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MUMBAI : With 1,046,718 copies sold in the US in the first week of release, Taylor Swift's �Speak Now' album has scored Sound Scan's biggest single week sales in total since 2005 and is the biggest debuting studio album in history. Speak Now accounted for 18% of total albums sold last week, setting a new record for percentage of total sales in a single week. One out of every five CDs or download sales this week was Taylor's Speak Now album, which was released on Big Machine Records.
read moreBANGALORE: Radio Indigo Bangalore announced Rhea Vieaas as the winner by a draw of lots to go for an all-expenses-paid trip to the Indian Music Conference being held at Goa from November 17 to 20. Radio Indigo had shortlisted those listeners who were among the ninth callers each on a daily show from October 25. Indian Music Conference is a 4-day event where more than 230 national and international artists will perform. Thermal and a Quarter, Raghu Dixit Project and rock band Kryptos are representing Bengaluru at the festival.
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MUMBAI: In the broadest sense, for a mass radio network in India, the two pillars of content would be music and hard news. But since the restrictive Indian environment precludes hard news from becoming part of the content on private FM Radio Networks, that leaves the stations only music to play with. Ergo, an index of the popularity of music amongst target consumers becomes a vital input for a Radio programming head.
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What does Nupur Agarwal of Radio Misty have in common with Amitabh Bachchan?
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What does Nupur Agarwal of Radio Misty have in common with Amitabh Bachchan?
read moreMUMBAI: The 2010 MTV EMAs was the world's biggest night in music as celebrities made a splash on the red carpet and on stage in Madrid, Spain on Sunday, November 7th Pop sensation Lady Gaga topped the winners as she scooped up the awards for Best Pop, Best Female and Best Song Hot on her platform heels was uber-phenomenon Justin Bieber, who won both the prestigious Best Male category as well as Best Push Artist
read moreMUMBAI: YANGAROO Inc. (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF), the industry's leading secure digital media distribution company, has signed an agreement with the Academy of Country Music (ACM) to power online review and professional member voting for the forthcoming 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards to be held in the spring of 2011. The Academy will employ YANGAROO's patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) Awards solution to securely distribute ballots in digital formats to its voting members.
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MUMBAI: If Omaba comes, can CBS be far behind? Well, cashing in on the arrival of the US President, Prime BIG CBS, the English Entertainment channel to be launched sometime mid-November, has rolled out a campaign across Radio (listen to Radio Spot here) and outdoor. The logical connection? Following the American President's arrival in Mumbai, the largest American television network (CBS) will follow suit and debut in India.
read moreMUMBAI: Pune and Mumbai: Jawans at the Wagah Border, and elsewhere, listeners across all its 12 markets – this Diwali, Red FM is reaching out them all. To the Jawans, with messages of love and respect, plus sweets, and to its other listeners elsewhere, with the traditional Diwali Bakshish -- which listeners have to compete to win. Sandese Aate Hain from Red FM Pune:
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MUMBAI: Shemaroo has released a mammoth compilation of retro video hits for lovers of the timeless classics of film music traversing both, the black-and-white and colour eras of Bollywood. The 12-DVD pack, called, simply, Golden Collection, showcases popular solos and duets of five of the pillars of Hindi film music – Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, and Mukesh in its �main event,' while a special exclusive DVD features rare gems of the inimitable Geeta Dutt, Hemant Kumar, Talat Mehmood and Shamsad Begum.
read moreMUMBAI: The Music Industries Association of Canada (MIAC) has joined Balanced Copyright for Canada (BCFC) in support of efforts to ensure that copyright reform is undertaken in a way that restores a healthy marketplace for music by tackling online piracy.
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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: Google initiated testing of the 'hum to search' feature in late 2023 on its YouTube Musicread 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: 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
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
