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MUMBAI: Popular bollywood playback singer Mika Singh was arrested at the Mumbai International Airport late on Wednesday evening for allegedly carrying Indian and foreign currency beyond permissible limits. The singer was later released on bail after interrogation by custom officials. He was intercepted and detained by the custom department after he arrived from Bangkok by a private airline around 7:30pm.
read moreNEW DELHI: The Sam Pitroda committee set up to review working of Prasar Bharati has announced formation of 11 groups to work on various issues including the public broadcaster’s relationship with the government. The groups were announced after the first meeting of the committee held on 5 February in New Delhi. Pitroda while addressing a news conference that the groups would report in a maximum of two months and the committee hopes to wind up its work in four-six months.
read moreMUMBAI: Consumption of data has begun to gain tract and the number of mobile video calling users are forecasted to touch 160 million by 2017, according to the ‘Mobile & Tablet Voice & Video Calling - Strategic Opportunities & Business Models 2012-2017’ report by Juniper Research.
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MUMBAI: Jazzy B has rendered the theme song ‘Jugni’ for Tigmanshu Dhulia’s upcoming Bollywood romantic thriller Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster Returns (SBAGR). The track will be released digitally on 9 February under Junglee music, an initiative of Times music. The music video of the track will also be out next week. Kausar Munir and Manvendra are lyricists of the song while Sandeep Chowta has composed five tracks for the movie.
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MUMBAI: American singer-songwriter Pink recently unveiled the music video of her third single ‘Just Give Me a Reason’ from her album ‘The Truth About Love’. The song features Fun frontman Nate Ruess. It is a pop ballad written by Pink and Ruess and produced by Jeff Bhasker. The music video showcases the singer in a starry dream set with Ruess joining her in other scenes, as the two harmonize on the heartbreaking, power pop ballad together. It also features Pink’s real-life husband Carey Hart and the singer expressing love for each other.
read moreMUMBAI: After successfully establishing India’s biggest music festivals (Sunburn, Superstar, Bollywood Live, Windsong), Percept now seeks to revolutionize the way Indian consumers view & consume music festivals. Ecstatic, mindboggling, legendary & path breaking are only a few words that can describe Percept’s latest offering Fly Music Festival. This festival will for the very first time bring to you the biggest & most legendary names in the world of Live Music entertainment. Scheduled to be held on 16-17 February in Delhi NCR and Bengaluru.
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MUMBAI: International quality sounds need highly qualified professionals for which a good financial aid is an imperative part. Zane Dalal, Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) resident conductor highlighted the fact that Indians are applauded and appreciated for their western musical talent but to expand and reach to a wider audience good financial support is required.
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MUMBAI: American Idol may be one of the biggest reality shows ever, but rap sensation Lil Wayne has revealed he is yet to tune into the latest season of the singing talent show. Surprisingly, he admitted it was protégée and American Idol judge Nicki Minaj who dissuaded him from tuning into Season 12 of the epic show.
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MUMBAI: Video sharing site YouTube’s proposed paid subscription option to be introduced in the coming months will be simple, improve quality of music videos, fend off piracy and expand user’s range of options, YouTube (India) said. According to reports, the site- which is owned by Internet giant Google- and is the most popular of its kind in the world is reaching out to several producers asking them to submit applications to create for-pay "channels." The first such channels could be available to consumers by the second quarter for between $1 to $5 a month.
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MUMBAI: Reliance Broadcast Network’s - 92.7 Big FM - continues to lead the marketplace, emerging the No.1 Station across HSM’s for the second consecutive quarter as per IRS Q3 2012. 92.7 BIG FM maintained a lead over its nearest rival in all the quarters under the survey. This reconfirms 92.7 Big FM as India’s most listened to FM radio station. With 45 stations covering 1200+ towns and 50,000+ villages, 92.7 Big FM currently caters to almost 43 million Indian listeners. Source: IRS 2012 Q3 Q2
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MUMBAI: Popular singer Adnan Sami straddles two worlds; the digitalized world of today and the bygone age where an artist shares his thoughts and emotions with listeners. His recently released album ‘Press Play’ on Universal Music is his 13th album in his two decade career as a pop and playback singer. The 11 track album includes 8 brand new songs ranging from Sami’s signature ballads to his up-tempo lyrically stylized humour.
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