Farhad Wadia: "Live music industry needs a reality check"

I-Rock founder and E-18 CEO Farhad Wadia:

Current Live Music Scenario:

The supposedly burgeoning live concerts are not as healthy as many promoters would like the public to believe. The industry is banking too much on hype and needs a reality check.

Revenues:

2012: Top 10 music festivals in India

India played host to more and more fest in 2013- long standing favourites and exciting new ones. The sheer number and variety of festivals makes it very tough for Radioandmusic.com to make the selection for the list.

The fests therefore have been restricted mainly on the pop/ rock circuit, even though the classical and traditional live music is thriving very well.

Criteria include line up, legacy of the fest, uniqueness in terms of offering and ambience, sheer scale and audience response.

Devraj Sanyal: "2012 was one of the best years till date"

Universal Music India and SAARC MD Devraj Sanyal:-

2012 for Universal:

2012 was a landmark year for the music industry globally and in India. Universal Music was already the biggest record label by market share, but with the acquisition of EMI’s prized catalogue, the success of Spotify’s music service in America, and management deals with some of the biggest artists today, we are now the overwhelmingly dominant force in the music business.

'2012 was a defining year for live music': Arjun S Ravi

MUMBAI: With a slew of top international acts that performed and with a large number of music festivals held across the country, 2012 was a landmark year in terms of Indian live music market.

Speaking with Radioandmusic.com, NH7 co-founder and editor of Indecision Arjun S Ravi said, the year 2012 defined live music events not just in terms of numbers but in the diversity of festivals, club gigs and single-day events.

Not happy with music in 2012: Javed Akhtar

MUMBAI: The production value of contemporary Bollywood music in 2012 may have improved a lot but it has done little to impress veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar.

Speaking with Radioandmusic.com, Akhtar who has penned some of Indian cinema’s best lyrics has said that the current music is disconnected to the Indian psyche and will sink into obscurity unlike their predecessors.

2012: Top 10 live concerts in India

MUMBAI: 2012 has been an exciting year for music fans with some of top international acts coming in to perform in the country. Our domestic stars too fared well in their tour circuits- that is the off shore centres from Dubai to the European, US and South Africa cities which have sizable diaspora populations.

Vineet Singh Hukmani: "For us, it's been about profit and not just revenue growth"

Although 2012 had some hiccups for private FM radio with the delayed launch of FM Phase III, the year is ending on a brighter note with most broadcasters registering a good growth across markets. While the biggest challenge was to create innovative programming using music as the base, FM Radio in India has come along with many unique initiatives in programming and activations.

IRF: Communicating with audience is very important

ZURICH: Bringing together different minded radio and music leaders on one platform, International Radio Festival witnessed discussions on various aspects of radio.

The magnificent castle Schloss Sihlberg played host to an important session ‘Radio is Community’ by Media UK managing director James Cridland.

RAM Wk 18-21: City leads in Mumbai & B'lore

MUMBAI: There were negligible shifts in the market share as per Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) data for the Week 18 to 21 (6-05-2012 to 2-06-2012). Radio City consolidated its lead in Mumbai and Bangalore, Fever FM ruled the capital and Radio Mirchi emerged as a clear market leader in Kolkata.

MUMBAI: City managed to stay ahead of Mirchi in Mumbai with 15.7 per cent market share, while Mirchi slipped 0.2 points to end with a share of 15.3 per cent. Having gained 0.5 points, AIR FM2-Gold came in at the third spot with a share of 14.5 per cent.

RAM Wk 13-16: Radio Mirchi inches up in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore

MUMBAI: The Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) has released the data for the week 13 to 16 (25-03-2012 to 21-04-2012). Radio Mirchi gained considerable strides in the three metros but slipped slightly in Kolkata. It was a bad week for Radio City which lost in the metros, but consolidated its lead in Bangalore. However, Fever and Big FM managed to better their position despite a few hiccups.