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MUMBAI: Pop band Faridkot, consisting of members IP Singh and Rajarshi Sanyal, recently sat down for an exclusive interview to discuss their latest EP, 'Ibtida', and their future projects.Regarding the genesis of their EP, IP Singh and Rajarshi Sanyal shared an intriguing backstory.
read moreMUMBAI: After consolidating its position at number two in the Pune market, Radio One has increased its ad rates by 30 per cent with an aim to build up on positioning. The move comes as a result of the 20 per cent year-on-year growth that the station claims to have achieved in Pune, even as radio spends in the city have grown by five per cent of the media buys in the last 10 years.
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MUMBAI: Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd radio arm Big FM bagged maximum honours from India at the New York Festivals 2012 Radio Program & Promotion Awards. The network won one gold, silver, bronze metal along with two finalist certificates.
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MUMBAI: To make World Music Day celebrations more entertaining for the listeners, indie folk artiste Raghu Dixit will take over the playlist of Big CBS Spark on 21 June. The channel will play his mélange of soft and highly energetic songs from across genres. Dixit will also share interesting anecdotes of his musical journey with viewers.
read moreMUMBAI: Music giant T-series who terminated its content deal with digital distributor South Asian Audio Visual Network (Saavn) is negotiating an amiable solution to the deadlock. The label, who claimed that the agreement was dropped due to breach in the contract clause, is in process to come-up with a solution to persist their deal. Confirming the news with Radioandmusic.com, T-Series president Neeraj Kalyan said, “Although the agreement deal was terminated we are negotiating an amiable solution to the deadlock.”
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MUMBAI: After enthralling music aficionados with several concerts across the globe, Pakistani group Raga Boyz is all set to make their mark in India. Apart from their bollywood debut, the classical rock band is ready to release its first album in the country.
read moreMUMBAI: The 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced its shortlists for Radio Lions with two Indian entries making the cut. Leo Burnett’s ‘Punishment’ for Strand Book Stall and McCann Worldgroup India’s ‘Delay’ for Lasky Herbal have been shortlisted. The work on 'Delay' campaign is credited to the chief creative officer Prasoon Joshi, executive creative director Ashish Chakravarty, creative directors Nakul Sharma and Tirtha Ghosh, scriptwriter Gunjan Gaba, account supervisor Shourabh Verma, and producer and director Akash Gupta.
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MUMBAI: Renowned pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen was the big winner with three honours at the 2012 Much Music Video Awards (MMVAs) held on 17 June at Toronto. The popstar bagged three coveted titles - ‘Favourite Video of the Year’, ‘Video of the Year’ and ‘MuchMusic.com’s Most Streamed Video of the Year’ for her single ‘Call Me Maybe’.
read moreMUMBAI: On the occasion of World Music Day, VH1 India will air a special show ‘Greatest Albums Ever,’ showcasing the best music across genres. The one and half hour show will be aired on Thursday 21 June at 7.30 pm.
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MUMBAI: Legendary singer Elton John will be a part of ‘Peace One Day’ charity concert, organized to back the world peace campaign Global Truce 2012. The 65-year-old has agreed to participate in the show at Wembley Stadium in September to help create awareness of Peace One Day's Global Truce 2012 campaign, reported a website. The campaign is organized by Peace One Day ambassador Jude Law and founder Jeremy Gilley.
read moreMUMBAI: Tech giant Amazon has inked a deal with leading record labels for full licensing rights to their music in its cloud player.
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MUMBAI: Singing reality show star Abhilasha Chellam is all set to start her career as a playback singer with Marathi film ‘Dambari’. Chellam will sing a duet with popular Marathi singer Anand Shinde. "It's through her hard work and melodious voice that she has reached this level," says the team of Dambari.
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MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) delivered impressive first-quarter earnings that surpassed exread more
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group and TikTok have announced a new licensing agreement, marking the enread more
MUMBAI: Vianet Media, founded by Mr.read more
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: Pop band Faridkot, consisting of members IP Singh and Rajarshi Sanyal, recently sat down for an exclusive interview to discuss their latest...read more
