For more on radio and music business news. | Click on RNMBiz
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.
read moreBANGALORE: Kannada Sugama Sangeeth and theater artiste and film music composer C Ashwath's death on his seventy first birthday yesterday was followed by the demise of Kannada film thespian Vishnuvardhan in the early hours of Wednesday morning of cardiac arrest in Mysore. Vardhan was a film actor and a singer.
read moreMUMBAI: Oscar winning music maestro A R Rahmnan has been voted as the Indian of the year in a poll conducted by MSN for its readers. Winning with a thumping majority, among a line-up of leaders from politics, business and non-government sectors the ace musician got a clear public mandate securing 22 per cent of the votes leaving behind the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Gandhi, Nandan Nilekani and Madhavan Nair.
read moreMUMBAI: After obtaining injunctions in Tier 2 cities in Karnatka and Tamil Nadu last week, Indian Music Industry's licensing arm- Public Performance License (PPL) is targeting venues in the national capital. PPL on Tuesday secured an order from the Delhi High Court directing malls, pubs to pay the license fee before playing music on the occasion of New Year's eve. The court further directed that they would continue to pay the license fee fixed by the court in September 2005 along with a 15 per cent addition to it
read moreNEW DELHI: Music channel MTV has forayed into everything from shoes to credit cards and mobile phones to provide a �different revenue stream and touch base with the audiences', says Viacom 18 vice president (Communications and Consumer Products) Sandeep Dahiya. However, in a brief interview with Radioandmusic.com, Dahiya insisted that music-based programmes will remain the focus of the channel.
read moreMUMBAI: The popularity of web music searches is hardly unknown. As 2009 comes to an end, Guruji.com, a popular music search engine released a list for the 'Top Music Searches of 2009'. So what exactly is it that bollywood music lovers have been searching for?
read more
MUMBAI: After bagging projects like Wake Up Sid, Tum Mile, Kurbaan and What's Your Rashee in 2009, Sony Music has more lined up for 2010, including the Shah Rukh- Kajol starer 'My Name is Khan' whose music was released earlier this month. Divulging the marketing and promotion plans of the film, Sony Music marketing director Sanujeet Bhujabal says, "With My Name is Khan, we have developed an extensive and aggressive plan to deploy the music in all the key global markets for marketing Bollywood music to the world at large.
read more
MUMBAI: Prominent Kannada composer C Ashwath who was known for his Bhavageete and Janapada Geete in the Kannada language is no more. He was suffering from liver and kidney failure. Ironically, the veteran composer passed of on his birthday, 29 December. He was 71.
read moreMUMBAI: Warner Music Group, one of the world's leading music companies, has announced an agreement with Hulu.com, an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies, clips and other online destination sites. This agreement will bring an artist-focused online video experience that features music videos, artist interviews, live concerts and rare behind the scenes footage from WMG's world-renowned artists and labels including Atlantic Records, Rhino Records and Warner Bros. Records.
read moreMUMBAI: That the closure of India operations came as a surprise to much of its staff is apparent from the Christmas special channel 'Holly' that was put together in India earlier this month.
read more
NEW DELHI: A documentary film �Rafi-Tum Bahut Yaad Aaye' made by Kuldeep Sinha, the Chief Producer of Films Division, was launched in the capital recently. The documentary relates the story of the legendary singer through interviews with his son and several music directors and singers, sequences from his recordings, and song sequences from many memorable films. The event was held to coincide with his 85th birth anniversary which falls on 24 December.
read more
MUMBAI: Lyricist, singer and a director in the making; Swanand Kirkire is a man of many parts.
read more
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: 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: Following the release of their latest song "Just Getting Started," Sons of Silver recently engaged in an intimate conversation with music...read more
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: London-based four-piece PREP have released a new single "Call It" via Bright Antenna Records, featuring Eddie Chacon! Alongside the single...read more
