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MUMBAI: From the hard-hitting rhymes of Baccha Kisko Bol Raha Hai, Tiger Baby Records now moves to disco and funk for the label’s third release, Dance With Me.
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NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) is expected to have wide-ranging consultations soon with the industry to fulfil its objective of turning India into a teleport hub for up linking / down linking satellite television channels so that there is no dependence on Hong Kong and Singapore. The Ministry will work out modalities, challenges and road map for this purpose, Ministry Secretary Uday Kumar Varma said at the media and entertainment summit, ‘The Big Picture’, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
read moreMUMBAI: To promote exchanges between root musicians of Rajasthan and the Celtic regions of Britain, Scotland’s roots music and arts festival ‘The Celtic Connection’ supported by the government Scottish Arts Council has inked an agreement with the Rajasthan International Folk Festival (RIFF).
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MUMBAI: Music Director V Harikrishna bagged a total of three awards at the Big Kannada Music awards, held recently at the Jnana Jyothi Auditorium in Bangalore. V Harikrishna won two jury awards in the categories Big Music Director (Jogayya) and Big Musical Hit Movie (Paramathma) accompanied by a popular award in the Big Josh Song category for 123 Vishnuvardhana (Vishnuvardhana).
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MUMBAI: After playback singing, renowned singer Sunidhi Chauhan is all set to don the hat of a voiceover artiste for the upcoming 3D animated movie ‘Sons of Ram- Heroes will Rise,’ presented by Amar Chitra Katha. Chauhan will do the voiceover for the character of Sita in the movie inspired by late Anant Pai’s famous comic ‘Sons of Rama’. The movie is a contemporary tale of brotherhood, courage and adventure, set in the backdrop of the epic Ramayana. The film narrates Luv and Kush’s journey through enchanted forests into the revered land of Ayodhya.
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MUMBAI: Known for its record breaking initiatives in the past, Radio City has once again entered the Limca Book of Records for creating the ‘Namma City Golu’ as the ‘tallest golu in India’. The event was held on 24 October at Plaza Mall in Chennai.
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MUMBAI: In what could be called an absolutely spellbinding performance, Carlos Santana, the god of the guitar created magic at F1 Rocks with Vladivar on a nippy Sunday evening. Dressed in an all white ensemble, wearing his trademark hat, Carlos Santana gave a performance that merited three encores, as audiences took in the musical legends brilliant performance. The enthusiastic set of audiences that spanned across generations, queued up outside the venue many hours before the concert.
read moreMUMBAI: India’s Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry is expected to exceed Rs 1.75 trillion (Rs 175,000 crores) and grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17 per cent from 2012 to 2016, as per CII-PwC report titled ‘ India Entertainment & media Outlook 2012. The report has been released today at the ‘India-Big Picture’ CII-Media and Entertainment Summit held at New Delhi.
read moreMUMBAI: Total shipments of mobile handsets in the country was recorded at 102.43 mn units during 1H 2012 (January-June 2012), according to CyberMedia Research's(CMR) India Mobile Handsets Market Review, 2Q 2012, September 2012 release. As per the report, total India shipments of smart phones were 5.50 mn units during the same period. In the handset division, Nokia led the race in the handset market with a total share of 22.2 per cent in the unit shipments followed by Samsung at 13 per cent and Micromax at 5.5 per cent.
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Punjabi singer (and now an actor) Mika Singh is being shown good money on his recent world tour across the US, Canada and West Indies. Taking a quick pit-stop Mika shares his views on money, music industry, the market for Indi-pop and his fledging career as an actor with Radioandmusic.com (RnM). Excerpts:
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Punjabi singer (and now an actor) Mika Singh is being shown good money on his recent world tour across the US, Canada and West Indies. Taking a quick pit-stop Mika shares his views on money, music industry, the market for Indi-pop and his fledging career as an actor with Radioandmusic.com (RnM). Excerpts:
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MUMBAI: After promoting her latest album through numerous appearances on talk shows and commercials, American country-pop singer Taylor Swift has finally announced the dates of promotional tour for her album ‘Red’.
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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
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