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MUMBAI: Pakistani Pop-rock band Jal has launched its third studio album ‘Pyaas’. The band had launched their last album ‘Boondh’ in 2007. The album released under Universal Music comprises of 12 original tracks. Front man of the band Goher Mumtaz said, “We are aware that our fans have waited for almost six years for this new album and thus it was important that we come back with an album that’s been worth the wait.”
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MUMBAI: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Prince, Bruno Mars and Miguel will perform at Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on 19 May. Billboard announced those acts that are finalists for the milestone award, a new honour presented to an act who has achieved a landmark on the Billboard charts in the last year. Prince will be awarded the Billboard Icon Award, highlighting his history of groundbreaking accomplishments in the music industry.
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NEW DELHI: More than 65 years after independence and 15 years after Prasar Bharati came into being, All India Radio (AIR) now claims that just 0.8 per cent of the population is still uncovered by AM or FM Radio channels. AIR sources claimed to Radioandmusic.com that a total of 91.9 per cent of the area and 99.2 per cent of the population are presently being reached by the public broadcaster.
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MUMBAI: Navraj Hans walks on his father’s footsteps, takes it to another level by acting along with singing. The handsome Punjabi munda with the voice bestowed upon him by his father Hans Raj Hans who himself is a Punjabi and Sufi music singing living legend, Navraj Hans gears up to release his first ever single that will feature him singing and acting.
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NEW 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 assembly of Karnataka. 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: After Priyanka Chopra’s successful debut single ‘In my city’, it is time for yet another dance track ‘Exotic’ in collaboration with American rapper Pitbull that will be out this April. Speaking with Radioandmusic.com, Universal Music India VP- marketing Sunil D’Sa said, “Exotic is her second official single. Priyanka with Pitbull is the lethal combination. Currently, she is in US shooting the video and its going to be released by end of April. It’s a huge track with an artiste like Pitbull who is a global phenomenon.”
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MUMBAI: As the sixth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has commenced, the cricketing fever with various media platforms has also hit the radio airwaves. Major players have partnered with the teams for on-ground and on-air activities centered around the league.
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MUMBAI: After establishing itself in the digital music space, Artist Aloud has now partnered with Hard Rock Café to build its on-ground presence with a new property titled ‘Rookie Nights’. The property is built to promote young artists by giving them a chance to perform live in front of a wider audience across HRC outlets in India.
read moreMUMBAI : India Music Network presents Skrat,the band known for its in your face music . Being a Chennai based band it was also a huge hit on the NH7 Weekender. Skrat is an alt rock trio of 24-year-olds with TT Sriram on lead vocals and guitars, Satish Narayanan on bass and backing vocals and Tapass Naresh on drums.
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MUMBAI: BlackBerry has announced that its BBM music service will shut down with effect from 2 June, and current customers can listen to music from the third-party music service Rdio for 30 days for free. The announcement was made via an email sent to subscribers today: “BBM Music service will be discontinued as of June 2, 2013*. For paying customers, April is the last month that you will be billed. In May, as your BBM contacts stop using the service, songs in your playlists will begin to turn grey and will no longer be available.
read moreMUMBAI: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world’s leading celebration of creativity in communications, is pleased to announce the line-up of the first five juries participating in this year’s event for the Creative Effectiveness, Film, Innovation, Press and Titanium & Integrated Lions categories.
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MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) delivered impressive first-quarter earnings that surpassed exread more
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group and TikTok have announced a new licensing agreement, marking the enread more
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MUMBAI: Google initiated testing of the 'hum to search' feature in late 2023 on its YouTube Musicread more
MUMBAI: The worlds of art and technology have always had an intricate relationship, but in recenread more
MUMBAI: Pop band Faridkot, consisting of members IP Singh and Rajarshi Sanyal, recently sat down for an exclusive interview to discuss their latest...read more
