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MUMBAI: Rumors about BLACKPINK’s Lisa and her alleged “green-eyed French boy,” Frédéric Arnault, have been circulating since 2023, and fans believe her recent Coachella performance just added more fuel to the fire.
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Vocalist Soma Ghosh, 'Manasputri' of Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan paid a tribute to the legend at "Yaad-e-Bismillah", an evening of memories, organised by Madhu Murchhana to commemorate Khansaab's second death anniversary. Madhu Murchhana is an organisation devoted to promotion of Indian arts, culture and music. Recollecting some memories of Baba, Soma Ghosh delivered some of Bismillahji's favourite kajaris accompanied by instruments like the Pakhawaj, Khol and Dholak, played by Shankar Nandi, son of maestro and tabla player Ustad Nazeem Hussain, among others.
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MUMBAI: Zee TV's reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 has changed its 13 year old format. The show will now eliminate four contestants per week after hearing them out over two episodes.
read moreMUMBAI: German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has signed a memorandum with the Indira Gandhi National Open University's (IGNOU) Gyaan Vani FM station that will now include Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and English language content over the 29 campus radio stations. Talking about the new tie up IGNOU director V.K. Arora said, ?“The states and region to broadcast the shows in regional language will differ from campus to campus. We are yet to decide on when and how we should telecast the programs so that we have the maximum listenership?
read moreMUMBAI: China has blocked Apple's iTunes music stores after an album of protest songs compiled by a US-based Tibetan activist group was downloaded by Olympic athletes. Alleging that some athletes are listening to protest songs, the Chinese authorities raised its 'Great Firewall'.
read moreMUMBAI: MTV Arabia, the Viacom-owned youth entertainment and lifestyle channel operating in the Middle East, has announced that it will mark the holy month of Ramzan in quiet contemplation, and air only cultural news programmes and reality shows. During the month, MTV Arabia will refrain from playing music videos in its programming. The fare will reflect the solemnity of the holy month, said Samr Al Mazouqi, the channel's manager.
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MUMBAI: A moderately warm welcome greeted the Apple iPhone 3G as it made its debut in India at the stroke of midnight on Friday. The device, which combines a music and video player, cellphone and web browser, was launched at a suburban mall in Mumbai, accompanied by a shower of confetti and cheerleaders heralding the entry of the much hyped phone.
read moreMUMBAI: The Chinar Circuit venture, Nine FM has started ground activity in preparation of the launch of its radio station in Gangtok in the next two months.
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MUMBAI: Apart from being a part of NDTV Imagine's reality show Junoon Kuchh Kar Dikhaane ka, music composer Anand Raaj Anand has his hands full with Bollywood and regional projects nowadays Come November, the composer will be launching his first solo album ever. "I have been working on this album for the past one and half years and it is now ready to be launched If things work out, we are planning to launch it on 8 November, which is my birthday," explains Anand.
read moreMUMBAI: After testing the waters with Tamil film music, Sony Music (Sony BMG earlier) has ventured into the Telugu film music market, with the acquisition of Neenu Meeku Telusa. Sony recently acquired the music rights of Tamil movie Dasavatharam. Reports say the company has set aside a budget of Rs 5,00,000 to promote the music of Neenu Meeku Telusa, which is being made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil. Sony has acquired the rights to both versions, and is poised to take on at least 10 more projects, it is learnt.
read moreMUMBAI: Motorola has tied up with Airtel for Motomusic, a comprehensive mobile music service on the web1 and WAP1 offering approximately 350,000 easily downloadable, high-quality digital music to Airtel consumers across India.
read moreMUMBAI: Bajaj Entertainment Art Music Sports (BEAMS), a division of Bajaj International launched a website, www.beamsintl.co.in on 15 August. The website is a bank of knowledge for people who are interested in the various sectors that comprise BEAMS (Entertainment, Sports, Arts and Music). An interactive menu, visuals, and informative content are a part of the site that aims to be a one-stop shop for users seeking relevant information in any of their respective fields of interest that BEAMS offers.
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MUMBAI: YouTube Music is rolling out a new lyrics sharing feature on its Android app, allowing usread more
MUMBAI: Spotify experienced a major service disruption on Wednesday, leaving users across the gloread more
MUMBAI: YouTube has unveiled a new AI-driven tool called Music Assistant, designed to simplify muread more
MUMBAI: When French composer Olivier Messiaen wrote Quartet for the End of Time inside a German cread more
MUMBAI: Google has released the beta version of Android Auto 14.2, and while it brings subtle upgread more
MUMBAI: Renowned playback singer G. Venugopal has become the latest target of a bizarre celebrity death hoax—but instead of getting upset, he’s...read more
MUMBAI: Delhi-based music duo KhoslaRaghu, known for their emotionally rich sound and viral hits like Barse More Naina (5.7M+ streams) and Dil Patang...read more
MUMBAI: BLACKPINK’s Jennie delivered a powerful and emotional performance during Weekend 2 of Coachella 2025, returning to the stage with...read more
MUMBAI: Rumors about BLACKPINK’s Lisa and her alleged “green-eyed French boy,” Frédéric Arnault, have been circulating since 2023, and fans believe...read more
MUMBAI: Get ready for an unforgettable evening where rhythm takes center stage! TAL FRY presents "Rhythm Reimagined", a one-of-its-kind immersive...read more
