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MUMBAI: Worldwide superstar Rihanna's latest single �We Found Love' has topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the eighth consecutive week. The track is the longest running number one single in Rihanna's career. 'We Found Love' overtook Adele's �Rolling in the Deep' which stayed on top for seven week earlier this year. The Island Def Jam's reigning queen has also broken her previous record of top selling singles. Second to Beatles, Rihanna has become the fastest solo artist in 'Billboard Hot 100 history to chart 20 Top 10 hits'.
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MUMBAI: Radio sector continous to decline with every quarter showing negative growth in terms of reach. As per the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2011 Q3 data, the total reach of radio has gone down to 158.28 million -- a negative CAGR of 3.9 per cent. In Q2, the total reach for radio was at 161.45 million.
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MUMBAI: Junglee music, the bollywood arm of Times Music has released the audio of romantic comedy, �Tutiya Dil', directed by Amit Khanna. The album comprises of 6 songs composed by Gulraj Singh and penned by Manoj Yadav. The songs are crooned by Ram Sampath, Prakriti Kakar, Minal Jain Singh, Jaswinder Singh Divya Kumar, Akriti Kakkar, Sayantani Das, Gulraj Singh and Alam Gir Khan. The lauch occasion was graced by several artistes including Sonu Nigam, Rahul Vaidya, Salim Merchant and Akriti Kakkar.
read moreMUMBAI: Saga Music has acquired the music of Jimmy Shergill starrer movie '4 2 ka 1', while Unisys Infosolutions holds the digital distribution rights. The music of the movie has been composed by JD, Rajan and Abhishek Majumdar. Singers including Sunidhi Chauhan, Kailash Kher, Kunal Ganjewala, Mika Singh, Javed Ali, Shilpa Rao, and Krishna have rendered for the album. The soundtrack of the movie comprises of six songs with varied themes including Om Jai Jagdish, Sundri, Ishq Di Battiyan, Bhang Ke Nashe, Kitno ka Dil and Give Me a Call.
read moreMUMBAI: In the India mobile handsets market, Nokia has retained leadership position with 30% share in terms of sales (unit shipments), followed by Samsung at second position with 11.6% during the month of September 2011. This was reported in the IndiaMonthlyMobileHandsets Market Review, September 2011 released by CyberMedia Research.
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MUMBAI: The music of Hrithik Roshan starrer �Agneepath' was released on Radio City by director Karan Malhotra, composer Ajay-Atul and lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. RJ Salil and Archana (of Kasa Kai Mumbai) played host to the Agneepath crew as they conversed about the music and lyrics of the movie.
read moreMUMBAI: Percept's Sunburn – Asia's electronic dance music festival, is yet to be granted permission by the Goa government. The three-day fest will commence from 27 December at Candolim Beach, Goa.
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MUMBAI: Popular bollywood singer Sonu Nigam will collaborate with international electronica singer Avicii for his hit track �Levels.' The single will be released by Universal Music India. The track that has garnered over 20 million hits on the internet will feature vocals of Sonu Nigam and electronic dance sounds of Avicii. Sonu Nigam has previously collaborated with Britney Spears for her single �I Wanna Go'.
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MUMBAI: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be posthumously honoured with the Grammy award for his contribution to music technology, The Recording Academy announced yesterday. Jobs, who died on 5 Oct of pancreatic cancer, will receive a Trustees Award. In 2002, he had received the Technical Grammy Award for contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field. Along with Jobs, bandleader and composer Dave Bartholomew, recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder will also receive the Trustees award.
read moreNEW DELHI: Concerned over the 'unsatisfactory performance' of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry in spending just over 30 per cent of its allocation in the first four months of the Eleventh Plan, a Parliamentary Committee has asked the Ministry to analyse the reasons for under utilisation of outlay scheme/sector-wise.
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MUMBAI: Popular singer Shaan recently crooned for cartoon serial 'Choota Bheem in Shanghai' in Andheri studio. The song composed by Sunil Kaushik and penned by Sajjan Aggarwal is a special dedication for the kids popular show Choota Bheem. Speaking with Radioandmusic.com, Shaan said, Sajjan Aggarwal has beautifully written the song and it was amazing to sing for the popular cartoon serial Chota Bheem in Shanghai. It was just my way to do something special for kids....
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MUMBAI: Paytm Insider, one of India’s leading entertainment experiences platforms, announces the read more
MUMBAI: India’s leading private radio and entertainment network, Red FM, proudly welcomed the neread more
MUMBAI: MY FM, known for its commitment to bring the best in music and entertainment to the listeread more
MUMBAI: Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India has announced the appointment of Dr Bikrread more
MUMBAI: The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) announced today that it has filed a legal aread more
MUMBAI: Amazon miniTV, Amazon’s free video streaming service, today released the latest musical gem from its hit series, Jamnapaar. The evocative...read more
MUMBAI: Following his stellar performance in the acclaimed film Article 370 with Yami Gautam, actor Skand Thakur is set to enthrall audiences once...read more
MUMBAI: The multi-faceted Aparshakti Khurana recently posted a video of himself jamming with singer-composer Savi Kahlon, who is popular for his 'Apa...read more
MUMBAI: Baggy jeans and Timberlands for everybody! Toronto hip hop - funk connoisseur John Orpheus teleports us back to the salad days of the late...read more
MUMBAI: After a two-year journey of assembly, tripleS, sensational 24-member K-Pop girl group is now complete, making waves with their groundbreaking...read more
