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MUMBAI: Music major Saregama will consolidate its position and investment in the digital space in 2013, a top official has said. The label has 15-20 per cent share in the digital music market, worth approximately Rs 6 billion, and establishing its presence in the nascent but exciting vertical will be a priority for the company which has set goals to become a ‘digital major’ in the next two years.
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MUMBAI: The Mahindra Group has announced the third edition of its popular Mahindra Blues festival with a stellar line-up of artistes from the global blues industry scheduled to perform on 16-17 February 2013 at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai. The fest will include performances by musicians and bands like Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt a Whirl Band featuring Lou Ann Barton, Popa Chubby, Walter Trout & The Radicals, Dana Fuchs Band, Big Bang Blues and Soulmate.
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MUMBAI: Renowned Indian classical music stalwarts including Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pandit Mukul Shivputra, Pandit Vikku Vinayakram, Selva Ganesh and Taufiq Qureshi will perform at the Swaranjali music fest to be held from 3-5 January 2013 at Nehru Centre, Mumbai. The three day music fest will witness the legends coming together to pay tribute to the late stalwarts of Hindustani vocalists Pandit Suresh Haldankar, Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki and Pandit C R Vyas.
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MUMBAI: After previously winning honours like Best RJ and Best Programme Broadcast, Balaji Patturaj popularly known as RJ Balaji of Big FM Chennai has now been named amongst the top 10 promising personality of Tamil Nadu in 2012. The honour was bestowed upon him by the Ananda Vikatan Group, which has reinstated his popularity in the listeners of Chennai. Other awardees in the list belong to sports, politics and literature amongst others.
read moreNEW DELHI: Community Radio Stations are to get awards in five categories during the third National Community Radio Sammelan in February next year. Three awards will be given in each category, comprising cash awards of Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. A jury constituted by the Ministry will decide which stations deserve to be awarded.
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MUMBAI: Celebrate the end of this year like no other and welcome 2013 with a bang at Aamby Valley City, amidst the stars and their spectacular performances. This year, Glitterati 2013 is all set to take its guests back in time as the theme of the extravaganza is “Retro”. With a perfect groovy ambience to celebrate the New Year, Aamby Valley City will charm the guests in a retro style along with unique performances by well known artists who are all set to mesmerize the crowd with their enchanting moves.
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MUMBAI: Union minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal has turned lyricist for bollywood film Bandook. Worldwide Records has acquired the music rights for the film. Sibal has penned down song titled 'Tu Jaldi Bata De' rendered by Bandana Sharma & Siddharth Hazarika and composed by Nikhil Kamath. The music of the film is composed by Kamath & Lavan-Veeral and includes songs by late Jagjit Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj, Altaf Raja, Nikhil Kamath, Tori Dattaroy, Raju Bhavsar, Lavan and Shahid Mallya.
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MUMBAI: American soul singer, Fontella Bass has died of complications following a heart attack. Bass 72, died in hospice care on the night of 26 December from complications of a heart attack she suffered three weeks ago, her daughter, Neuka Mitchell said. Bass had also suffered from strokes in recent years. She first found success in a duet with Bobby McClure on Don't Mess Up a Good Thing and You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone). She had topped the R&B chart in 1965 with her hit single 'Rescue Me'.
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MUMBAI: The clichéd question ‘What are you doing on 31 December?’ has started doing the rounds. However, there are a few lucky people in Bengaluru who will have a different answer this year. Red FM, India’s largest radio network, will present its listeners with an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend a unique New Year’s bash.
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MUMBAI: Renowned Ukrainian DJ Teri is set to perform at Storm 2013, India’s most authentic Indian camp-out music fest. Dj Teri, is among few of her female counterparts, who has set benchmarks in spinning the music. Her performance at Storm 2013 is a culmination of an exciting tour of Asia.
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MUMBAI: This New Year Eve, F Lounge.Diner.Bar,Mumbai will host the international party ‘Queens of Hearts’ first event in India. Featuring a lineup that would make even super clubs across the globe blush – they have to their credit Swedish superstar DJ's Albin Myers, Stella Nutella, DJ Niina, and Indian lad Akshai Sarin - fresh from his 4 month long Europe tour along with resident DJ's Twisted Bass and Vinit Dave.
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
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MUMBAI: Audio series platform Pocket FM announces its triumphant success at the esteemed India read more
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MUMBAI: East Coast Punk Rock Band Calling Hours (Feat members of Farside and Don't Sleep) announced some EU tour dates with melodic hardcore band Be...read more
MUMBAI: Charlotte de Witte, Dom Dolla and John Summit headlined the third annual edition of the three-night event Framework in the Desert welcomed...read more
MUMBAI: Hypersonic, the powerhouse symphonic metal band founded in 2006 by Salvo Grasso and Emanuele Gangemi, has achieved their dream of creating...read more
MUMBAI: Singer Lucky Ali's latest collaboration with The Local Train on "Tu Hai Kahaan" offers a glimpse into the artist's profound connection with...read more
MUMBAI: Unleashing their fifth studio release "vir fortis", a heavy metal-infused history lesson covering Napoleon and Vlad The Impaler, Toronto,...read more
