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MUMBAI: After bagging projects like Wake Up Sid, Tum Mile, Kurbaan and What's Your Rashee in 2009, Sony Music has more lined up for 2010, including the Shah Rukh- Kajol starer 'My Name is Khan' whose music was released earlier this month. Divulging the marketing and promotion plans of the film, Sony Music marketing director Sanujeet Bhujabal says, "With My Name is Khan, we have developed an extensive and aggressive plan to deploy the music in all the key global markets for marketing Bollywood music to the world at large.
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MUMBAI: Prominent Kannada composer C Ashwath who was known for his Bhavageete and Janapada Geete in the Kannada language is no more. He was suffering from liver and kidney failure. Ironically, the veteran composer passed of on his birthday, 29 December. He was 71.
read moreMUMBAI: Warner Music Group, one of the world's leading music companies, has announced an agreement with Hulu.com, an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies, clips and other online destination sites. This agreement will bring an artist-focused online video experience that features music videos, artist interviews, live concerts and rare behind the scenes footage from WMG's world-renowned artists and labels including Atlantic Records, Rhino Records and Warner Bros. Records.
read moreMUMBAI: That the closure of India operations came as a surprise to much of its staff is apparent from the Christmas special channel 'Holly' that was put together in India earlier this month.
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NEW DELHI: A documentary film �Rafi-Tum Bahut Yaad Aaye' made by Kuldeep Sinha, the Chief Producer of Films Division, was launched in the capital recently. The documentary relates the story of the legendary singer through interviews with his son and several music directors and singers, sequences from his recordings, and song sequences from many memorable films. The event was held to coincide with his 85th birth anniversary which falls on 24 December.
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MUMBAI: Lyricist, singer and a director in the making; Swanand Kirkire is a man of many parts.
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MUMBAI: Asheem Chakravarty, the singer-percussionist of India's leading rock band Indian Ocean is no more. The talented musician succumbed to a heart attack on 25 December, 2009. He was 50. Asheem had suffered an heart attack on October 14, 2009 in Doha airport while the band was en route from their US tour. It was reported that he condition was improving since then. However, his sudden demise on friday afternoon has shocked friends and fans all over the world.
read moreNEW DELHI: The central governmment has proposed an amendment to give independent rights to authors of literary and musical works in cinematograph films, which were at presently denied and wrongfully exploited by the producers and music companies.
read moreMUMBAI: On December 31, 2009, the WorldSpace satellite radio broadcast service will be terminated for all customers serviced from India, according to an announcement posted on the company website. This action is an outgrowth of the financial difficulties facing WorldSpace India's parent company, WorldSpace, Inc., which has been under bankruptcy protection since October 2008, the announcement says. WorldSpace is present in over 130 countries globally, and has already been in the process of closing down its operations in most other countries.
read moreMUMBAI: Bharti Airtel, one of Asia's leading integrated telecom services providers has presented a mobile phone usage survey called 'Airtel Mobitude 2009'. The survey captures the preference and choice of over 116 million mobile users located across India.
read moreMUMBAI: The Indian Music Industry's licensing arm- Public Performance License (PPL) has intensified its operations this New Year by procuring interim injunctions against venues in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala from the respective state High Courts.
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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: Summer break boredom kicking in? Say no more!read more
MUMBAI: The market for sample packs is more saturated than ever–forcing modern sample libraries read more
MUMBAI: BIG FM, one of India’s leading radio networks, presented the second edition of BIG IMPACread more
MUMBAI: GRAMMY® Award-winning and chart-topping artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers and GRAMMY® nominated R&B singer and songwriter Fridayy have...read more
MUMBAI: Artium Academy, India’s leading music learning and community platform, recently wrapped up its grand Artium Superstar Finale and Teacher...read more
MUMBAI: While the supposedly religious try to claim God’s favor for themselves and deny it to anyone they see as “other,” Canadian Afrobeats queen...read more
MUMBAI: GRIDLIFE Midwest Festival has announced daily stage lineups for its 11th edition, which will return to Gingerman Raceway from Friday, June 7...read more
MUMBAI: Norwood Fisher (Fishbone) has assembled a team of friends for a new project called The Familyhood Nextperience. The collective's debut single...read more
