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MUMBAI: Singer turned actor Shruti Hassan has been awarded the �Best New Vocalist Award' by the Tamil Music Award industry for the film �Vaaranam Aayiram'. Shruti, who debuts in Bollywood soon with her forthcoming film �Luck', has also crooned its title track �Aazma Luck'. There will also be a special video featured on her, the promos of which will be hit the airwaves soon.
read moreMUMBAI: After quitting Tips as the Senior VP- Music division in June, Rajeev Sogani has joined music label Pen Audio as its business head this week.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Misty Sikkim 95 FM, the first and only 24x7 fm station of Sikkim have partnered with Tna Alumni Association for Invitation soccer tournament at Gangtok. This tournament will start from 28th July and will conclude on 2nd august. Tashi Namgyal Academy (TNA) is the only public school in this region and probably one of the couple of schools affiliated to the ipsc in the entire north east. This is the school where Indian football team captain Baichung Bhutia has studied. Tashi Namgyal Academy was founded in 1926 by the late Sir Tashi Namgyal.
read moreMUMBAI: India's 1st carpool website, Indimoto.com has signed a MoU with India's leading radio network Radio City 91.1 FM to collaborate for a unique carpool segment aimed at spreading awareness about the environment friendly concept of carpool amongst listeners of the station in Delhi and Mumbai. The carpool segment is being aired since 9th July in the two chronically traffic congested metros and is empowering listeners to actively participate in reducing traffic by making carpools through the radio station.
read moreMUMBAI: Warner Bros. Records is pleased to announce that it has established a joint venture with multi-platinum songwriter and producer J.R. Rotem and his record label Beluga Heights. "I'm very excited about our new partnership with Warner Bros. Records," Rotem says. "Both of our companies have a unique set of ideas, resources, and strengths, which will make for a winning recipe in the world of music. I feel confident that this joint venture between Warner Bros. Records and Beluga Heights will successfully put great music into the hands of a world-wide audience."
read moreMUMBAI: The launch of BBC Persian television and other major multimedia developments helped BBC World Service extend its reach to record numbers while maintaining the highest standards of journalism, according to the BBC World Service Annual Review for 2008/09, published on Tuesday. The review provides information about BBC World Service's performance during a year of major news events like Gaza, Georgia and the US Elections. In his foreword, BBC Global News Director Richard Sambrook highlights BBC World
read moreNEW DELHI: Companies wanting to provide satellite radio service in India and setting up network and infrastructure will be eligible to get permission subject to certain conditions.
read moreMUMBAI: Chennai will see a host of musicians paying their tribute to Michael Jackson on 29 August, the late pop legend's birth anniversary Singer turned actor Shruti Hassan will be one amongst several other young singers who will perform live for the concert.
read moreMUMBAI: 195 All India Radio Sub-Stations will be set up in the country during the 11th Five Year Plan 50 new sub-stations will be set up in 18 states, including Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
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MUMBAI: Maybe major international touring acts do not have India in their touring schedule, but tribute acts seem to be giving the music hungry audience a taste of some real acts. In March, Mumbai got to see all-female American tribute band Lez Zeppelin and now, the city gears up for Eric Clapton's tribute band 'After Midnight' scehduled to preform on 17 July 2009. The concert titled 'Classic Clapton' will be hosted at Bandra's St. Andrews Auditorium
read moreMUMBAI: Sony Ericsson is offering music fans who apply for the second annual Sony Ericsson FanWalk experience at fanwalk.tv a chance to attend the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards and win the ultimate prize of presenting an award live on stage. Participants will be selected from fifteen countries and will walk the FanWalk together from Hamburg to Berlin from 27 October to 5 November to join the MTV Music Awards.
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MUMBAI: The market for sample packs is more saturated than ever–forcing modern sample libraries read more
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
MUMBAI: BIG FM, India's leading radio network, successfully concludes the third season of read more
MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
MUMBAI: Distinguished K-pop virtuoso, Aoora, transcends cultural boundaries with his groundbreaking collaboration, "Oi Nasoni," marking his...read more
MUMBAI: For Heads Down play the kind of excellent melodic hardcore / punk rock that makes you want to put your fist in the air and singalong. The...read more
MUMBAI: Melbourne Gothic Metal powerhouse Victoria K have recorded their own heavy rendition of Madonna’s iconic 1998 ballad, ‘Frozen.’ Victoria K...read more
MUMBAI: Disruption, the powerhouse of Swedish metal, has just unleashed their long-awaited self-titled EP, delivering a sonic assault that promises...read more
MUMBAI: Isle of the Cross, the US-based progressive metal powerhouse led by the multifaceted Je Schneider, is thrilled to announce the upcoming...read more
