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MUMBAI: India International Centre hosted an evening of spoken words and live music by acclaimed interdisciplinary artist and actor Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee and musician Shibasish Banerjee.
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MUMBAI: The diminutive heartthrob ‘Davy Jones’, who rocketed to the top of the 1960s music charts with the catchy refrains of The Monkees, passed away due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday. Early in the morning, Jones complained of breathing troubles and was taken to Martin Memorial South Hospital in Stuart, Florida where he was pronounced dead. The news was confirmed by the singer’s longtime publicist, Deborah Robicheau.
read moreMUMBAI: Warner Music Group has recently unveiled plans for an online video channel ‘The Warner Sound’ on YouTube. The music company is the lone holdout among the major labels committed to VEVO. It will feature original programs for the online channel which is claimed to be more than music videos and acoustic performances.
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In its zest to curb music piracy, South Indian Music Companies Association (SIMCA) and South India Digital Music Management Private Ltd (SIDMM) launched ‘Cell Muzik’ in Chennai last year(September). In a quick chat with Poonam Ahuja, South India Music Companies Association (SIMCA) joint secretary Rajesh Dhupad opens up on how successful has ‘Cell Muzik’ been since its inception and reveals plans to curb the fast-growing piracy in the South Indian music industry.
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MUMBAI: Music virtuoso Gulzar will perform a concert reminiscing the musical contribution of late maestro Jagjit Singh. The concert is a part of Fever FM’s tribute series, scheduled to be held on 4 March at Siri Fort Auditorium. Bhupinder and Mitali Singh will also accompany Gulzar and revive the treasured melodies of ghazal King. The trio will render a magical combination of Jagjit Singh’s poetry, his interpretation of music and popular compositions like ‘Chhitti Na Koi Sandesh,’ ‘Hosh walon ko,’ ‘Hontho se chhoo lo tum’ and more.
read moreMUMBAI: Sufi singers Abida Parveen, Ali Zafar, Hans Raj Hans and Murad Ali will come together and render timeless mystic poetry of legendary poets and saints, at Sufi music festival ‘Jahan-e-Khusrau’. The three-day Sufi festival will begin on 2 March at the Humayun's Tomb, Delhi.
read moreMUMBAI: Internet music radio and track play listening hours rose 50.5% in 2011 to over 1.3 billion monthly, while monetization initiatives (advertising and subscription) advanced 64.3%, according to a sector analytics report by AccuStream Research. The report, Internet Music Radio and Track Play Growth 2012 - 2014: Listening and Monetization Analysis, details how the market's forward momentum accelerated in 2010, delivered strong results in 2011 which will continue unabated in 2012.
read moreMUMBAI: Marking the centenarian year of RMS Titanic’s maritime disaster, MTV international will pay homage to it martyrs with an outdoor concert on 14 April in Belfast. The network will orchestrate a night of live music and multi-act concert featuring over 200 performers as part of ‘Titanic Festival of Creative Arts 2012.’ The fest will be organized against the backdrop of city’s iconic Titanic Belfast tourist attraction.
read moreMUMBAI: For the first time since 1984, Grammy Awards has acquired more spectators than its age old competitor Oscar Awards. According to the Nielsen’s final ratings, the broadcast of Grammy Awards 2012 drew 39.9 million viewers for CBS network, whereas the 84th annual Academy Awards gained 39.34 million total viewers for ABC.
read moreMUMBAI: The BBC World Service radio station turned 80 on Wednesday. "The programmes will neither be very interesting nor very good," BBC chief John Reith had dismally predicted in 1932 as the World Service, then called the Empire Service, launched using short-wave radio technology. But 80 years on the BBC said it was determined to reach ever larger foreign audiences via television, radio and the Internet, announcing that BBC Persian TV had doubled its audience from 3.9 million weekly viewers in 2009 to nearly 7.2 million.
read moreMUMBAI: Combining live music with adventure sports the eco-friendly music fest ‘Gulmarg Winter festival 2012’ will showcase performances of renowned indie folk artistes Raghu Dixit, Half Step Down and Bombay Basement. The fest with magnificent Himalayas providing the backdrop will commence from 9-11 March. The fest will also feature talented bands such as Traveling Blues, Lagori, Map & Manta Sidhu, Hundred Octane, Nyu'n'Tum Records, AudioGramme, Space, Rishi Inc., Hashback Hashish, Chill Om Records - DJ TaTvA K, Reuben, Highway 61, Tritha, TechnoholiK and Chakra Vu.
read moreMUMBAI: Eugeniy Yelchin, brain behind the animated characters in Oscar winner ‘Rango’ has created a virtual music band ‘Super Doggies’. For the first time ever, a music video will feature 3D holographic animated characters spreading the message of hope for children in the world.
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MUMBAI: Anara Publishing continues to make waves in the Indian music scene, building on their iniread more
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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
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MUMBAI: Following the resounding success of their previous hits such as "Rang Saari" and "Saawre Aijiyho," the dynamic mother-son duo, Kavita Seth...read more
MUMBAI: One of the most anticipated releases of the month, ‘Mr. & Mrs. Mahi’ is a partnership of love and dreams starring Rajkummar Rao alongside...read more
MUMBAI: Heftyverse, an innovative Metaverse initiative by Hungama Digital Media, joins hands with Bhamla Foundation to introduce Ecotainment, a...read more
MUMBAI: The indie music scene is about to witness an electrifying collaboration as the versatile Veena Bhatia joins forces with the renowned lyricist...read more
MUMBAI: India International Centre hosted an evening of spoken words and live music by acclaimed interdisciplinary artist and actor Sujoy Prasad...read more
