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MUMBAI: Touted as the timeless bollywood music channel, 9X Jalwa has witnessed substantial changes recently. After witnessing a restructuring of the sales team, the channel is now focused on innovation and growth with new packaging greeting its viewers. Keeping in mind their vast catalogue of bollywood music, the channel aims to offer more variety to audience with the launch of a new show ‘Jalwa Jubilee Hits’.
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MUMBAI: After more than one month of suspense on the spectrum fee for community radio stations (CRS), the Wireless Planning and coordination (WPC), under the Ministry of Communications have finally issued an order saying that there will no change in the spectrum fee till September 2013. This means that CRS will still pay Rs 19, 200 for royalty and Rs 500 license fee as per the order of 13 February. This is the continuation order.
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MUMBAI: Country-pop star Taylor Swift struck it big at the Billboard Awards. The singer nominated in 11 categories won eight of them including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for 'Red'. The album has sold over 3.7 million copies. Swift's wins in other categories included top female artist, top country artist and top digital songs artist. 'Red' topped the Billboard 200 and country albums categories. Her song 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' was named top country song.
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MUMBAI: To provide listener friendly content and expand its reach, Big FM has once again engaged listeners with a reality show. After musical talent hunt for youngsters in Chennai, the station is targeting audience in Bangalore with ‘Big Junior RJ Hunt 2013’.
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MUMBAI: Very much part of the new breed of musicians, Akshay Hariharan, son of noted singer-composer, Hariharan displays all the characteristics of 21st century youth power- talented, hard working and pragmatic- in his approach to work and view of life. Although having an illustrious father like Hariharan can get him the vital toehold, Akshay is well- aware that he will have to fight his own battle in a hugely democratized music industry. And like many of his generation, he believes that he is qualified to balance the the demands of the market and satisfy his artistic cravings.
read moreMUMBAI: Concerned at the huge gap between revenue and expenditure, a Parliamentary Committee has refused to accept the excuse that Prasar Bharati being a public service broadcaster is not principally guided by commercial consideration.
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Founded last year (2012) by Karan Seven Paul (guitarist and lead vocals), Shreyas Rane (lead guitarist), Abhishek Sawant (Bass Guitar) and Aviraj Kumar (Drums)- Midhaven has put its metal to the pedal already writing 10 original material, performing at gigs and releasing an EP. The band is not afraid to draw inspiration and emotion from personal tragedies (death of a brother) nor do they have any intention of playing anything less than bludgeoning rock.
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MUMBAI: South Carolina's Candice Glover was named the winner of ‘American Idol’. Season 12 of the hit singing reality show saw 23- year old Glover beat compatriot and co-favourite Kree Harrison of Tennessee for the title. Both had been, at one time, the show’s low vote getters.
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MUMBAI: After working on content development, Indian music streaming service Dhingana is building up ways to rake in moolah. The company has announced premium video advertising for iOS that provides advertisers and brands with an opportunity to engage consumers with pre-roll and post-roll TV quality commercials.
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MUMBAI: Music has been an integral part of radio programming, but when it comes to variety in music then radio is completely dominated by bollywood music. In its zest to stand apart from the herd, All India Radio (AIR) in Chhattisgarh provides variety in music. AIR Raipur station has bagged the best station for its contribution in folk music five times uninterruptedly.
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MUMBAI: Legendary musician Bob Dylan has been inducted as an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, joining the ranks of leading writers, composers and artists in the prestigious 115-year-old group. Honorary members into the Academy are people of great distinction in the creative arts.
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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
MUMBAI: Vianet Media, founded by Mr.read more
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: Tagore's birth anniversary, a festive occasion in Bengal, is celebrated nationwide with reverence. In Bengal, it's akin to a sacred day,...read more
MUMBAI: 2x-Grammy-nominated artist and producer Steve Aoki announces the forthcoming release of his 9th studio album, set to drop June 28. Aoki...read more
MUMBAI: The world’s premier music publication, Billboard Magazine, has released its 2024 International Power Players list, honouring executives who...read more
