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MUMBAI: B.A.G Network has appointed RK Arora as CEO of its broadcasting initiatives in a newly created post. Arora will look after the complete operations of FM radio business Dhamaal24, Hindi news channel News24 and E24. He will also be responsible for the expansion plans of the network. Before joining B.A.G. Network, Arora was associated with Independent News Service since inception which launched India TV in 2004. A Chartered Accountant by profession, he was CFO and executive director of the company.
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MUMBAI: Superstar singer Sonu Nigam and Shaan will anchor the live event extravaganza of Uninor Mirchi Music Awards 2010, to be held on Thursday, the 27th of January, in Mumbai. The third edition of the popular Mirchi Music Awards, which Radio Mirchi had created as a tribute to the best of Bollywood Music in 2008, has got even bigger and promises to be a star-studded salaam to Music across performances, award-presentation, and attendance. Sonu Nigam and Shaan will also put up a very special live performance at the event.
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* Priyanka Chopra, Vishal Bhardwaj in exclusive chat on Taka Tak Mumbai MUMBAI: Radio City 91.1 FM entertained its listeners with the exclusive premiere of the music of the forthcoming Priyanka Chopra-starrer 7 Khoon Maaf, directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. Chopra and Bhardwaj interacted with Taka Tak Mumbai show host RJ Rohit and Radio City listeners. Songs like Darling, sung by Rekha Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uttup set in a retro flavour, Bekaraan and Awaara were broken on air on Radio City.
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MUMBAI: He inebriated the world with his unparallel sense of music and ruled a million of hearts with his unique style. The master of Indo-western music style initiated a cult of music that redefined the paramedics of the industry. Though the good soul is no more on earth, but his music is alive and still rocks the world. He is the music genius R. D. Burman. Shemaroo salutes the man who put together the pearls of lyrics into his strings of music
read moreNEW DELHI: Renowned Austrian composer and piano player Gerhard Gruber says his fascination with playing music as accompaniment began in the early 1980s and he has already played music with not merely films of his own country but also other places including Japan. Gruber told radioandmusic.com in an interview that he prefers to improvise for his work as he feels this is the best way of a direct and always new dialogue between the events on the screen, the music and the audience. Thus, he may play different music at different places for the same film.
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* A national loss: PM PUNE: Illustrious Classical musician and winner of the highest civilian honour, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, is no more. He passed away on Monday morning in Pune due to a combination of kidney failure and age-related illnesses like general weakness, and respiratory problems, in Pune's Sahyadri Hospital, where he was on life-support systems. He was 89.
read moreMUMBAI: Omnifone, the leading independent provider of cloud based unlimited music services globally, today announces a landmark deal with German collection society GEMA to license the first legitimate global subscription service in Germany.
read moreMUMBAI: Apple has announced that more than 10 billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Storeâ„ by the more than 160 million iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users worldwide. The 10 billionth app downloaded, Paper Glider, was purchased by Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, UK. As the winner of the App Store Countdown to 10 Billion Apps, Gail Davis will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card.
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MUMBAI: Come a film-release-eve, and marketer extraordinaire Aamir Khan slips into sixth gear. On Wedensday, two days before the launch of his wife Kiran Rao's film Dhobi Ghat, he was in the Mumbai studio of Radio One with Kiran, as special guests of MJ Hrishi K's morning show to promote the film. Their interview gave listeners an insight into what really makes the couple tick so well, and also ended with a compliment from Mr Perfect for the show's host Hrishi K who impressed Aamir with the way he handled the interview -- with dignity, respect and so much fun at same time.
read moreMUMBAI: Leading Tamil weekly magazine Ananda Vikatan has crowned Hello FM 106.4 as the best FM Radio in Tamil Nadu for the third year in a row. The award was announced basis research commissioned across the state by amongst Ananda Vikatan readers and audited by the editorial team of the magazine which has a total readership of around 25 lakh.
read moreMUMBAI: IMImobile, an end-to-end enabler of Mobile Value Added Services for Mobile Operators, Media Companies and Enterprises, yesterday launched a �Make My Tunes' service on its industry-leading RBT platform. The service has been launched by Aircel as �Dialer Tune – Song Edit'. Aircel customers in Chennai and Tamil Nadu circle can dial a number and select their favorite section of a song as their RBT.
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MUMBAI: India’s music has long been celebrated for its depth, diversity, legendary artists, and mread more
MUMBAI: To further propel India's music artists onto the global stage, YouTube announced a suiteread more
MUMBAI: Spotify isn’t wasting any time following the recent court decision in Epic Games v.read more
MUMBAI: Enrique Iglesias is reportedly set to perform in Mumbai this October, marking his long-awaited return to India after more than a decade....read more
MUMBAI: Hanita Bhambri, previously known for her soulful indie-pop sound, has transformed her artistry with the release of her groundbreaking ‘dark...read more
MUMBAI: KR$NA, a renowned rapper and hip-hop artist known for revolutionising the hip-hop industry, will debut as the first Indian rapper to perform...read more
MUMBAI: Following the success of recent singles ‘High Hopes’ and ‘House of Cards’, DJ/producer, NOCUI, returns with his striking new EP CLUB EXIT - a...read more
MUMBAI: Liverpool-based producer Superlate returns with a vibrant new single, ‘Solo Raver’ - out now via Ripe Records. The latest single from the...read more
