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MUMBAI: Having achieved phenomenal milestone in the entertainment segment during his 17 years of experience in the industry, this flamboyant multitalented Model, Anchor/ Emcee, RJ, Gaurav Roda has ventured into yet another unexplored segment with the launch of BollyJammers – India’s first ever no
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MUMBAI: One of the most popular contestants ever to appear on American Idol gives his fans an all-access pass to the wildly successful television show - and opens up about how becoming an Idol star changed his life forever.
read moreMUMBAI: Mumbai was up and running on January 18, 2009, in Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon. After the dastardly attacks on 26/11 a strong message sent out to the world Mumbai is safe.... �Mumbai runs to secure its future' campaign is an attempt by Radio Mirchi 98.3FM to motivate and guide all its listeners to participate in the great run.
read moreMUMBAI: iPhone application, Talk Radio, will audio stream Barack Obama's historic Presidential Inauguration, Tuesday, January 19, 2009. At the request of both customers and news agencies, Talk Radio will add a special host program for the inauguration. Users of the application will now be able to participate in this historic event by audio stream from anywhere in the world where their phone has a network connection.
read moreMUMBAI: Green-and-gold bangles jingling to the rhythm of the dance, traditional gold-lined ghagras and salwar suits, red-and-green parandas' marked the celebration of Lohri,the Punjabi harvest festival at Siliguri. Radio Misty 94.3 fm, the First and Number one fm station of North Bengal and Sikkim partnered with Punjabi Biradari of North Bengal for Lohri Punjab Di. Famous Punjabi Troupe Ranguwal and Party performed folk and modern songs. Traditional dances were performed on stage. People could have the taste of Maaki ki roti, sarson ka saag and other Punjabi cuisine.
read moreMUMBAI: Colorado-based author Laura Faeth recounts the healing power of music in her new release, I Found All the Parts: Healing the Soul Through Rock �n' Roll (Wyatt-MacKenzie, November 2008). According to Faeth, rock �n' roll makes spiritual transformation possible.
read moreMUMBAI: The Kannada film industry and Karnataka's music fraternity were in deep shock Saturday over the death of 39-year-old renowned musician and actor Raju Ananthaswamy at a hospital here. Ananthaswamy was suffering from a kidney problem for many months and was under treatment. He is survived by his mother Shantha and two sisters who live in the US. He was divorced many years ago. Ananthaswamy was a renowned music composer and singer of Kannada Sugam Sangeet (light music).
read moreMUMBAI: STATE CHIEF Minister, O Ibobi will launch a five-minute mid-day Manipuri bulletin of the All India Radio Imphal on January 21 . Deputy Director (News), BB Sharma informed through a press release that this is the first of its kind among the All India Radio Stations in the North Eastern Region. The Chief Minister will also open three FM news headlines at 12 noon, 2 pm and 4 pm at the same function.
read moreMUMBAI: The nominees listed below make up the fifth annual International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Excellence with WALL�E receiving the most nominations including Film Score of the Year, Best Score for an Animated Film, Best Film Composition (for Define Dancing...) and Composer of the Year for Thomas Newman.
read moreMUMBAI: The first digital shortwave transmitter of All India Radio started functioning from 16 Friday 2009. The Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati, Mr. B. S. Lalli will inaugurated this transmitter to mark the Golden Jubilee of High Power Transmitter Centre of AIR at Khampur in New Delhi. It will provide quality output to the listeners on the shortwave frequency. The External Services programmes of AIR and Vividh Bharati services will be available with a boosted backup
read moreMUMBAI: MUZU.TV, a new music TV website and distribution platform, has signed a video licensing deal with major label EMI Music, covering UK and Ireland territories. Through this new agreement with EMI, MUZU.TV users will get free access to more than 5,000 videos from EMI Music's catalogue. EMI Music joins the ranks of other key video partners including Sony BMG, Ministry of Sound, and hundreds of indies including Skint Loaded, SPV, Armada and Ninja Tune, and broadcasters like ITN. MUZU.TV also announced that it has made www.muzu.tv available to users globally.
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MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM's Bangalore Station conceptualized a campaign that will ensure its listeners get a chance to get tough on the current slowdown. Aptly christened 'Bitti Harusha Idi Varusha', the contest was aimed at giving listeners a chance to win free goodies to last them an entire year during this Sankranthi. The contest which began on January 8th concluded on January 14, 2009 with winners being declared every single day.
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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
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
