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MUMBAI: X Factor is the singing reality show that will succeed the globally popular Idol brand on Sony Entertainment Television in India, and top Indian male playback singer Sonu Nigam will judge it, reportedly along with two other celebrities, while Aditya Narayan will anchor the show and conduct auditions for the show in Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Delhi, Lucknow, Indore and Mumbai, attended by live audiences in each city.
read moreMUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) recently completed its deals with HBO, DreamWorks, and James Newton Howard. Under the terms of the DreamWorks agreement, UMPG obtains exclusive administration rights for the studio's future musical works for the world. Where as, UMPG's world-wide administration deal with HBO includes titles / cues / promos for Arliss, Big Love, Bored to Death, Carnivale, Deadwood, Flight of the Conchords, Entourage, Get Smart, Sex and the City, True Blood and more.
read moreMUMBAI: Bharti Airtel and Nuance Communications announced the launch of an innovative voice service titled One Number, One Voice on Monday. One Number, One Voice will allow Airtel mobile customers across India to access major voice-based services offered by the company like Hello Tunes, Airtel Radio, News, Sports, Jokes by dialing a single number – 54321. Customers need to dial the number and speak to access the desired content, thus making search and discovery of content much simpler and easier.
read more*Written by Sameer, Sung by Sukhwinder Singh, Produced by Nishant Kollu MUMBAI: Yet another Cricket World Cup song, this time, sung by Sukhwinder Singh, written by Samir, composed by Uday Shankar, orchestrated by Yaman Chhaya and conceived of and produced by Nishan Kollu, Balle Mataram, is out. Balle Mataram had its digital launch on Monday, and lyricist Sameer is upbeat about it.
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MUMBAI: NINE FM's three-year-old show, Klub Nine, celebrated its 150th episode on 19 February. Produced by Pranav alias DJ Probz and airing every Saturday at 8 pm, the radio club show is a retrospective compilation of electro-Bollywood house.
read more* Company to infuse Rs 45.47 crore into expansion of BIG FM (Phase III plans),growing TV business, OOH acquisitions
read moreMUMBAI: The Oscars are considered the biggest stage in the world, and with over 50 million people tuning in every year to watch the event, Chennai Live 104.8 FM is busy spreading the Oscar �cheer' for its film-loving listeners before the gala 83rd Annual Academy Awards that will take place on February 27. From Oscar trivia capsules being played throughout the station to Oscar features, Chennai Live 104.8 FM is giving its listeners a daily dose of interesting Oscars content.
read moreMUMBAI: A new report published today by Juniper Research forecasts that music consumed on mobile handsets will generate $5.5 billion annually in 2015, a rise of $3.1 billion from 2010. The report finds that mobile music is becoming an increasingly important part of the digital music sector, which is propping up a failing industry hit by over a decade of widespread online piracy.
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MUMBAI: Following the release of the highly anticipated 3-D documentary Never Say Never, Madame Tussauds announced on Tuesday that Grammy-nominated POP / R&B singing-sensation Justin Bieber will be the next celebrity to be immortalized in wax Bieber's figure will make its world debut this March at three Madame Tussauds attractions — New York, London and Amsterdam.
read more* RCOM India's first service provider to offer integrated operator billing to pre- and post-paid subscribers * Over 17000 pieces of locally relevant paid-for content especially for RCOM users.
read more* Missed the first shows in the Best Original Song competition? Catch up from Feb 28 to March 6 MUMBAI: BEST ORIGINAL SONG (www.bestoriginalsong.com) will make the entire first stage, all 12 shows that aired to date, available to watch and vote on for fans around the world from Feb 28th through March 6th.
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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: The worlds of art and technology have always had an intricate relationship, but in recenread more
