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MUMBAI: Renowned Pakistani singer Mehnaz Begum passed away on Saturday in Bahrain, when she was enroute to US for treatment. Reports state that the singer was suffering from respiratory problems and died during a short stay in Bahrain. Aged 55, Begum was a chronic patient of diabetes and asthma and was travelling to US for advanced medical care. Reportedly, she collapsed after her condition worsened while she was waiting for her flight in the boarding lounge at the airport.
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MUMBAI: Gurukul Pratishthan’s 6th Bansuri Utsav commenced successfully on 19th January 2013 at Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagruha, in Thane. On this on this occasion, flute maestro Padmashri Dr. N Ramani received the first ‘Padmavibhushan Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia Puraskar’ at the hands of Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia comprising a certificate, memento and prize money of Rs 25,000.
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NEW DELHI: UCWeb, Inc., a leading global mobile internet company, announced today that its flagship product, UC Browser is the only mobile browser to offer cloud download for the iPhone. The new English version (v8.9) optimizes the mobile browsing experience for iPhone users by combining cloud based webpage compression technology and intuitive designs which can reduce data traffic by up to 90 percent and provide users with more control over contents obtained from the internet. UC Browser v8.9 is available free on Apple’s iOS App Store.
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MUMBAI: Barfi and Jab Tak Hai Jaan dominated the music nominations at the 58th Filmfare awards held on Sunday. Marking the centenary celebrations of Indian Cinema, well deserving films took the prestigious black lady home this year.
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MUMBAI: The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) announced today it has negotiated a model licensing deal with Warner Music Group (WMG) for music videos. This agreement enables songwriters and music publishers to receive a percentage of the revenue generated from WMG's music videos in exchange for the use of their musical works in those music videos. The deal will be offered to all NMPA members on an opt in basis through the Harry Fox Agency (HFA).
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MUMBAI: Manna Dey’s qawwali song ‘Yaari hai imaan mera’ from the 1973’s super-hit Zanjeer will not be heard in Apoorva Lakhia’s remake. HMV (now known as Saregama) quoted too high prices, so producer-director Lakhia dropped the idea of including the song. Speaking with Radioandmusic.com, Lakhia said, “HMV has the rights of the song and they have quoted 30-60 lakhs. As it is a very high price, we will not include the song and T-Series has decided on a new qawwali song.”
read moreNEW DELHI: All India Radio and Doordarshan, which provide a platform for political parties to make poll broadcasts before every election, will also organize a maximum of two panel discussions and/or debates on the kendras/stations for the forthcoming elections to the state assemblies in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. Each eligible party can nominate one representative to such a programme, but the Election Commission of India will approve the names of coordinators for such panel discussions and debates in consultation with the Prasar Bharati Corporation.
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MUMBAI: World-famous singer–songwriter and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira and FC Barcelona star Gerard Piqué are inviting friends and fans to join their online baby shower – in support of the world’s most vulnerable babies. “To celebrate the arrival of our first child, we hope that, in his name, other less privileged children in the world can have their basic needs covered through gifts and donations,” reads the invitation from Shakira and Gerard. “Thank you for sharing this unforgettable moment with us.”
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MUMBAI: A non-government organization has raised objection against the song ‘Khatra hai bhai khatra hai’ in the movie ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’ which appears soon after the mandatory health spots are aired in the beginning of the film.
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MUMBAI: See.Me, the fast-growing visual social network for artists, has announced that hip-hop legend Q-Tip will serve as a judge for its upcoming music competition, one of several that will reward the site’s winning users with $125,000 in grants and awards. Additional judges for the music contest, which will reward winners with $30,000 cash, production and promotion contracts with Okayplayer & Downtown Records, and a feature in i-D Magazine, include DJ Spooky, Flosstradamus, Kate Earl, and Stretch Armstrong.
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MUMBAI: Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India has announced the appointment of Dr Bikrread more
MUMBAI: The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) announced today that it has filed a legal aread more
MUMBAI: The world is a stage! Literally.read more
MUMBAI: Anara Publishing continues to make waves in the Indian music scene, building on their iniread more
MUMBAI: Google is gearing up to introduce a Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) extension for Youread more
MUMBAI: On Sunday, May 19 superstar German trio, Keinemusik, took centre stage at Pacha Ibiza playing a seven hour, open to close set at their sold...read more
MUMBAI: Ahead of the unveiling of the multi-city Paagal World Tour, rapper, producer, and singer-songwriter Badshah continues to break records with...read more
MUMBAI: SEVENTEEN’s JEONGHAN and WONWOO are coming together to release their first-ever single album THIS MAN, slated to debut on June 17 at 6 PM...read more
MUMBAI: With excitement building up for the Clef Music awards, Radioandmusic have announced their early bird deadline. Music artists, industry...read more
