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MUMBAI: Known as people's president and one of the keynote speakers at the IMA 2009 forum, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam encapsulated �music' as a part of his VISION INDIA 2020. Speaking at the forum, Dr Kalam said, Till yesterday, mahraja's and kings patronized music which led to the growth of music, however, today it's for the state government and central government to sponsor and support music...
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MUMBAI: In a first of its kind forum aimed to start a dialogue between the key decision makers in the Indian Music industry, tourism ministry secretary, who was also part of the forum, offered to take a step to promote indian music during the common wealth games in 2010 at the Indian Music Academy Forum 2009 in Mumbai on 8 August, 2009.
read moreMUMBAI: T-Series has acquired the music rights of the much hyped forthcoming musical film from the Rakesh Roshan stable, Kites. The music label now has three big releases for the second half of 2009. Apart from Kites, the company has snapped up rights of Blue and 3 Idiots too. Among the films lined up, Blue is slated for an October release, 3 Idiots in December and Kites in January.
read moreMUMBAI: The government earned Rs 527.1 million from private radio channels during 2008-09. During the previous fiscal, 35 FM radio stations were operationalised and a total of 248 stations were functioning in the country as on March 31, 2009. The ministry for Information and Broadcasting has prepared a cabinet note on the third phase roll-out of FM stations and official sources say that it will be soon pushed forward, says a PTI report.
read moreMUMBAI: The first half of 2009 was a musical surprise for the Hindi film industry in spite of the prolonged multiplex strike. While some film music did extremely well, others just managed an average play. Although many of the films turned out to be box office disasters, the music made an exceptional note. The year started with Chandni Chowk to China with composers like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Kailash-Paresh-Naresh, Bappi Lahiri-Bappa Lahiri and Bohemia coming on board. With a mixed bag of composers, the music got a mixed response.
read moreMUMBAI: Renowned music store Furtados Music India Pvt LTd (FMIL) recently announced the launch of its new record label 'Furtados Records' by releasing its first compilation album Because You Love Music – Vol 1 featuring songs by 10 rock and heavy metal bands.
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MUMBAI: After bagging accolades for A R Rahman's �Jaashen E Bahara' from �Jodha Akhbar' and �Guzaarish' from Ghajini, singer Jaaved Ali has announced his arrival in the music industry with a clutch of projects in his kitty. Talking about his journey so far in the industry, Jaaved says, I had no idea that I would actually land up in the industry. My first song was for Govinda's flick �Beti no.1' after which Haasil, Pagalpan and Chameli followed. My first turning point was when I recorded a track with Pritam for the movie �Naqaab'.
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MUMBAI: Renowned veteran lyricist Gulshan Bawra passed away at his Pali Hill home in Mumbai on Friday morning. The 70 year old lyricist who penned popular yesteryear Hindi film songs like �Mere desh ki dharti', 'Khullam khulla pyar karenge', 'Yaari hai imaan mera' and many others was suffering from a prolonged illness. Gulshan was originally Gulshan Mehta and was named Bawra (madman) by film distributor Shantibhai Patel due to his fetish of wearing colorful shirts. The industry later referred him as �Gulshan Bawra'.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio One, the ailing FM radio business of Mid-Day Multimedia where BBC Worldwide has a 20 per cent stake, plans to raise Rs 500 million. "As part of the investment in our radio business, we are looking at raising Rs 500 million. We are in talks at this stage," Mid-Day Multimedia Group CFO & Mid-Day Infomedia MD Manajit Ghoshal tells Indiantelevision.com.
read moreMUMBAI: Warner Music Group Corp.'s fiscal third-quarter loss widened as the company continues to struggle with a shift away from compact discs, as well as lower consumer spending and foreign-exchange impacts, say reports. The world's third-largest music company said its loss from continuing operations was $37 million, in the fiscal third quarter which ended on 30 June , compared with a year-earlier loss of $9 million. Revenue decreased 9.3 per cent to $769 million, but excluding foreign-exchange impacts was down two per cent.
read moreMUMBAI: NDTV Good Times has launched a new show �Made in India'. The show takes the viewers through the journey of six homegrown talents who have given Indian music a whole new dimension with their talents The show which commences on 10 August, will be aired on the channel at 7.30 pm. The show will feature six musicians including Remo, Jalebee Cartel, Paban Das Baul, Louis and Gino Banks, Madan Gopal Singh and Shujaat Khan. It will showcase the life journey of these musicians. The concluding episode of the show will be featured on 15 August.
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MUMBAI: Composer Devi Sri Prasad aka Rockstar DSP is all set to perform at the IIFA Utsavam 2024, which is set to take place in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi...read more
MUMBAI: The Museum for the United Nations - UN Live has launched “Sounds Right”, a new global music initiative that enables nature to generate...read more
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur shared a picture with award-winning music composer Dave Stewart on his social media account, which has led to some...read more
MUMBAI: Keeping in mind the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and The Advertising Club (TAC) have...read more
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