BANGALORE: Pioneer India Electronics Pvt. Ltd has launched series of six home entertainment audio-video system - VSX-521-K, VSX-821-K, VSX-921-K, VSX-1021-K, Blu-ray player BDP-440 and DVD player DV-3022KV. Pioneer India receiver models is enhanced with improved sound quality and advanced connectivity. The models can be paired and controlled with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, also enabling users to access and share their music and video content.
read moreMUMBAI: The seven time Grammy award winning British alternative rock band Coldplay will perform on 21 December at the O2 World arena in Berlin. The stadium rockers will perform on their popular hits including Yellow, Trouble, The Scientist, Fix You and tracks from their fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto. Cold play comprising Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin – globally released Mylo Xyloto on 24 October under EMI records.
read moreMUMBAI: E-18 organized music extravaganza �Independence rock' has shortlisted 40 bands across its five metros - Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengalore, Pune and Kolkata. The eight qualifying bands from each city will compete futher to participate in �I-rock Grand finale' which will be held on 27 November.
read moreMUMBAI: After enthralling Indian fans in Bangalore, the hard rock band Metallica has launched their next album �Lulu' in collaboration with the King of avant-rock Lou Reed on Universal Music India.
read moreMUMBAI: Ghazals brotherly duo Ustad Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain along with Javed Hussain will perform on Zee TV music show �Idea Jalsa - Music for the Soul'. The show will premiere on 6 November at 10.30 am with repeat on 11.30 pm. Idea Jalsa series hosted by famous duo Annu Kapoor and Durga Jasraj will witness Ustad Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain from Jaipur enthralling viewers with their popular ghazals.
read moreMUMBAI: Continuing the trend of promoting film music through live performances, T-Series is all set to release the audio of �Dirty Picture' with an exclusive performance by Vidya Balan's on Friday 4 November at Inorbit Mall Malad. The actress will perform along with the cast including Emraan (Hashmi), Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor, Bappi Lahiri and Shreya Ghoshal.
read moreMUMBAI: Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of band Pink Floyd has announced the return of historic production of �The Wall' tour in North America. The aural and visual masterpiece of alienation and transformation will be performed in-its-entirety featuring a full band and state-of-the-art production in 2012. The tickets for �The Wall' will be available from 7 November at LiveNation.com.
read moreMUMBAI: MTV will launch an online pro-social platform �MTV Voices' highlighting the content produced by international and local music artistes. The unique online space will go live on Saturday 5 November.
read moreMUMBAI: The much talked about Research In Motion (RIM) cloud-based social music service for BlackBerry is finally available. The BBM music service has been launched in Australia, United States and Canada. BBM Music service pre loaded with 50-song allows blackberry users to build an evolving, community-based music library. The service offers playlist of leading music companies – Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and EMI. User can also share tracks amongst their BBM Music friends and vice versa.
read moreNEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) has recommended that there should be a uniform VAT rate applicable across the country to mobile handsets, at a uniform rate of four per cent in the upcoming goods and services tax (GST) regime.
read moreMUMBAI: Reliance Broadcast Network (RBNL), the Reliance ADAG's multi-media entertainment company with businesses across radio, television, intellectual properties, out of home and television production, has appointed Madhukar Pandey as business head for its Central India Cluster covering UP, MP, Bihar and Jharkhand. This cluster would include RBNL's variety entertainment channel Big Magic and Big FM's network of 11 stations in the cluster. Pandey will report to RBNL EVP marketing and Big Magic Anand Chakravarthy.
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