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MUMBAI: Legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, neglected by the music industry and the authorities for several years, is suddenly back in the spotlight - for being nominated for the Padma Bhushan award, and for being conferred the prestigious O P Nayyar award.
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MUMBAI: The new year offering from YRF Music & Home Entertainment, coming close on the stupendous success of �Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'. Released across four different formats, Dance Pe Chance... is a compilation of some of the most memorable - and dance-worthy tracks from the YRF catalogue, including some of the biggest chartbusters from the last few years like Khuda Jaane, Crazy Kiya Re, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Kajra Re, Chand Sifarish, Salaam Namaste, and more. The compilation has been released in Audio CD, DVD, VCD and MP3 formats.
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MUMBAI: Award-winning singer/songwriter Shahin Badar – of �the Prodigy' fame – has been nominated for best alternative act for the Asian Music Awards (AMAS) 2009. Best known for her spine-tingling vocals on the Prodigy's �Smack my Bitch up' smash-hit1, Shahin returns to the music scene, for the first time in two years after recovering from serious illness, with the release of her debut solo album �Laila'. Shahin Badar, who lives in London, said:
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MUMBAI: Led by guitarist John ("Johny") Anthony, band Karnatriix's album "Namaste" has held the number one position on the Planet M charts for two weeks in a row in the New Age/World Music category. The two week period includes the period between 5 and 18 January 2009. Released by music label IndiaBeat, "Namaste" is exclusively distributed by EMI India Namaste has also been a featured album on the MySpace homepage for the past few weeks as well.
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MUMBAI: The hugely popular weekly show 'Binaca Geetmala' that aired top Bollywood songs during 1952-1994, is back with a different tune. The show, which was anchored by veteran radio host Ameen Sayani, garnered millions of regular fans and is now back in a unique concept album format titled 'Geetmala ki Chhaon Mein'. The album was released under the Saregama label on 26 January 2009.
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MUMBAI: Playback singers Udit Narayan and Kumar Sanu Bhattacharjee, music maestro Pandit Hridyanath Mangeshkar, ghazal singer Penaz Masani and radio presenter-programmer Ameen Sayani are among those honoured with the India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri on 26 January 2009.
read moreMUMBAI: Strategy Analytics has issued a report predicting the mobile music market will grow from $10.6 billion to $16.8 billion by 2013. International Federation of the Phonographic Industries (IFPI) released a report indicating that global revenues for digital music grew by 25 percent to $3.7 billion last year. IFPI only counts the revenue which goes to the labels (which Strategy Analytics put at about 30 percent), and for that reason has never counted monophonic and polyphonic ringtones which generally pay composer royalties but not performance royalties.
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MUMBAI: This Republic Day, BIG 92.7 FM captures the spirit of patriotism and hosts a unique property called the Republic Day Musical Parade, calling people from across the city to come together, showcase their patriotism and salute the spirit of being Indian…the musical way!
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MUMBAI: Chose to be the change you want to see. In the aftermath of the terrible terror attacks on this city, there was an outpour of anger and frustration towards the authorities. Red FM with its 'Awaaz Uthate Raho' initiative, threw open its airwaves for listeners to express their anger and provided a platform for them to raise questions that they wanted answered by the people responsible for the security lapses.
read moreMUMBAI: Give me blood and I shall give you freedom... - is how the great revolutionary Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose motivated the youth during the turbulent times of India during The British Regime Remembering and honoring Netaji on his birth anniversary, NINE on 91.9 FM organized a voluntary blood donation camp in Siliguri. NINE FM represents the youth and since Netaji was and still is such an inspiration to most young Indians, we chose his birth anniversary to follow the path of our leader by donating blood,... said Mr. Bobby Gupta, CEO - NINE FM.
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MUMBAI: Jazz guitarist Dhruv Ghanekar released his debut solo album 'Distance' under the Blue Frog Records label on 22 January 2009 in Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: Google is gearing up to introduce a Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) extension for Youread more
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
MUMBAI: Vianet Media, founded by Mr.read more
MUMBAI: Google initiated testing of the 'hum to search' feature in late 2023 on its YouTube Musicread more
MUMBAI: Renowned Indian musician- singer Jubin Nautiyal, is set to cast a spell on UK audiences with his captivating vocals during his highly...read more
MUMBAI: Canadian-based sensation Jerry is set to redefine the Punjabi music scene with his ground-breaking debut album, 'RAW”. With a string of...read more
MUMBAI: Surprise! Ariana Grande performed at the Met Gala Monday night, gracing the fashionable crowd with a collection of her own hits, including a...read more
MUMBAI: Dilliwalon, the wait is over! Delhi’s voice of hip-hop, Seedhe Maut are bringing the Lunch Break heat back home! Mark your calendars for...read more
MUMBAI: Witness the blurring of lines between reality and fiction in antiSOCIAL Pune's latest immersive theatrical production. In a world weary of...read more
