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MUMBAI: Popular singer and former political candidate Rahul Fazilpuria allegedly escaped unhurt after shots were fired at his car in Gurugram, Haryana, on Monday evening, though police have yet to officially confirm whether the shooting occurred.Details of the Incident
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MUMBAI: Madonna was the music industry's biggest moneymaker last year, pulling in $242.2 million on the success of her Sticky & Sweet... tour, according to annual rankings released by Billboard Magazine. Rock band Bon Jovi ranked second with $157.2 million and Bruce Springsteen was third after making $156.3 million, according to Billboard, the music magazine owned by Nielsen Co. The rankings are based on sales from touring, albums, digital tracks and ring tones. Touring is the cash driver in the music business as album sales decline.
read moreMUMBAI: Sony Music Entertainment has become the first of the four largest recording companies to renew a music licensing deal with YouTube, according to reports. The deal ensures that Sony artists, who include Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce, will remain on YouTube, according to the blog All Things Digital, which broke the news on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The initial deals with the labels enabled YouTube to showcase music videos and also allowed site visitors to include the label's songs in their clips.
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MUMBAI: Star Voice of India Chhote Ustaad finalist Prakriti Giri is debuting in a new avatar as a radio jockey on the Sikkim FM station Nine FM. Prakriti Giri, one of the top three finalists of Star Voice of India, Chote Ustad..., will launch the new show introducing young talents of north Bengal and Sikkim, on 15 February. The show, described as highly inter-active wherein 'Prakriti will entertain her fans and listeners with interesting aspects of her own journey as a singer and her accomplishments at the Chhote Ustaad Show on Star Plus.'
read moreMUMBAI: Google is exiting the radio business. The companys says it will be ending the Google Audio Ads program as of 31 May this year, and plans to sell the Google Radio Automation software business. Google announced earlier that it will stop selling newspaper ads.
read moreMUMBAI: Bollywood music channel 9XM has partnered with Mentos to organise a Valentine's Day contest that is centred around its popular animated character Bheegi Billi. The contest – �Mentos Bheegi Billi Date Hunt' – will urge 9XM fans to come up with wacky and cool ideas to help Bheegi Billi win a date. The best entry will get a chance to win a holiday package for a couple to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra.
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NEW DELHI: The song �Kise Awaaz Doon' rendered by Lahore-based singer Adeel has been retained in the film �Jugaad' as a song played in the background, rendering infructuous the legal notice sent by the Pakistani singer to the producers insisting that the song be shown in the film, failing which he would initiate civil and criminal proceedings.
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MUMBAI: As the jazz world's great five - Mitch Forman, Chuck Loeb, Dave Weckl, Eric Marienthal, Melvin Davis took centrestage, musicians and music industry stalwarts from Bollywood gathered to watch world renowed jazz band Metro perform on 11 February in Mumbai. In the second half of the concert, keyboard player Mitchel Forman announced that a jazz album by Sandeep Chowta called 'Matters of the heart' is in the works.
read moreMUMBAI: Big Music has released the music of Big Pictures' first bilingual film. Titled �13B' in Hindi and �Yavarum Nalam' in Tamil, the film is a supernatural thriller about a middle-class man and his family living on the 13th floor. A new television show is eerily similar to their family and as the show progresses, all the happenings in the show take place in the family too.
read moreMUMBAI: Warner Music Group and ad-supported music service Qtrax have announced an agreement to make WMG's award-winning catalog of digital music available to music fans worldwide over the Qtrax service.
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MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi has announced its call for entries for the 6th Mirchi Kaan Awards, the awards to felicitate creative excellence in radio advertising.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi and Sony Ericsson have together launched a �Music Buddy Hunt', an initiative that aims to connect people through music. The winners would get a chance to co-host a show on Radio Mirchi, be the face of Sony Ericsson W595 print advertisements in their city and also get a chance to win the Sony Ericsson W595 Walkman phone.
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MUMBAI: In today's content-driven world, sound is a surprisingly overlooked yet potent branding read more
MUMBAI: BandLab, the world’s largest social music creation platform, today announced a major expread more
MUMBAI: In a candid conversation with Radioandmusic, Akhila Shankar (Head, TuneCore South Asia) read more
MUMBAI: As Apple Music marks its 10th anniversary since launching on June 30, 2015, the US tech read more
Gen Z and millennials from six metro cities highlight the most relevant moments when music...read more
MUMBAI: Popular singer and former political candidate Rahul Fazilpuria allegedly escaped unhurt after shots were fired at his car in Gurugram,...read more
MUMBAI: BLACKPINK’s second night in Los Angeles turned into an unforgettable moment when Bruno Mars made a surprise appearance on stage, joining Rosé...read more
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has called out music label T-Series and its head Bhushan Kumar, alleging that some of his most iconic films...read more
MUMBAI: The second single from Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie, titled Monica, is out and Pooja Hegde raises the temperature with her addictive dance...read more
MUMBAI: Just days before Beyoncé kicked off her four-night Cowboy Carter tour stop in Atlanta, a vehicle break-in led to the theft of several...read more
