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MUMBAI: Recognizing the work of music teachers, the Recording Academy has announced a music educator award. The award will be presented to teachers for the first time in 2014. Recording Academy president Neil Portnow has stated that music teachers are now eligible for a Grammy of their own. The award was announced at the Grammy Foundation's 15th annual Music Preservation Project event at the Saban Theatre on 7 February.
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MUMBAI: Multi-faceted Sonu Nigam has his platter full for 2013, but the mellifluous playback singer is experimenting his hands on composing this year. After Girish Malik-directed film ‘Jal’, the versatile singer is composing for two Bollywood films ‘Super se Upar’ and an untitled film with Bickram Gosh this year.
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NEW DELHI: The Capital was dancing today to the Tunes of the Indian Dancing sensation Prabhu Deva. The Radio Giants 104.8 OYE FM along with the country’s 1st 3D Dancing film organized one of the biggest Dancing extravaganza at the Great India Place Mall, Noida. The coming together of the Dancing Masters, enthralling participants and enthusiastic audience was a huge success. Also, present was the producer of the film &MD – Studios, Disney UTV, Siddharth Roy Kapur along with the cast of the Film ABCD.
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MUMBAI: Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Hungama), South Asia’s largest digital entertainment company, and Gameshastra, India’s largest game studio, announced a joint venture to bring to India the most integrated and comprehensive gaming company. The partnership also included an interactive panel discussion on ‘Game On’- The Future of Gaming in India’ at JW Marriott, Juhu.
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MUMBAI: Djembes and Darbucas will be an uncommon term for many but for a bunch of kids from GPP High School and SVKM International School it will be those musical instruments that gave them an opportunity to perform for the musical event at Kala Ghoda Art festival on 7 February. SVKM's Rising Rhythms consists of kids in their early teens, who will kick start the evening with their 20 minutes percussion act.
read moreNEW DELHI: Even as the sixth World Sufi Spirit Festival (WSSF) is being held from 22 February in Rajasthan, a three-day Sufi festival has commenced in Delhi. Organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, the 3rd International Sufi Festival features singers and dancers from six countries. Those participating are Spain, Russia, Iran, Tunisia, Azerbaijan and India.
read moreMUMBAI: With the total number of mobile internet connections rapidly increasing, mobile data traffic is forecasted to grow 13 fold or 66 per cent CAGR by 2017, according to the Cisco Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2012- 2017 report.
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MUMBAI: Trying to reclaim its spot amongst the leaders in the global mobile market, RIM recently made several announcements including the launch of its much awaited Z10 smartphone, and changing its name to BlackBerry. The company now aims to see itself as the leader in mobile computing through its various innovations lined up for release. Blackberry chief executive Thorsten Heins stated that the company is aiming to reclaim its spot as an innovator in a world where smartphones already have the processing power to replace tablets and laptops.
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After 150 years, Furtados is an establishment in itself not only in the music world, but in the city of Mumbai- where it began importing musical instruments in 1865. Over the century, it has seen tremendous changes in the music industry. Today, amidst foreign brands, franchises and growing domestic players, it still retains its place as a one-stop shop for musical instruments. It has also extended its presence by opening branches in 10 cities, partnering a number of music stores and having an online site for its range of musical products.
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MUMBAI: Online radio service TuneIn has re-launched its service with a redesigned web presence to make it more user friendly and drive more engagement with consumers. The popular online radio service has over 40 million monthly active listeners according to its own data. Its success is attributed to its popular mobile apps, while its web presence was mainly functional.
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MUMBAI: The long running battle for royalties between composers, lyricists and the music industry bodies is now finally reaching its crescendo. After the Copyright Amendment Act was passed last year, renowned writer Javed Akhtar has taken on the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) and the Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), over irregularities in payment.
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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: India's most populous rapper KING and international fame Jason Durelo have collaborated for a song. They will soon drop their new single '...read more
MUMBAI: Rock group The Phoenix Within (TPW) is back with a powerful new single, "Abuso," set to make waves in the music scene. Fronted by Omar...read more
MUMBAI: Distinguished K-pop virtuoso, Aoora, transcends cultural boundaries with his groundbreaking collaboration, "Oi Nasoni," marking his...read more
MUMBAI: New York Festivals (NYF) Storytellers Gala Announced the 2024 read more
MUMBAI: XG, the Hip-hop / R&B-inspired girl group that has sparked virality worldwide, has suddenly dropped the latest instalment of their rap...read more
