was informed today. A total of Rs 80.24 million...

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 |  26 Dec 2011

Prasar Bharati reserves depleting, warns I&B

NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has expressed fears that the entire available reserves of Prasar Bharati would be wiped out if the trend of mounting deficits continues, resulting in immense financial stress.

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 |  23 Dec 2011

Elvis Presley songs now with Deep Emotions

MUMBAI: Deep Emotions Publishing, a joint-venture with Universal Music Publishing has announced that it will administer the impressive Elvis Presley music catalogue in India and SAARC countries with effect form 1 January 2012.

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 |  23 Dec 2011

Reggae artiste Apache comes back to India

MUMBAI: Apache Indian a.k.a Steven Kapur, who familiarized pop, rock, bhangramuffin and rap genre in India, is back from oblivion. The reggae singer is all set to rein charts once again with his latest album �Home Run' under his parent label Universal Music India. The album is blend of four new...

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 |  23 Dec 2011

Google fails to prevent music piracy: IFPI report

MUMBAI: Google has failed to firmly deal with illegal file-sharing, according to a report by IFPI which represents records labels around the world. The report released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) states that the search engine giant is making money through...

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 |  23 Dec 2011

Red FM celebrates Christmas and New Year

MUMBAI: On the occasion of Christmas and New Year, Red FM has lined up innovative contest and shows for its listeners in Mumbai. Speaking on the festive season, Red FM senior VP projects and programming Nisha Naryanan said, Our programming line-up this year for Christmas and New Year is sure to add...

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 |  23 Dec 2011

Dhruv, Dominique & Clinton Cerejo on Jalsa for Christmas sp

MUMBAI: On the Christmas Eve, Idea Jalsa will host a special jazz rock performance featuring Dhruv Ghanekar along with pop musical duo Dominique and Clinton Cerejo. This is the first time ever that  Idea jalsa will showcase a jazz rock performance. Dhruv debuted as a solo artist in 2009 with his...

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 |  23 Dec 2011

Rihanna's 'We Found Love' tops Billboard chart

MUMBAI: Worldwide superstar Rihanna's latest single â€?We Found Love' has topped the   Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the eighth consecutive week. The track is the longest running number one single in Rihanna's career. 'We Found Love' overtook Adele's â€?Rolling in the Deep' which stayed on...

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 |  23 Dec 2011

Lava Mobile launches unbreakable handset 'A16'

MUMBAI: Lava Mobile has launched an unbreakable series of handset �A16' in association with music channel MTV. The handset can withstand an impact of 120 kg and is enabled with a 3.2MP camera, 2.6-inch high resolution screen, additional privacy settings and social media applications including...

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