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MUMBAI: Tagore's birth anniversary, a festive occasion in Bengal, is celebrated nationwide with reverence. In Bengal, it's akin to a sacred day, marked by cultural events and performances.
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MUMBAI: digitalmusic.org, the home of music business association NARM’s digital initiatives, is bringing back its popular App Alley mobile, game, and app showcase for a second go-round at Music Biz 2013. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 8, from 11am to 6pm at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
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MUMBAI: Popular musician and programming head of a leading international music channel, Luke Kenny is all geared up for the launch of his directorial Rise of the Zombies on 22 February 2013. Taking the concept to the next level, Kenny associated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India for a special ad campaign.
read moreMUMBAI: Inspite of a growth in the sector, the global mobile phone sales were hit by tough economic conditions and fell by 1.7 per cent in 2012, according to a report from research company Gartner. Owing largely to shifting consumer preferences and intense market competition, worldwide sales to end users totaled to around 1.75 billion units in 2012, a 1.7 per cent decline from sales in 2011.
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MUMBAI: ‘Unapologetic’ singer Rihanna is back with the music video of her latest single ‘Stay’. The premiere of the video took place at the prestigious award ceremony Grammys. The four minute emotional track has been directed by Sophie Muller and features the 24 year old single soaking in a bathtub. The track is a duet with Mikky Ekko.
read moreMUMBAI: While the Indian music industry is growing at a moderate 7-10 per cent, the growth story in digital music is on high speed. Even if there is going to be a slight shift in consumption from telcos to internet in 2013, Universal music digital vice president Vinit Thakkar believes that the digital music will witness a 30-35 per cent growth.
read moreMUMBAI: Even as the radio industry witnesses shifts in various aspects like programming, growth and advertising, it has still not managed to emerge as a significant medium yet and its growth is largely being held back by the strict government regulations. While advertisers termed it as a year of flat growth for radio, most broadcasters felt the medium grew decently well inspite of being surrounded by several issues affecting it. But media consultants state that 2012 witnessed slight growth for the medium and it grew mainly by volumes.
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MUMBAI: Paparazzi queen Lady Gaga has postponed her gigs scheduled in the US, due to a painful injury that has left her unable to walk. The singer was forced to postpone four shows of her ‘Born This Way Ball’ concert. Gaga apparently had hurt herself more than a month ago and is suffering from synovitis, which is severe inflammation of the joints. The songstress posted on her social networking page, "I barely know what to say. I've been hiding a show injury and chronic pain for some time now, over the past month it has worsened. I've been praying it would heal.”
read moreMUMBAI: Even as the I&B Minister Manish Tewari announced the proposal to earmark Rs 1 billion for development of community radio stations in the Twelfth Five Year Plan, most community radio stations are still awaiting the execution of many such initiatives announced in the past. The government had earlier announced a fund of Rs 50 lakhs and also approved to provide advertisements from DAVP to the community radio stations for a period of one year, but the decisions are yet to see the light of the day as currently only 15 radio stations are DAVP registered and approved.
read moreMUMBAI: Stir clear of clichéd Valentine’s Day gifts like mushy cards and teddy bears this Valentine. With the whole world going virtual and everyone thinking of new and wacky ways of declaring their love online from twitter proposals to E-wedding cards, Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd in partnership with Singbox has upped the love quotient by a special Social Karaoke App available on Android, iOS and web-based platforms to ensure you send love seamlessly all day this Valentine’s day.
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MUMBAI: The Indian Music Industry (IMI) went through a lot of ups and downs in the last fiscal. It was a colourful year with new business opportunities emerging in the forms of internet and mobile but raking in moolah remained a major concern. The music industry which was reported to be around Rs 575 crores (legitimate market, excluding piracy) in 2011 has grown to Rs 600 crore, with physical sales attributing between Rs 250-300 crores and digital sales to Rs 350-400 crores. The industry is expected to grow between 7-10 per cent in 2013.
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MUMBAI: Justin Timberlake’s new single ‘Suit & Tie featuring JAY Z’ that hit No 1 on iTunes globally within 24 hours of its launch is now all gearing up for the official video release. To be directed by Oscar-nominated director David Fincher, the video is something all his fans are waiting for.
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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
MUMBAI: The worlds of art and technology have always had an intricate relationship, but in recenread more
