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MUMBAI: Rich, melodic and booming, Georgia-born Roy Hamilton’s voice was instantly recognizable and that’s why it eventually attracted the attention of Elvis Presley, who was influenced by his gospel style and catchy riffs. Hamilton’s legacy is carried on by his son Roy Hamilton Jr.
read moreNEW DELHI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said Saturday that the appointment of a new chief executive officer for Prasar Bharati - Jawhar Sircar – would result in expediting all pending issues in the pubcaster, especially those related to employees. Vacancies in Doordarshan and All India Radio would be filled and efforts will be made to make all stations and those in the border areas functional, Soni said.
read moreMUMBAI: Facebook has integrated the music site from Indiatimes Gaana.com as an application into its new Timeline. This will enable users to share the music they are listening to with their Facebook friends. The social networking site recently launched timeline apps with 60 applications to begin with. Timeline apps allow for real-world activities to be shared with friends. Gaana.com also built an iPad version using HTML5 in August 2011.
read moreNEW DELHI: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting S Jagathrakshakan said today that community radio stations had empowered the masses and gave them a sense of belonging by effectively facilitating the growth of peoples’ empowerment in the far and remote corners of the country. He said CRS had bridged the digital divide as the aim was to connect the aspirations of the people to the information highway. CRS provides a platform to people to create their individual and collective identities.
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MUMBAI: Big CBS Spark will pay tribute to the multi-million singer ‘Whitney Houston’, bringing together every single event that built Houston’s life. Taking Houston fans in flashback, the two-hour special will be aired on Sunday, 19 February at 7pm. The golden girl of the music industry bid good-bye to the world on 11 February and her funeral took place today at New Hope Baptist Church in New Jersey.
read moreMUMBAI: Renowned singer Stevie Wonder and soul star Aretha Franklin will perform at Whitney Houston’s funeral today. The service will take place at noon at the New Hope Baptist Church in New Jersey, where Houston performed in her youth. The singer’s long-time musical mentor Clive Davis will speak at the memorial service which will also witness performances by Alicia Keys, R Kelly and gospel singer Donnie McClurkin. The service will be streamed online and broadcast on network television to avoid thousands of fans from gathering at the venue.
read moreMUMBAI: BBC has announced that its global audience will get behind the scenes access as part of a special day of live programming on 29 February, to mark the BBC World Service's 80th birthday. Highlights from the day will include a special global audience with Sir David Attenborough and The Strand - the WS global arts programme - will be edited by guest artist and music producer William Orbit. Audiences will be able to join a special debate about what they want from the World Service, both on air, online and across social media forums.
read moreMUMBAI: Madonna is still the reigning Queen of Pop, according to a poll of the 100 greatest women in music by VH1. She is followed by Mariah Carey and Beyonce, who take the second and third spots respectively. The honour for Madonna comes just before the release of her album MDNA. The late Whitney Houston came in at sixth position while Lady Gaga, Adele, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Mary J Blige and Pink rounded off the top 10. Rihanna, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears ranked among the top 20 on the list.
read moreBANGALORE: Asianet will air a special event ‘Dasettan@50’, to honour renowned singer KJ Yesudas on completing 50 glorious years in the music industry. The event witnessed performances by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Goshal, bringing together legends from music and cinema. Yesudas was felicitated by Asianet Communications Ltd MD K Madhavan, for his outstanding contributions to the Indian Film Industry. The event celebrated achievements of the classical and devotional singer also known as ‘Dasettan’.
read moreMUMBAI: The digital music revenues of British record companies increased by 24.7% to ?281.6mn in 2011, according to trade figures released by the BPI. Digital music earnings from online downloads, subscriptions, ad-supported services and mobile accounted for more than 35.4% of the industry’s total income as compared to 2010. Revenue from digital albums increased significantly by 43.2% in 2011 generating ?117.8mn in trade income, while earnings from digital single tracks rose 11.3% to ?120.5mn.
read moreMUMBAI: The Calcutta High Court has passed an injunction order to all ISP’s and mobile services providers for banning music website www.songs.pk. Phonographic Performance Ltd, The Indian Music Industry and Sagarika Music Pvt Ltd are seeking a restraint on internet access to download, stream, disseminate, and reproduce copyright music on this site, according to a public notice.
read moreMUMBAI: Big FM, the FM radio brand of Reliance Broadcast Network (RBNL), has reported an amost 100 per cent jump in its operating profit (Ebit) for the three-month period ended 31 December 2011. This is for the fourth straight quarter, when the radio segment has posted an operating profit, even if all other businesses of RBNL are bleeding.
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MUMBAI: BIG FM, one of India’s leading radio networks, presented the second edition of BIG IMPACread more
MUMBAI: BIG FM, India's leading radio network, successfully concludes the third season of 'Mairead more
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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: Brazilian Melodic Death Metal Group Eldermoon have released their new single Primal Chain, a track taken from their forthcoming album...read more
MUMBAI: Rich, melodic and booming, Georgia-born Roy Hamilton’s voice was instantly recognizable and that’s why it eventually attracted the attention...read more
MUMBAI: Coming together for Earth Day in a groundbreaking musical collaboration are internationally acclaimed musician and violin virtuoso Gingger...read more
MUMBAI: Naveen J. Anthraper’s latest music video “DIDI” (Hindi song) which was just released a few days ago has already been featured on the hit...read more
MUMBAI: Hi Ibiza has been voted the World’s No. 1 Club for the third successive year in DJ Mag’s Top 100 Clubs poll. Top 100 Clubs, the globally...read more
