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MUMBAI: Big FM will embark a national �Red Ribbon Campaign' on World Aids Day across its 45 station network. On 1 Dec, the radio jockey's will host a radio marathon that will last for 9.27 hours non-stop and discuss facts, mis-conceptions, importance of prevention, expert advice from specialist with listeners. Supported by Smita Thackeray's Mukti Foundation, the initiative is a noble cause by the radio station to spread awareness about the virus and create an AIDS-proof India.
read moreMUMBAI: Sony Music Entertainment India has launched the second edition of OMG featuring over 1000 biggest international music albums and artistes like Pitbull, Shakira, Foster the People, Kasabian, Britney Spears to name a few.
read moreMUMBAI: Indian classical music stalwarts such as Pandit Jasraj, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Amaan Ali Khan and others will come together on one platform at the three-day traditional music fest �Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan' starting from 1 December 2011 in Mumbai. The annual classical music fest has enroped in scholars and genius of Hindustani classical music. Grammy Award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt will commence the festival which will be followed by Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademy award recipient vocalist Begum Parween Sultana.
read moreMUMBAI: Shazam the mobile discovery company has reacquired the audio recognition technology and the related patents that it sold to Broadcast Music Inc in 2005. Shazam originally sold its intellectual property rights to BMI to fund the technology's development. The new agreement will allow Shazam to expand its services and also reinstate its intellectual property ownership.
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MUMBAI: Celebrating 60th year of diplomatic ties between India and Germany, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra has announced a three city tour in India. The concert will be held in Mumbai on 1 and 2 December at NCPA followed by Bangalore on 3 December and Chennai on 4 December. The tour will also witness the performances of Symphony Orchestra of India along with Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. The tour is part of the ongoing program series �Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities' which was initiated in September 2011.
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MUMBAI: Times Music has launched Mohammed Vakil ghazal album �Maula Ka Darbar' in Mumbai. The album was unveiled by Ghazal maestro Ustaad Ghulam Ali Khan. The album comprises of six tracks including Aan Phansi Hai (Manqabat), Ze Haal-E-Miskin (Sufiana Ghazal), Tu Hi Banata Hai (Hamd), Uthi Jo Mauje Haqeeqat (Naat), Apne Paya Laqab (Manqabat) & Aapka Naam Zaban Par (Manqabat). The music is composed by Manju Narain.
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MUMBAI: With over 10 million hits on YouTube, internet phenomenon Kolaveri has surpassed all previous benchmarks and become popular in a very short span of time. Techzone, content technology providers in the telecom industry states that the song has generated huge revenues and the telecom industry is very happy with the response they have received for mobile downloads.
read moreMUMBAI: Unseen footage of Michael Jackson's 1993 Dangerous tour that was expected to fetch 4-5 million pounds failed to sell at an auction last Saturday in Britain. Around two hours long, the footage was shot by Jackson's own production crew and meant to be an intimate portrait of Jackson on tour. But the singer was unhappy with the quality and gave the only copy to his driver who was now trying to sell the footage, auction house The Fame Bureau said.
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MUMBAI: Critically acclaimed guitarist-composer Ravi Iyer has composed for Los Angeles based screenwriter-director Amanda Sodhi's film 'The Dance of Death'.
read moreMUMBAI: The nationwide rock bands hunt �Never Hide Sounds' is all set for its grand finale with five shortlisted winners who will perform on Sunday 4 December at Bandra Fort Amphitheatre, Mumbai. The winners includes Blek and The Lightyears Explode! (Mumbai), Digital Suicide (Guwahati), Fire Exit (Delhi) and Little Babooshka's Grind (Chennai), who will get an opportunity to perform with India's popular band Pentagram and Something Relevant.
read moreMUMBAI: Airtel digital TV has launched iRadio – an entertainment application with 21 AIR Radio channels at no additional cost.
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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: The world is a stage! Literally.read more
MUMBAI: Anara Publishing continues to make waves in the Indian music scene, building on their iniread more
MUMBAI: Google is gearing up to introduce a Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) extension for Youread more
MUMBAI: Ed Sheeran, the first international celebrity on The Great Indian Kapil Show exuberates a spectacular fusion of desi charm and videsi flair...read more
MUMBAI: Critically acclaimed vocal powerhouse Sarah Potenza is back, and this time she's partnered with Grammy Award-winning artist/producer Dave...read more
MUMBAI: Josh Wink kicks off a milestone 30 years of Ovum Recordings with new single ‘The Deepness’ taken from his forthcoming two-track EP of the...read more
MUMBAI: Following the recent grand announcement by the makers of the action spectacle ‘Devara: Part 1’ starring Man Of Masses NTR Jr, excitement...read more
MUMBAI: Singer, songwriter and composer Samarth Swarup is all set to release his highly anticipated EP, "Sama." In an exclusive interview with...read more
