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MUMBAI: Star Plus has launched its new reality show �MasterChef India' that presents new dimension to the art of cooking.
read moreMUMBAI: Jagermeister has added top talent to the already hard-hitting 2010 Jagermeister Fall Music Tour. Jim Florentine of VH1's "That Metal Show" is set to emcee North America's biggest thrash tour in 20 years; the 1991 original "Clash of the Titans" lineup – Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. The brand's 17th Music Tour will feature complete performances of Slayer's much lauded Seasons in the Abyss Album from 1990, Megadeth's landmark 1990 album Rust in Peace, and the return of Anthrax's singer Joey Belladonna.
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MUMBAI: Radio Mango and Radio Mirchi are the Indian FM stations that bagged awards at the New York Festivals 2010 in the World's Best Radio Programme. Mirchi won a silver medal under the category �Best Human Interest Story' for its �Human Trafficking on Hi Delhi'. While Mango won two medals, one silver an a bronze, The Silver was awarded in �Best Special Event' category for 'Children's' Day special' and Bronze for Best Music/ Personality Show - 'Kozhikode Super Fast'.
read moreMUMBAI: Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper and Neil Diamond have landed nominations to be inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the class of 2010. The stars join fellow first-time nominees John and Donovan, while Donna Summer, Tom Waits, rap acts LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys will be keeping their fingers crossed once more to be recognized as music royalty with the industry's highest honor.
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MUMBAI: According to market intelligence and advisory firm IDC's India Quarterly Mobile Handsets Tracker, Q2 September 2010 release, shipments of mobile handsets in India grew by 6.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q2 2010 over Q1 2010) to touch an all time high of 38.63 million units in a single quarter. In a significant new development, the study found that Dual- and Triple-SIM card slot phones have grown to touch as much as 38.5 per cent of the total India Mobile Handset shipments, from less than 1 per cent in Q2 2009 (April-June 2009 quarter).
read moreMUMBAI: BBC World Service has further expanded the availability of its live radio broadcasts via mobile phones in the United States BBC extended its agreement with provider of mobile phone radio distribution in North America, AudioNowTM. Hence in addition to BBC Arabic radio, BBC World Service's broadcasts in English, Persian, Somali and Urdu will now be available across the US via any mobile phone without downloads or data services simply by calling a national access number.
read moreMUMBAI: MTV's third quarter 2010 ratings spiked a record 30% over last year among the network's targeted P12-34 audience, marking MTV's highest rated quarter in three years, and the network's third consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth For 2010 year to date, ratings are up 14% over the prior year period In the third quarter, MTV delivered the #1 series across all of television, the top two original cable series, and eight of the top 10 cable telecasts (P12-34) MTV's growth extended to the online space as well, where the MTV Music Group was the #1 online music destination bas
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MUMBAI: It's time for the surprise that Saregama CEO Apurv Nagpal had planned for all the John Abraham fans! Indian music company Saregama India Ltd launched 'Jhootha Hi Sahi's Karaoke music CD at Oberoi Mall, Goregaon on 26 September. The Karaoke music CD will be available in a premium music pack which will contain one song CD, one Karaoke CD, eight fold lyrics booklet, one lie detector card, two film image postcards and one saregama.com colour insert.
read moreMUMBAI: Come 21 October and music lovers will flock to Jodhpur to be mesmerised by an army of musicians who will fill the air with euphony, performing at the five day annual Rajasthan International Folk Festival (RIFF). Attracting music aficionados from all over the world, this music festival which begun in 2007, has also been rated amongst the top 25 music festivals in the world. It stands for the cause of preserving and promoting local music and the unique all musician communities/villages that Rajasthan has, the Meghwals, Langas, Manganiars and several more.
read moreMUMBAI: The music of Mahesh Babu starrer 'Mahesh Khaleja' was launched by his son, Gowtam, at Radio Mirchi office in Hyderabad yesterday. Those who were present at the launch were producers of the film C Kalyan and Singanamala Ramesh, composer Mani Sharma, actor Mahesh Babu and his wife Namratha, actress Anushka Shetty and director Trivikram Srinivas. Gowtam played the 'Sada Shiva' song to launch the album Sony Music has acquired the audio rights of the film for a whopping Rs 2.5 crore.
read moreMUMBAI: In its effort to expand its growing audience and provide them with an integrated source for news, releases, interviews, gigs related to Indian music bands, internet radio station Myopusradio has launched a news section on its website.
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MUMBAI: Google initiated testing of the 'hum to search' feature in late 2023 on its YouTube Musicread more
MUMBAI: The worlds of art and technology have always had an intricate relationship, but in recenread more
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MUMBAI: 'Bewitched: The Goddess Edition', the new release from GRAMMY-winning Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-...read more
MUMBAI: Garnering immense love for his newly launched debut global radio show, ‘Only Just Begun’, singer-songwriter Armaan Malik has audiences...read more
MUMBAI: Following the success of its inaugural edition, Goafest 2024 is set to bring back 'Advertising Rocks', an initiative that offers a unique...read more
MUMBAI: In a spectacular blend of tradition and innovation, Amandeep Singh, the son of renowned musicians and singers Bhupinder Singh and Mitali...read more
MUMBAI: Popular youth entertainment channel, Zing, remains steadfast in its commitment to embodying the spirit of the youth. Following the successful...read more
