Gaana's three-part brand campaign musical in nature
MUMBAI: Music streaming service Gaana is promoting its service through a musical campaign. The campaign kicked off with the music single 'Bas Bajna Chahiye' which has been composed by Amit Trivedi and sung by Benny Dayal and Anusha Mani, and was released last month.
Recording companies invest greater proportion in A&R compared to R&D in other sectors
MUMBAI: Record companies' total investment in A&R (artists and repertoire) and marketing is more than US$ 4.3 billion annually and more than US$ 20 billion over five years, according to IFPI's ‘Investing in Music’ report.
Music label Muzik 247 and Believe Digital join hands for distribution deal
MUMBAI: Independent music distribution company, Believe Digital inked a deal with Malayalam Music Label Muzik 247. Most of the catalogue of Muzik 247 will soon be made available on major online stores like iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, GooglePlay, Rdio and more.
Snapdeal mobile shoppers get free Saavn Pro subscriptions
MUMBAI: Music streaming service Saavn has announced its tie-up with popular online shopping website Snapdeal. The partnership will give mobile shoppers a 2-month subscription to Saavn Pro, which will allow unlimited downloads and ad-free music.
Warner Music Group's ADA and MLG partner for distribution deal in North America
MUMBAI: Warner Music Group's (WMG) independent arm- Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), and Mascot Label Group (MLG) have join hands for a distribution partnership in North America. The deal will commence from 1 December this year.
Grammy nominated M.I.A. inks deal with BMG Chrysalis UK
MUMBAI: Music rights management company BMG Chrysalis UK has signed an exclusive deal with rapper M.I.A. The company has entered into an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with the recording artiste. The deal will cover the future compositions of the Grammy- and Oscar-nominated artiste.
XChange supports non-mainstream arts even though there are challenges: Sonya Mazumdar
The three day trade event ‘IndiEarthXChange’ for international music, film, and media is gearing up for its third edition which will take place from 5th to 7th December in Chennai.
Lily Allen's record label closed
MUMBAI: Singer Lily Allen's record label ITNO has reportedly been closed after three years.Allen set up the label ITNO, which stands for ’In The Name Of’, in 2011 with Sony, but has since been struggling to attract and sign the talent that it needed to survive.
MTV Indies to air Rohan Thakur's 'Way Back Home' a musical take on the Himalayas
MUMBAI: Of the many travelogues documented and broadcast on Indian television over the past few years, 'Way Back Home' "marks the first time a travel series will have original music inspired by the Himalayas, featured in the series," says series director and music producer, Rohan Thakur.
BMG China partners with China's Giant Jump for global rights management
MUMBAI: Music Company BMG China has announced a major deal with Chinese music and entertainment company Giant Jump. It will allow BMG to manage the independent music company's recording and music publishing rights, both domestically and internationally.
