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read moreMUMBAI: Radio City has ranked at the 12th position among 'India's Best Companies to work for- up to 1000 employees in 2012' by Great Places to Work Institute's survey. The survey has shortlisted the station amongst India's top ten companies for 'Rewards and Recognition, 2012' program. The program honours both individuals and teams, which go the extra mile to up the performance of their departments and the company.
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MUMBAI: Renowned singer Anushka Manchanda along with her band Shkabang is all set to unveil new single ‘Rewind to Disco’ in a concert on 4 August at Blue Frog. The band will play zero-break dance set on songs like ‘I Like Crazy’, ‘Follow Me Down’ and more. The band will also experiment with special electronica numbers at the concert.
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MUMBAI: Radio Mantra is back with its unique programming initiative ‘Double Hafta Vasool’, a socially relevant contest that rewards citizens who file their Income Tax Return on time. The contest requires participants to answer four questions to win double of their week salary and will air ‘Tax-O-Mania’, a segment which talks about all the information regarding filing the Income Tax. The contest will air in the evening drive time show Route no 919 and will culminate on 4 August
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MUMBAI: R&B singer Rihanna and rapper Drake have bagged five nominations each at the MTV Video Music Awards to be held on 6 September at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Rihanna has received nods for Video of the Year (We Found Love), Best Female Video (We Found Love), Best Pop Video (We Found Love), Best Choreography (Where Have You Been) and Best Visual Effects (Where Have You Been).
read moreMUMBAI: Commemorating 32 death anniversary of music maestro Mohd Rafi, 9X Jalwa is all geared up to air a special show ‘Timesless Rafi’ as part of the Jalwa Jubilee Hits music segment on 31 July at 10 pm. Apart from featuring his popular tracks across all music time bands on the channel, an hour special show will showcase maestro’s interviews and trivia.
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MUMBAI: Renowned for his enchanting Bollywood chartbusters, versatile singer Shankar Mahadevan is all set to perform a classical concert ‘Shyam Rang’ on 8 August at Tata Theatre NCPA in Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: Already grabbing eyeballs with its unique initiatives and music policy, online radio station Radio Whiskey has been launched with test signals to gauge responses and listenership it achieves. The station is currently playing exclusive, original music of independent artistes from across India, Pakistan, UAE and USA. With no programming schedules in place yet, the channel is only airing music and the station’s jingles throughout the day. The channel can also be heard using IE, Chrome, Safari, iPhone and iPad.
read moreMUMBAI: The classic tracks from fifties and sixties are stated to be more varied compared to the modern day pop numbers, according to the result of an analysis published in the journal ‘Scientific Reports’. The analysis conducted on half a million pop songs from 1955 to 2010 revealed that the tracks in fifties and sixties had much more variation than modern pop, which is louder, less varied, and uses less chords.
read moreMUMBAI: Ending his five and half years stint at Radio One, national sales head- retail Arun Sequeira has joined events company Fountainhead as associate director. Today is his last day at Radio One. In his new role, Sequeira will be responsible for the overall south operations along with revenue generation. He will report to Fountainhead managing director Neale Murray. Sequeira had joined Radio One in 2007 as sales head and was then promoted as Associate VP. In April last year, he was elevated as national sales head- retail.
read moreMUMBAI: Aiming to enthrall the western classical music enthusiasts in India, French baritone Laurent Naouri is all set to debut in the country with live performance at the experimental theatre NCPA on 2 July. Commenting on his first appearance in the city, Naouri said, “I am truly humbled at the opportunity to perform in India’s most talked-about city—Mumbai. I am told there is a bit of a musician in every Indian, and I am eagerly waiting to perform in a city that is so full of culture and life. I am sure it will be an experience that I will remember and cherish always.”
read moreMUMBAI: Losing exclusive radio rights over the FA Cup, BBC along with TalkSport has signed a six year agreement with the Football Association (FA) to broadcast live audio commentary of the matches in UK. The announcement of the rights-sharing deal with TalkSport comes after the BBC, in the midst of a cost-cutting process aimed at saving ?700m, said it will have to be ruthless over which sports rights it bids for in the future, and saved millions of pounds by sharing its Formula 1 TV rights with BSkyB.
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MUMBAI: BIG FM, India's leading radio network, successfully concludes the third season of read more
MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
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MUMBAI: Audio series platform Pocket FM announces its triumphant success at the esteemed India read more
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MUMBAI: Gnarwhal, the genre-bending rock phenomenon hailing from the remote northern Canadian city of Yellowknife, continues to captivate audiences...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: Charlotte de Witte, Dom Dolla and John Summit headlined the third annual edition of the three-night event Framework in the Desert welcomed...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: In the harmonious collaboration "Rise of the Tornado," Singer Siddhart Basrur and the distinguished wordsmith Gilbert Chettiar converge their...read more
