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MUMBAI: Big FM joined hands with Domex, toilet cleaner from the HUL stable, and launched a highly engaging campaign on the pegs of toilet hygiene and sanitization called ‘Germs Ka The End’. Targeted at the markets of Maharashtra and South India, Big FM and Domex hosted a pioneering multi-phased radio campaign. The campaign, which also saw a song rendition by music director and singer Bappi Lahiri, titled The End, will soon also break its digital campaign.
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MUMBAI: After having received numerous accolades to her name, pop queen Madonna has now emerged as the first billionaire female pop star across the globe. Reports state that successful world tours and a string of business deals last year pushed her net worth past $1 billion.
read moreNEW DELHI: Even as the government has issued strict revised instructions relating to radiation hazards from mobile towers and phones followed by strict monitoring and enforcement, corrective action was taken in 83 cases where the Base Station Emissions were found to be more than the prescribed norms.
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MUMBAI: Joie Manda has resigned as president of Def Jam Records but will remain within the Universal Music Group by joining Interscope Records as president of Urban Music. The announcement was made by UMG East Coast Labels president & CEO Barry Weiss and John Janick, president & COO of Interscope Geffen A&M. In his new role, Manda will report to Janick.
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MUMBAI: Robby Towns, founder of the NestaMusic consultancy, has been named community manager of digitalmusic.org, the digital arm of music business trade group NARM. "We first worked with Robby when he wrote our white paper 'MetaMillions:
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MUMBAI: Known for his chartbusting numbers and quality to court controversy, popular bollywood singer Mika Singh is now facing another tough situation. The Gurgaon district administration has sealed Singh’s farmhouse ‘King’s Jungle’ for blatantly violating wildlife norms. As per reports, the administration has sealed the farmhouse located in Roz Ka Gujjar village along with many such illegal farmhouses in the same area. A state government spokesman stated that the farmhouses were illegally running small tourism units and other commercial activities.
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MUMBAI: After hosting six years of the summit in Ibiza, the International Music Summit is all set to make its debut in America on 17 April. The conference will host dicussions by titans of electronic dance music, tech and the music-biz infrastructure at Hollywood in Los Angeles.
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MUMBAI: Renowned Pakistani singer Atif Aslam got married to his long time sweetheart Sarah Bharwana at a ceremony in Lahore. He had met his wife at Kinnaird College around 12 years ago. As per agency reports, Aslam and Bharwana became close friends and got engaged in October 2011. In a message posted on his fan page on Facebook, the singing sensation stated, "My big day has finally arrived with your prayers. Allah has endowed me with a wonderful life partner. I would request all of you to continue praying for us as you have always been doing in the past for me."
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MUMBAI: Popular singer Demi Lovato is all geared up to return as a judge for the second year, on the third season of the TV reality show 'X Factor'. The actress and singer joined the panel of Simon Cowell's show last year and has now confirmed that she will be sitting alongside him again when the singing contest returns.
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MUMBAI: Singer and founder of Bad Boy Records, Sean 'P Diddy' Combs has been named as the richest hip-hop artist by Forbes having an estimated net worth of $580 million. The singer beat the likes of Roc Nation founder and Brooklyn Nets' co-owner Jay-Z, rapper, producer and Beat Electronics CEO Dr Dre, Young Money's label boss Birdman and 50 Cent to top the magazine's annual list. Diddy's non-musical ventures including a lucrative deal with Diageo's Ciroc saw his net worth growing to $580 million.
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An epitome of brilliance, Bickram Ghosh, is undoubtedly one of the greatest living percussionists on the world map today. The maverick tabla maestro has exceptionally maintained the balance between traditional music and experimental genres, becoming the 'new age' composer and artiste. The international tabla percussion wizard urges Indian musicians to shift from programming to acoustic sounds and expresses his views on the growing importance of regional music in non-mainstream films, in this week’s edition of Rendezvous:
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MUMBAI: BIG FM, one of India’s leading radio networks, presented the second edition of BIG IMPACread more
MUMBAI: BIG FM, India's leading radio network, successfully concludes the third season of 'Mairead more
MUMBAI: BIG FM, India's leading radio network, successfully concludes the third season of read more
MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
MUMBAI: Gananay Chadha (Rio) is poised to take the entertainment world by storm with his captivating presence and remarkable talent. Following a...read more
MUMBAI: Acclaimed alt-pop artist Ricky Montgomery unveils his delicate new rendition of The Strokes’ classic “Reptilia” today via Warner Records....read more
MUMBAI: Breaking the mold of traditional musical experiences, Ivy Gardens unleashes a belligerent musical atmosphere punctuated with sweat, sludge,...read more
MUMBAI: There is a belief in Central India, when you perform Narmada Parikrama you will find the Immortal Ashwatthama Filmmaker Nag Ashwin’s...read more
MUMBAI: Just a few weeks on from sharing her most recent single, Out Of This World, on International Women’s Day, Holysseus Fly returns with a...read more
