Vernon Noronha to premiere new music IP 'Songwriters Unplugged'
MUMBAI: Mumbai-based folk singer/songwriter Vernon Noronha, along with his bassist/manager Nathan Patra and local brewery crawl organisers, Almost Indian, have created a live music property called ‘Songwriters Unplugged’.
Apple to pay artists during free trial period after Taylor Swift's open letter
MUMBAI: Following Taylor Swift's open letter to Apple Music, writing that she found the hardware giant’s decision to not pay writers, producers, or artists during its free three month trial period “shocking” and “disappointing”, Apple has decided to change course and pay artists during the trial
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-700 series launch two world class concert grand pianos
MUMBAI: Yamaha introduced the Clavinova CVP-700 Series-the most versatile and best sounding digital pianos to date. The powerful, award-winning new lineup includes the CVP-701, CVP-705, CVP-709 and the CVP-709GP.
Red FM's four cities dancing star hunt with the star cast of 'ABCD 2'
MUMBAI: In an exclusive tie up with the movie ‘ABCD 2’, Red FM did a fiour cities dancing star hunt. The cast and crew of ‘ABCD 2’ toured across India with an aim to encourage the budding dancers in the country.
UK music industry wins High Court copyright case against UK Government
MUMBAI: The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA), the Musicians’ Union (MU) and UK Music had recently challenged the UK Government’s decision to introduce a private copying exception into the UK copyright law.
AIR organises various programmes to mark International Yoga Day, will cover the event live
NEW DELHI: All India Radio (AIR) will join Doordarshan in covering live the Yoga Demonstration by around 40,000 persons on International Yoga Day on 21 June.The event will be broadcast live from 6:30 am on the Rajdhani Channel (MW 450.5 Mtrs., 666 Khz) and FM Gold Channel 106.4 Mhz.
Justin Bieber and Usher Face $10 Million Copyright Lawsuit
MUMBAI: On Thursday, 18 June, a US appeals court ordered pop singer Justin Bieber and musician Usher, to abide by a $10 million copyright infringement lawsuit. It claimed that the singers illegally copied parts of a song composed by two Virginia songwriters.
Pick a venue based on your preferred music genre for World Music Day
MUMBAI: Popular music venues like Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) and blueFROG are getting ready to celebrate World Music Day along with rest of the world. Both venues are celebrating the day by offer a variety of music genres, allowing music lovers to pick venues based on their music preference.
World Music Day celebrations across television channels and radio stations
MUMBAI: Television channels and radio stations are getting into the spirit of celebrating International World Music Day, aka Fête de la Musique, with special programming.
Alliance Franþaise celebrates FÛte de la Musique across 11 centres in India
MUMBAI: Following a tradition that started in 1982, to encourage amateur musicians to come out and perform on the streets of France, this year, on 21 June, known as Fête de la Musique, the French Embassies worldwide, have joined hands to celebrate the day with concerts and music workshops in the
