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Coachella would cost approximately $2.98 per performing artist this year, according to a new study. Summerfest is named the best-value festival for 2024, costing approximately $0.62 per performing artist. Stagecoach Country Music Festival ranks last for value, se
read moreMUMBAI: Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. has appointed Nalin Gagrani as head of its 'Consumer Business'. In his new role, Gagrani will be responsible for direct to consumer business of Hungama and all its affiliates, product, CRM, alliances and retail business. He will also lead the marketing function at Hungama - brand building and communication for consumers, trade, partners- mobile, online, social media marketing and corporate communications. Prior to this appointment, Gagrani was head of marketing at Aircel- Mumbai and Maharashtra circle.
read moreMUMBAI: After Shiela ki Jawani, Oye! 104.8 FM has released its second ghazal TVC �Bhaag DK Bose' directed by Pradeep Sarkar. Based on its property Khas Peshkash, the TVC is set in a train's crowded sleeper compartment. A troupe of local musicians enter the coach with their gear to entertain weary travelers and make some money. But as most Indians know, such troupes can be as disruptive as they are entertaining; in this case the musicians target one odd young man sitting in the compartment, determined to bring out his inner Bollywood fan.
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MUMBAI: After AR Rahman entralling the Dubai fans, Sufi singer Kailash Kher is all set to perform at �Desert Fusion Unplugged 2011' on 23 December in Chi - The Lodge, Dubai. Kher will be joined by pop-rock band Strings and R&B singer/songwriter Natalie Di Luccio at the concert. �Desert Fusion Unplugged 2011' will be opened by Adel Farooq.
read moreMUMBAI: For the first time in 41 years, IIT Bombay's annual fest 'Mood Indigo' will go global by featuring four international folk dance groups. Groups from Indonesia, Turkey, Spain and Poland will participate in the four-day fest commencing from Sunday 18 December. IIT Bombay will be the first Indian Institute to host foreign groups in a college fest, states the release.
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MUMBAI: Queen of Pop, Madonna has signed a three-album deal with Universal's Interscope Records which will earn her a base of $1 million per album. Being associated with Warner Bros for over 25 years, these albums will be the pop-diva's first record outside the label. The first album for Interscope is slated to be released in 2012.
read moreMUMBAI: Sony has extended the 'music unlimited service' on its Walkman PMP series. The service will give access to music library of 10 million songs with two content sources, Channels and My Library. The Channels will feature radio-like collections based on era and genre, while My Library will allow users to sync music to their devices. The Walkman PMP series users will have to connect to their PCs to transfer content.
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MUMBAI: Paparazzi Queen Lady Gaga has been crowned as the highest paid female artiste of the year with estimated earnings exceeding $90 million, according to Forbes. Gaga's remarkable earnings were mainly due to her �Monster Ball' tour, which grossed 1.3 million dollars a night. The singer has also signed several endorsement deals which includes Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Monster Cable and PlentyOfFish.com.
read moreMUMBAI: Percept's brain child, Sunburn has given Indian fans a carnival of music to enjoy and has successfully hosted musicians from all over the world. Part of this growing passion has been MTV and Vh1's continued support since the inception of Sunburn in 2007. It is no secret that when it comes to music the buck stops at MTV and Vh1.
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MUMBAI: The King of Bhangra – �Daler Mehndi', who has been ruling the music industry for more than 15 years now, has time and again surpassed his own standards. The multi-talented singer composer recently released his studio album �Tunak Tunak Tumba', & now Facebook is getting your favorite artist for giving all Daler Mehndi fans a chance of a lifetime to have a Live Video Chat with him.
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MUMBAI: In continuation to last week's episode of �Bollywood Blockbuster Music Maestros' CNN-IBN pays tribute to the melodious music composer, Khayyam who had come a long way to live his dreams. In his quest to make music he moved from Lahore to Bombay and gave many unforgettable musical gems to music lovers. On the show, Khayyam talks about composing music with Yash Chopra for films like Kabhi Kabhi, Trishul and recording the evergreen classic songs of Umrao Jaan with Asha Bhosle. Catch the musical genius who has given four decades of unforgettable music to all music lovers.
read moreMUMBAI: NOA Audio Solutions today announced that Mexico's National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI) has purchased two NOA audio-visual media digitization systems for its "Mediateka" project, which aims to preserve the complete cultural heritage of Mexico's indigenous peoples in a national archive. One of the systems is a mobile ingest and digitization system that will travel around Mexico capturing and converting audio sources into WAV and MP3 files.
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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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MUMBAI: Audio series platform Pocket FM announces its triumphant success at the esteemed India read more
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