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MUMBAI: After a relatively dull last year, the composer duo of Vishal and Shekhar have several projects in their kitty. The duo have recently come on board as composers for Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan staring Akshay Kumar. They would also be scoring the music of Shahrukh Khan starter RA-1.
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MUMBAI: India's first music expo, Baajaa Gaajaa, is back with a more diverse schedule this year. Not just Hindustani, but Carnatic and Folk music will also be the mainstay of Baajaa Gaajaa 2010 Started in 2009 with a vision to represent India's diverse music by Underscore Records, an independent label founded by Shubha Mudgal and husband Aneesh Pradhan, Baajaa Gaajaa 2010 will be hosted at Pune's Ishanya Mall starting from 5 - 7 February 2010. The event will be inaugrated by Santoor meastro Pt. Shivkumar Sharma
read moreMUMBAI: Hungama Digital Media has launched Hungama MyPlay, a music application for Facebook. Facebook users can now enjoy songs by adding this application to their profile pages and play the latest music via live steaming. It also enables interaction through features such as �share' and �dedicate'.
read moreMUMBAI: The Haflong station of All India Radio took a major leap on 1 February 2010 with its first ever live outdoor broadcast - a running commentary of the Busu Dima fest, the biggest local festival of the region. The ground event is being celebrated in the main public field at Haflong, known as Lal Field Haflong, which literally means the 'White Ants Hillock', is the headquarters of the North Cachar Hills district in Assam. It also serves as a hill resort to many tourists.
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MUMBAI: At the The 5th Jack Daniel's Annual Rock Awards 2009-10, legendary music producer Biddu will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The event is to be held at Mumbai's Hard Rock Caf?© on 5 February 2010. Born in Bangalore, Biddu started his career as a teenager in the 1960s, first in his home city and then in Mumbai, playing in pop groups whose influences lay in the classic repertoire of bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Following his early success, he decided to head west and make his name on the international scene.
read moreMUMBAI: All India Radio is planning to introduce internet services including webcasting and podcasting in the near future. These features will be available on a new website www.allindiaradio.in , an exclusive preview of which was available at the BES Expo at Delhi.
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MUMBAI: Music giant T-Series has acquired the audio rights of Pritish Nandy Communications' Shreyas Talpade starrer hororr flick Click. This makes two horror flicks already in T-Series' kitty as 2010 unfolds, as the company has already pocketed music rights of the Vikram Bhatt directed Shaapit.
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MUMBAI: In a bid to express displeasure over American pop band Backstreet Boys performing in India, an Indian metal fan allegedly hacked the official website of DNA Networks' annual music fest on 1 February 2010. The hacker, identified by his handle as "An Indian Metal Head" criticised the promoters for selling out and booking a washed out pop act
read moreMUMBAI: "Insane eh ? I never even dreamt about winning all these awards" Rahman tweeted as soon as the coveted Grammy was bestowed on him. Rahman's first thanksgiving was to the "Almighty" and his spiritual Sufi teachers Ameen Peerullah Malik Sahib. After receiving the Oscar last year, Rahman became the third Asian to have received the honour of winning an Academy Award. And now, he's the fourth Indian musician to have won a Grammy
read moreMUMBAI: It was the female talent that outshone the male counterpart at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
read moreMUMBAI: The International Film Music Critics Association has nominated A R Rahman in the category of Best Original Score for a Comedy Film �Couples Retreat' which marked his entry into Hollywood in 2009. The other film and music directors nominated in the same category are James Newton Howard for Duplicity, Marvin Hamlisch for The Informant, Alexandre Desplat for Julie and Julia and Debbie Wiseman for Lesbian Vampire Killers.
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