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MUMBAI: 92.7 BIG FM, the radio initiative of Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL) is all set to make the action packed, nerve-wracking semi-final match between India and Pakistan more exciting for its listeners.
read more* 2.6 lakh registered listeners, of whom 8500 have participated on-air so far. * At stake – tickets to the Cricket World Cup final in Mumbai
read moreMumbai: Disney Channel's original television series, Ishaan, launched its new music album, Ishaan – Sapno Ko Awaz De, on Tuesday, 29th March 2011. The album consists of nine tracks featured on Ishaan – Sapno Ko Awaz De, and a bonus track from the king of Disco, Bappi Lahiri. Ishaan is the first locally produced musical for tweens on Indian television and it's for the first time in India that a television show's music album featuring original tracks is launched.
read moreMUMBAI: News Corp is in talks with Vevo.com and may give control of Myspace to the music label-owned video site. News Corp in February had announced that it is exploring the option of a possible sale or spin-off of its distressed social entertainment site. The media conglomerate has roped in boutique investment bank Allen & Co to aid the process. According to some reports, as of February it had already received early interest from nearly 20 parties.
read moreNEW DELHI: Ramesh Sippy Entertainment's Dum Maaro Dum will be the first film to be released with Dolby® Surround 7.1 on 22 April. Produced by Ramesh Sippy Entertainment and distributed by Fox Star Studios, Dum Maaro Dum is a dramatic thriller set among the beaches, side streets, and raves of Goa. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Rana Duggabati, and Pratiek Babbar and will feature a soundtrack created by Pritam.
read moreNEW DELHI: Even as the Supreme Court postponed the hearing of the matter to 5 April, its stay on the order of the Copyright Board concerning royalties to be paid to artistes for broadcasting music by radio operators will continue. The division bench of the Court comprising Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Cyriac Joseph had stayed the order on 18 March and listed the matter for today.
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MUMBAI: Even as the very public expression of good wishes for the Indian cricket team for its Cricket World Cup semi final clash with Pakistan gets shriller by the minute, popular Fever 104 FM RJ Anuraag Pandey is adding to the fervour with a walk on Tuesday evening -- the eve of the mother of all cricket clashes -- to Siddhivinayak Temple, Dadar, to strengthen his network's on-air support of and cheering for the Indian Cricket Team, with a prayer to Lord Ganesh.
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* Ameen Sayani, Jasdev Singh, Khayyam and Jagjit Kaur, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Manna Dey, Rita Ganguly, Vinod Kashyap, B P Srivastava awarded * I&B Minister Ambika Soni, Sachin Pilot, Madhur Bhandarkar, Rajeev Shukla, Shelley Chaudhary, Harkesh Gupta, Sunil Kumar Dahiya, Anurradha Prasad give away awards
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NEW DELHI: The eminent singer with the velvet voice, Jagjit Singh, is to perform for the first time in the national capital region with an orchestra of 30 musicians, aimed at creating a �Ghazal symphony.' The concert with be held on 24th April. Singh said, I will be singing ghazals that have held a timeless appeal but these will be sung with a new treatment of music....
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* Music by Shankar-Eshaan-Loy and Pak Sufi artist Shaheen Zahoor MUMBAI: The music of West is West was launched on Monday evening in Delhi by the film leads, Om Puri BAFTA nominated and Ila Arun. The music was released on Saga Music, the trio Shankar-Eshaan-Loy has composed original pieces including songs Kaala Doria, Mere Sayaan and Numaishaan Mohobbataan for West is West.
read moreMUMBAI: Hello FM is geared up for the India-Pakistan semi final on 30th March in Mohali. Hello FM's Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry listeners will be treated to non-stop ball-by-ball cricket updates for the full 100 overs across eight hours of score updates, statistical trivia, highlights and sidelights, bytes and interviews, analyses and antics, cheer anthems and sonic confetti. Hello FM would conduct special contests where listeners would be invited to predict the outcome of every over for the entire 100 overs. Correct predictions per over will carry a cash prize of Rs.1000.
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MUMBAI: Google is gearing up to introduce a Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) extension for Youread more
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
