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MUMBAI: Oye! 104.8 FM has released a new television commercial in collaboration with renowned Bollywood director Pradeep Sarkar. The commercial is based on Oye FM's feature 'Khas Peshkash', where hit Bollywood songs are reinterpreted in a Ghazal format. The spots are based on Khas Peshkash versions of hit songs like �Sheila K Jawani' �Bhaag D K Bose,' and �Munni Badnaam Hui' each exploring a familiar Indian setting in which Bollywood music adds life to mundane situations. The commercial is also available on OYE! 104.8 FM's youtube channel.
read moreMUMBAI: Unisys Infosolutions, digital VAS content provider and enterprise messaging solutions, has acquired digital distribution rights for singer Eknoor Sidhu's latest Punjabi music album �Hifazzat'. The company has partnered with music label Star Records to distribute the album on entertainment portals, mobile devices and radio channels. The album consists of eight songs crooned by Sidhu and scripted by award-winning lyricist Jelly Manjitpuri and Veet Baljit. The music has been directed by duo Anu-Manu and produced by Amit Uchana and Bobby Mallhi.
read moreMUMBAI: Big FM has initiated second leg of its eco-friendly campaign Avon Cyclogreen across 36 cities in India. The campaign engages the citizens to take a pledge to cycle to work at least once in a week. Starting from 24 November in Chandigarh, the campaign will travel across 36 cities of India and will end with a grand culmination on 20 December in Kolkata. Each city will see one lucky winner emerge, who will win a bicycle, duly autographed by the jock.
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MUMBAI: Taylor Swift, Adele and Nicki Minaj were the big winners at the 2011 American Music Awards held on 20 November in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift won three of the biggest awards including Artist of the Year, Favorite Country Music Album for �Speak Now' and Favorite Country Female Artist. Rapper Nicki Minaj and Adele bagged two awards; Minaj won titles for Favorite rap/hip hop artist and Favorite hip hop album, while Adele received the honour of Favorite pop/rock album and Favorite pop/rock female artist.
read moreMUMBAI: VH1 will premi?¨re two day â€?iHeartRadio Music Festival' on 23-24 November, showcasing HD performances of Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney, The Black Eyed Peas, Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jane's Addiction, Nicki Minaj and collaborative act of Sting and Jeff Beck. The fest will also be aired on Palladia TV Network in December.
read moreNEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has asked all departments of All India Radio and Doordarshan to start the process of recognition of the various associations and unions under the conditions laid down in the eight-year old Recognition of Service Associations office memorandum of 5 November 1993. The heads of the departments have been asked to bring the memorandum to the notice of the employees and file an action taken report. Report also has to be filed about fulfillment of the conditions or otherwise of the existing conditions by 30 November.
read moreMUMBAI: After a long time Google has finally got into the online music business by launching a service. However if it is to make a mark in Indian then it will have to adapt to a market that offers diversity. There is a fragmentation of music content ownership here. There is a long tail of content owners. At the same time search, social and curated functions have to be combined for any online music service to succeed.
read moreMUMBAI: The Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) and YouTube have announced a licensing agreement that will allow songwriters, music composers and music publishers to earn revenue from YouTube. This is YouTube's first collection society deal in India. The Video-streaming site generates revenue only when advertisements are displayed against YouTube partner's videos. In this case it would mean that Indian music publishers, composers and authors that are members of IPRS will derive their share of revenue from the society for their works accessed on YouTube.
read moreMUMBAI: A watchdog of the Indian Music Industry (IMI) has launched a campaign against hotels, discos and beach shacks that play music without getting the mandatory public performance licence in Goa. Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL), the licensing arm of the Indian Music Industry (IMI), announced the launching of its campaign 'Halla Bol', states PTI.
read moreMUMBAI: After 25 years, India's four legendary composers Anandji, Pyarelal, Shiv-Hari and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy will come together at one platform for a musical extravaganza. �Music Heals' concert will be held on 10 December in Mumbai. The concert will feature leading playback singers including Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Hariharan, Sudesh Bhosle, Javed Ali, Sapna Mukherjee and Sanjay Tandon performing on the evergreen songs with Orchestra of 100 musicians.
read moreMUMBAI: VH1 India will premiere 39th American Music Awards' live on 21 November at 6:30 am with a prime-time repeat at 9 pm. The channel will showcase the performances of popular international artiste such as Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Maroon 5, Lance Bass, comedian Michael Buckley, Estelle, Sarah Hyland, Mitchel Musso, LMFAO, Chris Brown and Marc Anthony.
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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
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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
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: Musician Bret Nybo is fed up with the rampant greed in the housing market, and he's not afraid to say it. With his latest album, "Machines...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 May...read more
MUMBAI: Renowned for his rhythmic beats and unmatched stage presence, Daler Mehndi, the Father of Indian Pop Music, mesmerized audiences once again...read more
MUMBAI: With a melody that makes you want to sing along and a music video that exudes themes of luxury and glamour, singer and vocal coach Jeanne...read more
