Avima Awards for Divecha, Rajagopalan, Shaa'ir + Func

MUMBAI: Guitarist Sanjay Divecha, percussionist Vivek Rajagopalan and duo Randolf Correa and Monica Dogra of Shaa'ir + Func picked up an award each at the very first Avima Awards 2009 announced on 29 March 2009. Thirty per cent of the songs were selected via online voting and 70 per cent of the...

Avima 2009 holds live webcast of awards

MUMBAI: History was made on Monday night, when the winners of the first Independent Asian Music Awards, AVIMA 2009 were announced via a unique global web telecast.

T-Series drags Triveni Media to court

MUMBAI: Super Cassettes Industries (T-Series) has filed a criminal complaint against M/s Triveni Media, which runs the Voice of India television channel for defaulting on payment due to it. T-Series, which only last week sorted matters with Percept which it had claimed defaulted on payments for...

Manipur hosts 'Screamo Punk Festival 2009'

MUMBAI: The 'Screamo Punk Festival 2009' was organised last week in Manipur in an effort to promote the talent of youth in the north eastern region. The music festival featured bands from Nagaland, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai.

BBC Tamilosai reveals 'bitter truths' about diabetes in India

MUMBAI: The BBC's Tamil service, BBC Tamilosai, is launching a major documentary series exploring diabetes in India. From Sunday 29 March, the weekly nine-part series, The silent killer: bitter truths about diabetes, focuses on the various aspects of the disease in India and examines its growing...

Norwegian band 'Something Sally' performs at Landmark, Mumbai

Norwegian band 'Something Sally' performs at Landmark, Mumbai

Samsung to launch new music phones

MUMBAI: Samsung is expected to launch more mid end music phones this year, some of which may land in India. The latest devices likely to be introduced are the M2310 and the 2710. Both devices have design cues borrowed from the M7600 "Beat DJ" and sport dedicated music keys. The M2710 is a slider...

Radio One Official Partner for Delhi Fashion Week

MUMBAI: Radio One FM 94.3, for the Fataafat Generation, was the official Radio Partner for the ultimate fashion event in the capital, Delhi Fashion Week, Autumn Winter 2009. The event was held at Delhi's Emporio Mall, Delhi from 19th March 2009 to 23rd March 2009. Bubbling with the live energy of...

Universal Republic Records Promotes Joel Klaiman to Executive Vice President of Promotion & Artist Development

MUMBAI: Universal Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, has promoted Joel Klaiman to Executive Vice President of Promotion & Artist Development, it was announced today by Monte Lipman, President and CEO of Universal Republic.

Music from the Motion Picture 'The Lifting of the Veil' Is Officially Released on iTunes and Other Online Stores by 2 Republic Music Group

MUMBAI: How does it feel returning back to your country after 25 years in search for answers? Ayesha Khan tells a story about a young man, Armaghan, who returns to Pakistan after 25 years to search out his Sufi master. The musical album is produced by Pakistan's finest nationally acclaimed artist...

W.O.A Records Partners With Universal Music Australia

MUMBAI: India - W.O.A Records, India's biggest International Independent Record Label, has partnered with Universal Music Australia to feature their artist Luna Blanca from Germany on Universal Music's latest compilation 'Cafe World Lounge' alongside world famous artists. Luna Blanca's song 'Rising...

RDB Release 'Gabru (Get Low)'

MUMBAI: Entering a new week of exclusive releases, RDB is now ready to hit the world with their third release from RDB Exclusives: The Biggest Club Mixes of 2009. RDB first hit you hard with Sher Punjabi (Let It Rock), and we know you did nothing less than let it rock in the cars! After that RDB...

Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE) Partners With The Axis Agency

MUMBAI: Universal Music Latin Entertainment  the world's leading Latin music company, has partnered with The Axis Agency, one of the nation's leading multicultural marketing and communications agencies, to develop and implement targeted Hispanic marketing strategies for some of the most recognized...