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MUMBAI: “Due to border issues, concern with respect to security arises but music tends to break the barriers,” says Pakistani rock band 'Roxen' lead vocalist Mustafa Zahid.
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MUMBAI: Ram Gopal Varma popularly known as RGV is back in action. The director, who had denied plans of making a movie on the heart-rending tragedy of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks released the music of the film ‘The attacks of 26/11’ on 11 February at Leopold Cafe, one of the first locations terrorists attacked on 26 Nov 2008 in Mumbai. RGV had visited the Taj Mahal hotel with the then chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and actor-son Ritesh soon after the 26/11 terror attacks, and denied speculations that he would make a movie on the tragedy amid huge public and media outcry.
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MUMBAI: Encouraging the growth of radio on a global level, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced 13 February as the World Radio Day. The day aims at specially celebrating the power of the medium and improving international co-operation between broadcasters. While the medium has significantly evolved internationally, in India its still at a nascent stage as major Indian players gear up to celebrate the growth of the medium in the country.
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MUMBAI: The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) has appointed David Massey as the president with immediate effect. The move is stated to be a part of the group’s expansion into its A&R and creative initiatives. The announcement was made by East Coast Label Group chairman and CEO Barry Weiss. In his new role, Massey will report to Weiss and will work closely alongside Island Def Jam Music Group COO and president Steve Bartels. He will mainly be responsible for growing the team by adding creative talent and more.
read moreNEW DELHI: The ‘Dhrupad Dham Samaroh’ in Darbhanga is to be telecast live on DD Bharati from 15 February. The telecasts will be from 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm from 15 to 17 February. The performances include Ustad Bahauddin Dagar’s Veena recital; Pt. Prem Kumar Mallik’s Dhrupad vocal; Pt. Ramashish Pathak’s Pakhawaj; and several other artistes.
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NEW DELHI: All India Radio has planned several programmes for tomorrow to mark World Radio Day, alternating between musical programmes by children to interviews with radio veterans and other listeners. A musical programme by children aged between eight and fourteen years will be broadcast tomorrow night on AIR’s main channel, the Indraprastha Channel. There will also be a discussion on the National Radio Scenario Today on the Indraprastha Channel tomorrow at 10.30 am.
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NEW DELHI: Even as it is World Radio Day on 13 February, there are hopes of resurgence in the growth of All India Radio which till date remains the largest mass communication medium in the country reaching the largest number of people in India and abroad. World Radio Day is marked as a day to celebrate radio as a medium; to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information and freedom of expression over the airwaves.
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MUMBAI: As more and more reports state that internet and digital are the future of data consumption amongst Indian audiences, YouTube India too has witnessed its growth trajectory matching the global trend. This in turn has opened up a plethora of opportunities for advertisers who are now creating content sighting innovation on the cards for the platform’s India presence.
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MUMBAI: 9XO the International English Music Channel by 9X Media, is all set to air a series of romantic songs based on the various relationship categories in a special programming block titled - 9XO Love-O-thon. Featuring some of the best and the most memorable songs across various music genres, 9XO Love-O-thon is an hour-long special programming block airing daily at 9am from 10 - 14 February 2013.
read moreMUMBAI: Techzone, the largest aggregators, developers, publishers and distributors of entertainment content has partnered with AC Tech- Anna University Kalakrithi 2013, the grand inter-collegiate cultural event of AC Tech- Anna University, Chennai as the Technology partner for providing a mobile platform for the participants that offers real-time SMS updates and information about the various events scheduled, their dates and timings, celebrities involved, venue and more by simply messaging Kalakrithi to 56060.
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MUMBAI: Tune-in to Vh1 to catch the romantic and the not-so-romantic songs, this Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 7 pm . It’s that time of the year when people either can’t wait to celebrate it with someone they love or have painful reminders that they are probably going to die alone! So this Thursday, February 14, 2013, Vh1 gives you a mix of romantic as well as not-so-romantic songs to celebrate the season of love.
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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
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