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MUMBAI: Get ready to embark on a surreal journey through the depths of the psyche as Screaming Bones unveils the captivating music video for "Neon Lights In The Rain." An intoxicating blend of jazzy vibes and psychedelic sounds, the video is a visual feast that transports viewers to a world where
read moreNEW DELHI: All India Radio does not have any FM stations in 160 of the cities included in Phase III license auctions. According to the ‘Poised for Growth: FM radio in India’ study by Confederation of Indian Industry and Ernst & Young, Prasar Bharati proposes to provide FM transmitters with programme production facilities at 20 of these cities. This scheme has been proposed in the Twelfth Plan, subject to availability of funds. Consequently, AIR FM Radio requires more than 500 transmitters to increase its coverage to more than 80 per cent of the country.
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MUMBAI: Asia’s premier dance music festival Sunburn has partnered with content aggregator Techzone to create a WAP page offering users access to international music and informative content on the fest. The fest will offer a single platform titled ‘Playground’ store, through which music aficionados can browse and download tracks from a library of over 2,00,000 songs from major labels like Universal Music Group and Sony Music International. As part of the association, the WAP page allows fans unlimited free access for three days.
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NEW DELHI: Singer and performer Raja Baath who had earlier launched ‘Chaska’ with rap singer Honey Singh (also known as Yo! Yo! Honey Singh), has now launched a punjabi single ‘Yaari’ under his own production company RB Entertainers. The pre-production work for this solo track related to music and direction has been handled by the singer himself and the lyrics are by Pali. The single has been launched in both audio and video format.
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MUMBAI: Christmas, a time of cheerfulness, gaiety and reminisces. The season and festival unsurprisingly has its roots strongly embedded in Western culture- the birth of Jesus Christ and rock and pop music that has used Christmas as a theme. Radioandmusic.com selects 10 Christmas songs- not in any order- that have entertained audiences over the years. We hope you agree.
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MUMBAI: Promoting cross-cultural collaborations and music as an art form, a special seven-day workshop ‘The Raagataala Lab’ has been designed for global musicians interested in learning Indian Classical nuances. The music workshop will be held from 2-11 January in Jodhpur.
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MUMBAI: American pianist and R&B singer Jimmy McCracklin passed away on Thursday in San Pablo, California after a lengthy battle with multiple health problems.
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MUMBAI: The dastardly act of last week’s rape that took place in the capital has shocked the nation. While the victim, 23 year old paramedic is struggling for her life, the nation is up in arms against the heinous crime, the tepid police response, the authorities and political leaders, and demanding justice and change.
read moreMUMBAI: Saregama India Ltd has announced the appointment of Suryanarayana Mantha as managing director of the company. He will replace GB Aayeer who will resign from his position with effect from 1 January 2013. Aayeer still remains part of the senior management team as executive director and chief financial officer. He will now report to Mantha.
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MUMBAI: Expanding its footprints to attain a large base of the bollywood music market, T-Series has acquired distribution rights of a number of big budget and mid-level upcoming films in 2013. Further making it a musical year for them, the major music label has now bagged the audio rights of the film ‘Mr Money’ by Idea International.
read moreMUMBAI: 9XM, India’s ultimate Hindi music destination, continues to lead the youth and music television space in India across key segments. As per the latest TAM data for Hindi Speaking Markets (HSM) for Week 50, 2012, 9XM has garnered the highest GRPs across all the key segments, consistently. The Top Three Youth and Music Channels Per TAM data for Week 50, 2012 (HSM), in CS 15-24 yrs SEC ABC: 9XM - 36 GRPs; Bindass - 31 GRPs; MTV - 28 GRPs The Top Three Youth and Music Channels Per TAM data for Week 50, 2012 (HSM), in CS 4+ yrs:
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MUMBAI: After a stint of six years at Sony Music, Vinit Thakkar has joined Universal Music India as digital head. He will report to Universal Music India and SAARC MD Devraj Sanyal. In his new role, Thakkar will consolidate and grow the label’s digital business in India and SAARC.
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MUMBAI: The market for sample packs is more saturated than ever–forcing modern sample libraries read more
MUMBAI: BIG FM, one of India’s leading radio networks, presented the second edition of BIG IMPACread more
MUMBAI: BIG FM, India's leading radio network, successfully concludes the third season of 'Mairead more
MUMBAI: BIG FM, India's leading radio network, successfully concludes the third season of read more
MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
