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Coachella would cost approximately $2.98 per performing artist this year, according to a new study. Summerfest is named the best-value festival for 2024, costing approximately $0.62 per performing artist. Stagecoach Country Music Festival ranks last for value, se
read moreMUMBAI: The much awaited Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 was passed by the Lower House (Lok Sabha) today. The bill cleared by the Rajya Sabha on 17 May, provides for amendments to the Copyright Act to remove operational difficulties and address new issues concerning the digital world and internet. The legislation will now go to the President Pratibha Devisingh Patil for her assent, before it is notified and becomes law.
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MUMBAI: A commercial-free music channel dedicated solely to the renowned english rock band ‘The Pink Floyd’ will be launched by Sirius XM Radio on Friday 25 May at 12 pm ET. ‘Channel 27’ of the radio will broadcast music, interviews and historic concert from the bands archives till Monday 28 May. It will also feature Floyd’s classic albums which was recently remastered and released as part of the ‘Why Pink Floyd?’ campaign.
read moreMUMBAI: Delhi-based rockers ‘The Circus’ are all set to perform on 24 May at Hard Rock Café. The alternative rock band will groove to some of their popular and original numbers. The band comprises of Abhishek Bhatia (vocals), Abhinav Chaudhary (bass), Arsh Sharma (vocals, guitar) and Anshul Lall (drums). Finalists of Channel V’s Launchpad season three, the group is all set to release their debut album ‘From Space’ this year.
read moreMUMBAI: After a recent shift in its format and programming, Radio One is fighting hard to stand apart from the herd. Taking forward the initiative to involve listeners with differentiated content, Radio One Bangalore has announced a game show to test the musical quotient of its listeners.
read moreMUMBAI: Heralding a renaissance for independent music and artistes, Music Matters Live is back in its seventh edition at Singapore. With over 40 bands, the music fest for the first time will broadcast live on YouTube. The three-day fest commencing from 24-26 May, will feature week-long series of conferences including Music Matters and Digital Matters which will cover trends and opportunities in the digital and music world. The fest will include 11 home-grown independent artistes and bands like The Auditory Effect, Inch Chua, The Great Spy Experiment and more.
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MUMBAI: Popstress Jennifer Lopez has dethroned Lady Gaga to top the annual Forbes list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world. The rankings were derived from a combination of earnings, press coverage and internet presence of the artistes. Singer of tracks like ‘Let’s Get Loud’ and ‘Love Don’t Talk Cost a Thing’, Lopez amassed total earnings of $52 million over 2011 and hurtled upwards from the number 50 slot she occupied last year. The second position was bagged by media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
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MUMBAI: Continuing her winning streak across all major award functions this year, British soul-singer Adele has also swept the highest number of titles at 2012 Billboard Music Awards. Bagging a total of 12 honours, the singer won Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Pop Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album (21), Top Pop Album (21), Top Streaming Song Audio and Top Alternative Song (Rolling in the Deep).
read moreMUMBAI: Red FM and Suryan FM have partnered India Radio Forum 2012 as premium presenting sponsors for its seventh edition. As part of the CEO Roundtable Session ‘Let’s get the bigger picture’, Red FM Senior VP & national sales head B Surendar will share his views on the coming years of radio industry in India, the growth prospects and the major happening which will make the business more lucrative and absorbing, and the awaited third phase of licensing in radio. The sessions will be hosted by RJ Rohini.
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MUMBAI: Multi-talented composer Sachin Gupta who rocked music charts with his pop-album ‘Doorie’ has bagged a coveted project with Y-films ‘Mere Dad Ki Maruti’. Gupta has been enrolled to compose music and background score for the film. The album will feature five tracks depicting the peppy genre of the movie. For the first time, actor Ravi Kishan will render a track in a film. The tracks will be penned by lyricist Kunvar.
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Mumbai: Nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar has lent her support to the ace lyricist Javed Akhtar in his fight to secure royalty rights for singers and lyricists.
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MUMBAI: Legendary Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who passed away yesterday in London after a long battle with cancer, had written to Union HRD and IT Minister Kapil Sibal two years ago to ensure passage of Copyright Amendment Act 2010. The bill is likely to be tabled in Lok Sabha soon.
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
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MUMBAI: Keeping in mind the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and The Advertising Club (TAC) have...read more
Coachella would cost approximately $2.98 per performing artist this year, according to a new study. Summerfest is named the best-value...read more
MUMBAI: Building upon the triumph of its debut edition in 2023, seasoned event organizers Gem & Jam and 4 Peaks Presents have just announced the...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
