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NEW DELHI: Sony Music Entertainment India has acquired British music company EMI's music publishing division, while Vivendi's Universal Music Group has won EMI's recorded music auction. A consortium led by Sony/ATV, a joint venture between Sony Corp and the Michael Jackson trust, is buying the music publishing division of EMI Group Ltd, for USD 2.2 billion. Universal Music Group is buying EMI's recording division for USD 1.9 billion.
read moreMUMBAI: Universal Music and Sony Music have settled an agreement with Citigroup to acquire the rights of British record label EMI for combined $4.1 billion. The transaction would split EMI Group in two, with the recorded music unit traded to Universal for approximately $1.9 billion and the publishing divisions sold to Sony for $2.2 billion. Sony is considered as an investor and partial owner in the deal, but will manage the business under its Sony ATV publishing business, which administers the publishing rights of 750,000 songs, including the Beatles catalog.
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MUMBAI: Nokia Music Connects 3 has left no stone unturned to provide the Indian music Industry and its allied sectors a common platform to discuss major issues and challenges faced in the music business. The annual conference will take place on 16 - 17 November 2011 at a spanking brand new venue, The ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mumbai. Nokia Music Connects, is a joint venture conceptualized by Hong Kong based Branded (which runs Music and Digital Matters) and leading Indian media portal Indiantelevision.com's Radioandmusic.com.
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MUMBAI: 2011 has been a musical rejoice for India, after Metallica, Lady Gaga and Bryan Adams, the eminent rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter Pitbull will enthrall and mesmerize the Indian music lovers.
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MUMBAI: Times Music has recently released Dutch trance artistes Richard Durand's album �In Search Of Sunrise 9 – India' in Mumbai. The album is a compilation of tracks inspired by Indian music and is the latest installment in the legendary series �In Search of Sunrise CD'. To promote the album Richard Durand is on a four-city tour, starting from 9 Novemeber in Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore. 'In Search of Sunrise India tour' is organized by Submerge.
read moreMUMBAI: Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) has announced that Brian Roberts will become the executive VP and chief financial officer with effect from 1 January, 2012. He will succeed Steven Macri who has been WMG's executive VP and CFO since 2008 and will remain in his position till the end of this year. Roberts will report to WMG CEO Stephen Cooper. Roberts currently serves as senior VP and CFO of Warner/Chappell Music, WMG's music publishing business, a position he's held since 2007.
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MUMBAI: Country pop singer Taylor Swift received the 'Entertainer of the Year' title at Country Music Association Awards 2011. After Barbara Mandrell, Swift is the second woman to receive �Entertainer of the Year' twice at the CMAs. The country pop singer was nominated along with Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban.
read moreMUMBAI: The recently launched lounge Caf?© de Rock in Gurgaon has initiated rock-a-mania feast â€?The Big grand Rock Festival..., providing a platform for independent artistes to showcase their talent. Independent rock band Heaven's down will kick-off the fest on 12 November, followed by performances of Soul'd Out, Octane and Overhung on 18, 19 and 25 November respectively.
read moreMUMBAI: Big FM, the FM radio brand of Reliance Broadcast Network (RBNL), has reported operating profit for the third straight quarter, even as all other businesses of the company are bleeding. The radio broadcasting business reported an operating profit of Rs 120.33 million for the three-month period ended 30 September, as compared to an operating loss of Rs 22.14 million in the year ago period. Big FM's revenue jumped 48.02 per cent to Rs 571.01 million, as compared to Rs 388.4 million in the corresponding quarter of previous fiscal.
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MUMBAI: Popular Sufi singer Rekha Bhardwaj will perform live at 'Rock for Rights (RFR) 2011', to be held on 27 November in New Delhi. Rock for Rights 2011 brings together musical talent from South Asia and creates a platform to speak for human rights, choice, dignity and social justice. The concert will also feature other artistes like Zeb & Haniya, Papon & The East India Co, Ma Faiza and Alisha Battht performing on genres including Sufi, electronic, folk and rock.
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NEW DELHI: The Indian Government has instituted an international award in the memory of poet and novelist Rabindranath Tagore for promoting the values of universal brotherhood. The prize money of the award is Rs 10 million, the same for Gandhi Peace Prize and Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding. The award will be given to individuals, Associations, Institutions or Organizations and is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, languages, caste, creed or gender.
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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
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
MUMBAI: Multi-talented singer-songwriter Chris James has released his latest single, "Down Down Down Down". Known for his candid lyrics and emotive...read more
MUMBAI: Sony Music Entertainment (SME) Germany announced today the launch of 'noted. records', a global electronic music label with a commitment to...read more
MUMBAI: Haryanvi sensation Sumit Parta, known for his chart-topping hit "Mote Peg," is set to captivate audiences once again with the release of his...read more
MUMBAI: Fresh from the success of ‘Lost With You’, Joel Stewart returns with more ‘music that feels like a hug’, this time with the bittersweet...read more
MUMBAI: VYRL Originals, in collaboration with acclaimed composer Rochak Kohli, proudly unveils the soul-stirring ballad "Jiya Lage Na," featuring the...read more
