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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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BANGALORE: South India would be a major place of action for the Phase III of radio licensing and it will also bring in differentiated programming, believe experts who were part of the session 'The New Listener in Phase III Radio Reforms' at the third edition of the Ficci Media and Entertainment Business Conclave (MEBC 2011).
read moreBANGALORE: Radio, the fastest among the four mediums of the M&E industry in South India is predicted to grow at 20 percent CAGR till 2015, according to the Ficci-Deloitte report - �Media & Entertainment in South India'. The report states that radio with the biggest compounded annual growth rate of 20 percent is expected to double and reach a market size of INR.6.7 billion from the FY 2011 figure of INR 3.2 billion. The current contribution of the Radio market to the Media mix is low, in line with the trend witnessed in other South Indian languages as well.
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MUMBAI: For the first time legendary Swedish Bands, Jan Lundgren Trio and Grammy award winning Tonbruket will perform a live jazz concert in India. The concert will be held on Wednesday 7 December at Bandra, Amphitheatre in Mumbai.
read moreMUMBAI: Recording Academy of Grammy has collaborated with Universal Republic Records to release 2012 Grammy Nominees album on 24 January. The 18th edition of the best-selling series will feature this year's nominated artistes and songs.
read moreMUMBAI: Multi Screen Media's recently launched music channel, Mix, is launching a new show Mix Musicians, which talks about the stalwarts from the music world. The show will premiere on 4 December and will air every Sunday at 6 pm. This new offering from Mix will take the viewers through the musical journey of eminent lyricists, composers and singers of the music industry, the channel said.
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MUMBAI: Two-time Oscar winning composer AR Rahman will kick-off his World Tour with a concert in Dubai on 9 December. The world tour titled �AR Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Legend', produced by The Talent Brokers will take place at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai Sports City. The maestro will collaborate with creative director Amy Tinkham for the event. Tinkham is known for creating live concert for several pop-music superstars including Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey.
read moreMUMBAI: Nokia India has launched new music service �Music Unlimited' on its recently released handsets X2-02, Asha 200 and 300. The service allows users to download and share free music from the library of Nokia Music Store. Nokia Music Unlimited service offers the best of local and global music with an abundance of legal tracks from a range of artistes including international hits and local content," states the release.
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MUMBAI: Sweden Rock Fest has organized a global contest for rock aficionados to be part of its annual four-day music festival held on 6-9 June 2011. The contest has shortlisted first 100 band from across the globe, from which the final three winners will be announced. For the first time ever an Indian band, Ashwamedh has been selected to be the flag bearer for India. The contest will choose winners through a voting round on the Sweden Rock Fest official site.
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MUMBAI: Talenthouse, an online platform for artistes has collaborated with the Irish rock band U2 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of band's Achtung Baby�s release. Talenthouse has organized a contest of redesigning the cover art for the legendary album Achtung Baby. Fans can enter the contest by submitting their best interpretation of today's global environment on the website.
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MUMBAI: Legendary Punjabi folk singer Kuldeep Manak passed away due to Pneumonia on Wednesday at local hospital in Ludhiana. The funeral will be held in his hometown Jalal in Bathinda, today.
read moreNEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has warned prospective applicants for the e-auction for the third phase of FM Radio not to be misled by unscrupulous elements since it has not appointed any persons to liaise on its behalf. The Ministry has said all details will be available on its official website and will be consistently updated. No consultants or advisers have been appointed by the Government, the Ministry said.
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MUMBAI: Anara Publishing continues to make waves in the Indian music scene, building on their iniread more
MUMBAI: Google is gearing up to introduce a Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) extension for Youread more
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: 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: London-based four-piece PREP have released a new single "Call It" via Bright Antenna Records, featuring Eddie Chacon! Alongside the single...read more
MUMBAI: Heftyverse, an innovative Metaverse initiative by Hungama Digital Media, joins hands with Bhamla Foundation to introduce Ecotainment, a...read more
MUMBAI: Stand Atlantic takes a mellower turn with a new heartfelt alt-pop love song titled "LOVE U ANYWAY", in which the accompanying music video...read more
MUMBAI: Following the release of their latest song "Just Getting Started," Sons of Silver recently engaged in an intimate conversation with music...read more
